Inesis FELDMANIS

Professor, Dr. habil. hist. Inesis FELDMANIS Deputy Dean of the Faculty of History and Philosophy University of Latvia, Head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Western Europe, Director of the Master’s and Doctor’s study programme in history. Brivibas bulv. 32 Riga, LV-1586 Latvia Phone: +371 7283734 Fax: +371 7284488 E-mail: feldman@lanet.lv

Born: August 1, 1948, Cesis, Latvia.

• History
• History of Latvia and history of Europe -

- Foreign Policy of Latvia in 1930s
- History of Baltic Germans
- Relations between Latvia and Germany during the Interwar Period
- Authoritarianism in Latvia, 1934-1940

Languages: Latvian, Russian, German, English

• University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, 1972
• Dr.hist. (Candidate of Science in the former USSR), University of Latvia, 1984
• Dr.habil.hist., University of Latvia, 1994
• Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, University of Latvia, 1995

University of Latvia -

• Lecturer, 1977-1986
• Associate Professor, 1986-1995
• Deputy Dean of the Faculty of History and Philospophy, 1992-
• Head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Western Europe, 1995-
• Professor of Modern and Contemporary History , 1995-

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2001
• Corresponding Member, Commission of Baltic History (Baltische Historische Kommission)

• Member, Society of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, 1995-
• Member, National Committee of Historians of Latvia, 1995-
• Chairman or the Council of Promotions in History, University of Latvia, 1997-
• Member, Council of Science of University of Latvia, 1996-
• Member, Latvian Council of Science Expert Committee for History, 1996-
• Member, Editing Board of Journal Latvijas Vesture, 1996-
• Member, Latvian Commission of Historians, 1998-
• Member of the Organisation Committee, International Conference “Rigai-800” , 1998-

• History of Europe, 1918-1945
• History of Germany, 1918-1945
• History of International Relations, 1918-2000
• History of Baltic Germans
• Historiography of The Second World War
• History of Foreign Policy of Latvia
• Theoretical Problems of Contemporary History

Recent Representative Publications

• I. Feldmanis. The Role of German’s Fascism in the Process of Nazification of Main Organisations of Latvia’s Germans. Riga, 1985, 104 pp. (in Latvian).
• I. Feldmanis, A. Stranga, M. Virsis. Latvia’s Foreign Policy and International Relations in late 1930’s . Riga, 1993, 435 pp.(in Latvian).
• M. Duhanovs, I. Feldmanis, A. Stranga. 1939. Latvia and the Year of Fateful Decisions, Riga, 1994, 124 pp.
• I. Feldmanis, A. Stranga. The Destiny of the Baltic Entente. Riga, 1994, 106 pp.
• I. Feldmanis. The Political Activities of Baltic Germans in Latvia: discussions in history literature. - In: The Baltic States at Historical Crossroads, 1998, Riga, pp. 694-708 (in Latvian).
• I. Feldmanis. Latvia of the 15 May Regime and Authoritarian Regimes: Comparative Characterisation. - In : Karlim Ulmanim –120, Riga, 1998, pp. 82-95 (in Latvian).
• I. Feldmanis. Latvia as State: Origins, International Recognition and Main Trends of Foreign Policy, 1918-1940.- In: A Document Collection on the International Recognition of Latvia , Renewed Independence and Diplomatic Relations 1918-1998, Riga , 1999, pp.15-51 (in Latvian).
• I.Feldmanis. German Emigration from Latvia and Estonia during the World War II. Current Research Problems. - In: Die Deutsche Volksgruppe in Lettland, Hamburg, 2000, S. 177-187.
• I. Feldmanis. The Political Activities of Baltic Germans in Latvia: discussions in history literature. - In: The Baltic States at Historical Crossroads, 2001, Riga, pp. 548-563.
• I.Feldmanis, et al.  Die Umgestaltungsprozesse im Ramen des Ulmanis Regimes. -  In: Autoritäre Regime im Ostmittel- und Südosteuropa 1919-1941, Mainz, 2001, 690 S.
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Research Projects

• I. Feldmanis (Head of Project). Latvia in the Context of European Domestic and Foreign Policy Processes (1918-2004) . Latvian Council of Science, 2005 -
• I. Feldmanis (Head of Project). Latvia in the Context of European Domestic and Foreign Policy Processes . Latvian Council of Science, 2001-2004
• I. Feldmanis (Head of Project). Political Regimes in Latvia. Latvian Council of Science, 1997- 2000
• I. Feldmanis , I. Butulis, L. Malahovska. German and Russian Factor in History of Latvia. Latvian Council of Science, 1997-2000
• I. Feldmanis. (Head – together with A. Stranga of Project’s Latvian Part). Editing and publishing of collection of documents “The Soviet Union and the Baltic States, 1939-1940. Institute of World History of Russian Academy of Sciences, Latvian State Archive, Lithuanian State Archive and Eurouniversity (Estonia), 2000-
• I. Feldmanis. (Head of Project’s Latvian Part). Translation, editing and publishing of E. Kolb’s monograph “Die Weimarer Republik”. Supported by Volkswagen Foundation, University of Mainz, Latvian Ministry of Education, 1994-1997.
• Archival Research at the Political Archive of German : Oct.- Dec. 1991, Jan. - Febr.1992, Sept. - Nov. 1994. Sept.- Oct. 1995, Sept. - Oct. 1996, Feb. - March 1998. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fellowships of H. Bel Foundation and M. Dörnhof Foundation.

Married, 2 children. Wife- Anita, sons Ivo and Vents.
Hobby- interest on sports.

Last update 09.10.2002