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Always remain attentive and curious. Russia, China and the new world order
Wouldn’t neutrality be the right answer and attitude in these troubled times True effects of sanctions Non-Russian tourists no longer...
Jun 16, 20241 min read


The Peaceful Memel: Meandering through the old and new world order
Are appearances deceptive? The hegemony of the United States seems to be dissolving in favor of the new spheres of power and influence of...
Nov 26, 20231 min read


Aug 12, 20230 min read


The sun rises in the East: A plea for identity, nations and international understanding
My grandparents would never have seen themselves as part of the Western community. They were Prussians and their gaze was always directed...
Aug 12, 20231 min read


Die deutsche Seele ist eng mit dem Osten verbunden
Was auch geschehen ist - gemeinsame Geschichte verbindet Völker, Deutsche und Russen bleiben daher immer miteinander verbunden. Nicht...
Aug 3, 20231 min read


The sun rises in the East: A plea for identity, nations and international understanding
Immanuel Kant: “Peace is the masterpiece of reason.” A quick look at current world events is enough to reveal that the world is further...
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Der bestirnte Himmel über mir..*
Ein Plädoyer für Bewusstsein und Frieden (deutsche Fassung) *Immanuel Kant: „Zwei Dinge erfüllen das Gemüt mit immer neuer und...
Apr 10, 202311 min read


"The starry heavens above me....*
A plea for awareness and peace *Immanuel Kant: " Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often...
Mar 17, 20231 min read


Im Rausch des Bernsteins – der historische Osten Deutschlands – ein Plädoyer für die Menschlichkeit
Ein Essay von Dr. Katja Banik Flucht aus Königsberg, i. Preußen im Januar 1945 Mein liebstes Vaterchen, … Wir wollten rausgehen und auf...
Aug 2, 202212 min read


The Thrill of Amber - Germany's Historical East - a Plea for Humanity
The Weeping Soldier and the Baby – On board the freighter Göttingen, January 1945 My maternal relatives – my grandma with her three...
Jun 19, 20221 min read


Listening to the Curonian Spit
The thrill of amber, or nature answers in German .....In particular, I felt this on the Curonian Spit, on the brisk Baltic Sea shore with...
Jun 4, 20221 min read
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