The Swedish-Estonian History Days (De Svenska Historiedagarna)
September 27-29, 2002
Programme Friday
Programme Saturday
Excursions Sunday
General Information
Registration
As part of its ramble around Sweden, and recently,around the Baltic region, the history days
programme has now reached Estonia and the ancient centre of learning, Tartu. The Swedish-Finnish cooperation during the run-up to the history days in Turku and the corresponding Swedish-Norwegian ones in Karlstad and Gothenburg have shown not only the value of a wider ranging illumination of traditional historical issues, but also the role of an interest in history in building a bridge between neighbouring countries.
The choice of Tartu is not difficult to comprehend.
We have a 150-year period of shared history with Estonia, and links have been close since prehistoric times. Tartu was founded in 1030 and during the 13th century, as Dorpat, it became an episcopal see under the authority of the Teutonic Order. As a Hanseatic town, there were close links with Russia, and during the Swedish era, Dorpat developed into a centre of learning with the setting up of Sweden's third Court of Appeal there in 1630 and, above all, the establishment in 1632 by Gustavus II Adolphus of the university - Sweden's second.
Estonia has a dramatic history. Tartu has been laid waste by war, and in 1775, by an extensive fire. Remnants of former days include, in particular, the old cathedral church, now reverently restored as a university museum. In the 19th century, the university gained a position of eminence amongst the seats of learning in the Russian Empire and to this day, the main building, with its Empire style façade, makes a classical contribution to the cityscape. This is where we will spend our time during the history days. In front of the building stands a statue of Gustavus II Adolphus, re-erected in 1992, whilst around the Cathedral Mount lie the university buildings in a secluded and fascinating milieu that brings to mind the centuries when the city was the heart of a cultural union between east and west.
The Swedish History Days have aroused considerable interest in Estonia, and the event promises to be a memorable one in many ways.
13h00-14h00
Lunch will be served at the University Cafeteria
14h00-15h00
Welcoming words in the Aula by Dr Erik Norberg, Chairman of the History Days
Welcoming Address by Prof Dr Jaak Aaviksoo, Rector of Tartu University
The Clio Prize winner presented by Dr Erik Norberg
Music entertainment by Tartu University Choir
Opening speech by President Lennart Meri
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
Seminar 1:
Pagan cult and Christianity: the Baltic people and their early
Moderator: Agneta Lundström
Participants: Docent Nils Blomkvist, Prof Dr Valter Lang and Dr. Ph. Heiki Valk.
Seminar 2:
The age of Axel Oxenstierna: European statesman and magnate
Moderator: Erik Norberg
Participants: Dr Helmut Backhaus, Stockholm, Dr Margus Laidre, Tallinn, Prof
Em Dr Aleksander Loit, Stockholm
and Mr Gunnar Wetterberg, Stockholm.
Seminar 3:
The impact of the Baltic provinces on culture and philosophy in the Swedish
Realm
Moderator: Anders Björnsson
Participants: Docent Anders Hammarlund, Uppsala, B A Birgit Kibal, Tartu and
Prof Em Dr Helmut Piirimäe, Tartu
Seminar 4:
The Beijer scholarships I, presentation of young historians from Sweden and
Estonia.
The session will be held in Swedish and English.
Moderator: Hans Albin Larsson
19h00-21h00
Reception in the Vanemuine Theatre hosted by the City of Tartu
Individual transport (Walking distance from your hotel)
09h00-10h00
Plenary lecture in the Aula
"The Big Flight from Estonia to Sweden 1944",
Professor Carl Göran Andrae, Uppsala
Moderator: Anders Björnsson
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
Parallel seminars
Seminar 5:
Old structures vs innovations: administration, education and church in the
16th to 18th Centuries
Moderator: Prof Dr Torkel Jansson
Participants: Prof Dr Ea Jansen, Aivar Põldvee and Prof Dr Enn Tarvel
Seminar 6:
Societies in transition: consequences in education, curriculae and textbooks
in history teaching and learning
Moderator: Hélène Edgren
Participants: Sirka Ahonen, Helsinki, Lecturer Hans Almgren, Arboga and Mare
Oja, Tallinn
Seminar 7:
Music and poetry in 19th century politics Building nations and national identities
Moderator: Stefan Bohman
Participants: Kristin Kuusma and Dr Sirje Olesk, Tartu
Seminar 8:
Agriculture in Estonia and the Swedish Realm
Moderator: Lars Magnusson
Participants: Prof Dr Anu Mai Köll, Docent Mats Morell, Stockholm and
Dr Ülle Tarkiainen, Helsinki
12h00-13h30
Lunch will be served at the University Cafeteria
13h30-15h00
Topical subject in the Aula
"Focal point seminar" Estonia, Russia, EU and NATO
Introduced by Anders Björnsson
Moderator: Ambassador Heikki Talvitie
Participants: Mr Carl Bildt, Ambassador Jakko Blomberg,
Mr Toomas-Hendrik Ilves, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
Seminar 9:
White nights and black: two authors continuing the conversation they started
in
"Are the nightingales still singing in Dorpat?" with (G F Parrot)
reflections on current politics, life-style and their countries.
The session will be held in Swedish
Moderator: Kjell Peterson
Participants: Author Jaan Kaplinski, Tartu and Author Johannes Salminen, Helsinki
Seminar 10:
The cold war relations
Moderator: Professor Bo Huldt
Participants: M A Indrek Jürjo, Tartu, Dr Lars Ericson and M A Mart Laar,
Tallinn
Seminar 11:
Media and historical transformations around the Baltic Sea
Moderator: Mr Ernst Klein, Chairman of Svensk presshistorisk förening
Participants: Professor Jan Ekecrantz, Stockholm, Prof Dr Epp Lauk, Tartu
and Prof Dr Marju Lauristin, Tartu.
