Conference “The Peace of Tilsit: essence, causes and consequences”.”
7 July 2022, Sovetsk Tourist Information Centre, Russia.
On 07 July 2022, the Musée d'histoire de la ville de Sovetsk organised a conference entitled “The Peace of Tilsit: essence, causes and consequences” at the Tourist Information Centre in the town of Sovetsk, Kaliningrad region.
The conference was dedicated to the 215th anniversary of the establishment of peace between Napoleonic France and the Russian Empire, adding to the series of events, exhibitions and conferences held in other cities. The speakers' reports reflected, among other things, the role of Russian diplomacy during the negotiations at Tilsit. Questions of culture, daily life, fashion and the art of living were posed in the context of the key figures in this historic event: Queen Louise of Prussia, Alexander I and Napoleon I.
Eminent local historians, art historians, guides and heads of museum institutions in the region were invited to take part in the conference, including :
- S.P. Rybakov, Doctor of History, Associate Professor, Lecturer at the Moscow Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Moscow
- A.A Adylov, Senior Specialist, Centre for Historical Memory Studies, Institute of Geopolitical and Regional Studies, Immanuel Kant Baltic University, Kaliningrad
- B.N. Adamov, Member of the Board of the Kaliningrad Regional Club of Local Historians, Kaliningrad
- A.D. Yakubinskaya, Head of Cooperation with Municipal Museums, Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Art, Kaliningrad
- N.G. Mikhnovich, Director of the Museum of the History of the City of Sovetsk
- A.P. Chubun, methodologist for museum and educational activities, MBUK “Museum of the history of the city of Sovetsk, Sovetsk
- E.V. Kudryavtseva, methodologist for scientific and educational activities, MBUK “Museum of the History of the City of Sovetsk”, Sovetsk
- Gerhard Seidemann (Berlin, Germany), philanthropist and friend of the Museum of the History of the City of Sovetsk.
It should be noted that the high professional level of the conference participants and the wide range of issues raised in the course of its work gave this event a special significance. The conference documents, which are due to be published shortly, will contribute to the development of historical science and the popularisation of the city of Sovetsk as a tourist attraction.
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