Seminar 12:
The Beijer scholarships II, presentation of young historians from Sweden and
Estonia.
The session will be held in Swedish and English.
Moderator: Hans Albin Larsson
19h00
Closing dinner with entertainment at Püssirohukelder, The Gunpowder Cellar.
Individual transport (Walking distance from your hotel)
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Excursion to Narva
We get together in the hotel lobby at 08h00 for departure.
Our chaperone of the
day is Prof. Em. Dr. Helmut Piirimäe Narva is Estonia's most eastern city situated
only 140 km from St.Petersburg. Departure from Tartu towards Narva we will pass
by the town of Alatskivi and it's castle with the deer's garden. In Kallaste we
will see the Old Believers' Church and continuing towards Narva we will pass Raja
and the bell tower of Rajaküla which is the old believers' monastery. Arriving
in Narva we will have lunch and a tour of the city, visiting sights such as Narva
Citadel (13th century). In the afternoon we will see the city of Rakvere with
it's well preserved castle. The tour ends at the Airport 16h30 and the Ferry terminal
at 17h00
Excursion to Pärnu
We get together in the hotel lobby at 08h30 for departure.
We will start our day by visiting Viljandi and the Viljandi Order Castle ruins and it's beautiful park with a suspensional bridge. After that we continue to Pärnu which is the summer capital of Estonia famous for it's long sandy beach, parks and lots of cultural activities. Our chaperone in Pärnu will be Mr. Aldur Vunk and he will take us around sights like the main streets Rüütli and Kuninga, St.Elisabeth's Church (1740), Russian Orthodox St.Catherine's Church (1760), Town Hall, Tallinna Väravad (Tallinn Gates).
Close to the Tallinn gates is Pärnu mole (breakwater) where we will see the promenade and green Ranna park. During the day we will stop for lunch in Pärnu.
The tour ends at the Airport 15h00 and the Ferry terminal at 15h30
Sightseeing Tallinn
We get together in the hotel lobby at 08h30 for departure.
When we arrive to Tallinn our tour will start by foot. First a visit in the
Old Town with it's medieval citadel of Dome Hill, Dome Cathedral with valuable
collection of coats of arms and tombstones. Our excursion in Tallinn will also
give you the opportunity to see Alexander Nevsky Cathedral with its onion shaped
domes, the fortfield town wall with the it's 25 towers from the 14th-15th centuries.
Furthermore we stop at the medieval guild houses of the Hanseatic lower town
and the Town Hall. We continue by bus to the outskirts of Tallinn to visit the
Song Festival Amphitheatre, Forest Cemetery, St.Birgitta's Convent (1407), the
Olympic Yachting Centre and Kadriorg Palace and park. The tour ends at the Airport
and the Ferry terminal.
Venue
The conference will be held at the University of Tartu.
Adress: Ülikooli 18, Tartu
Registration
Registration to the conference will be at the ferry-terminal in Stockholm if you
travel by boat and at the university for all others.
The registration opens on Friday, September 27 at 10:00am
Meals
Lunch and coffee, Friday and Saturday will be served at the university cafeteria.
Reception at Friday night at Vanemuine Theatre. Saturday night the closing dinner
will be at Püssirohukelder.
Hotels
Hotel Barclay, Hotel Draakon, Hotel London and Hotel Pallas. All the hotels
are all within walking distance from the University.
National Archives of Estonia
Please note that the archives will be open during Friday and Saturday to show
the historic sources of the Swedish period.
The Address of the Archives is: J.Liivi 4, Tartu
Members 2002
Bokförlaget Natur och Kultur, Clio - den historiska bokklubben, DIK-förbundet,
Föreningen Norden, Historielärarnas förening, Karolinska förbundet,
Nordiska Museet, Personhistoriska Samfundet, Pro Memoria, SNS Förlag, Studentlitteratur,
Svenska Arkivsamfundet, Svensk Presshistorisk Förening, Svenska Historiska
Föreningen , Svenska Humanistiska Förbundet, Svenska Museiföreningen,
Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek, Sveriges Hembygdsförbund, Sveriges
Släktforskarförbund, Sällskapet för renässans- och
barockstudier, Sällskapet för 1700-talets studier, tidskriften Populär
Historia and Timbro AB.
Supporting institutes 2002
Kjell och Märta Beijers Stiftelse, Bokförlaget Natur och Kultur, Kungl.
Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet,
Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Svenska Akademien, Stiftelsen Framtidens
Kultur and Konung Gustaf VI Adolfs Fond för svensk kultur, Sven och Dagmar
Saléns stiftelse, Kungl. Gustav Adolfs Akademien för svensk folkkultur,
National Archives of Estonia and University of Tartu.
Members of the board 2002
Erik Norberg (Chairman), Sten Westerberg (vice Chairman), Stefan Bohman, Hélène
Edgren, Bo Eriksson, Lars Hjalmarson, Arne Jarrick, Hans Albin Larsson, Lars
Magnusson, Christina Mattsson, Lena Milton, Jörgen Ullenhag, Torgny Wadensjö,
Additional member: Pär Frank
DSH secretariat:
Elisabeth Ahlberg, Hela Programmet Int AB.
Kungsbroplan 1, SE-112 27 Stockholm.
Phone: +46 8 545 534 70
Fax: +46 8 654 77 03
Email: elisabeth@helaprogrammet.se.
Homepage: www.dsh.se
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