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The events moved me to long studying periods in Bucharest (1991-92) and in Moscow (1992-94 and 1996). Since then I have specialized professionally on the Eastern European region and gradually got to know other countries, as well.<\/p>\n<p>It was a unique experience to witness the end of the Soviet empire &#8211; in terms of historical significance perhaps comparable to the end of the Roman Empire. I wanted to absorb the last remnants of this world, which was so different from ours, and benefit from the wealth of experience of the people who had lived in this peculiar system.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1015 aligncenter size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelderrer.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ende-Kommunismus-Foto-Michael-Derrer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelderrer.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ende-Kommunismus-Foto-Michael-Derrer.jpg 447w, https:\/\/michaelderrer.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ende-Kommunismus-Foto-Michael-Derrer-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The office window of an abandoned Soviet factory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was also unique to witness the emergence of a market economy in Eastern Europe &#8211; a learning process that every inhabitant of this region had to go through on his own.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Cultural differences<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>There are also important cultural differences between Eastern Europe, Russia and Western countries. I am fascinated by observing such differences and learning to understand their reasons and logic.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1014 aligncenter size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelderrer.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kultur-Russland-Schweiz-Foto-Michael-Derrer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelderrer.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kultur-Russland-Schweiz-Foto-Michael-Derrer.jpg 450w, https:\/\/michaelderrer.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kultur-Russland-Schweiz-Foto-Michael-Derrer-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stay of the Swiss cycling team in Moscow, which I organized<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ascent-ag.ch\/de\/service\/detect\/interkulturelle-seminare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russia seminar for Swiss exporters by Michael Derrer<\/a>. In this seminar, which I have been offering since 2007, I convey my understanding of the functioning of the Russian economy and society to Swiss exporting companies.<\/li>\n<li>I also hold presentations on topics related to Ukraine, Romania and Poland<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Historical events that I attended and with which I dealt intensively<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Revolution 2014 in Kiev (Euromaidan)<\/li>\n<li>I was an election observer in 2004 in Kiev (Orange Revolution)<\/li>\n<li>Presidential elections in Russia in 1996 &#8211; the oligarchs secure Yeltsin&#8217;s office against the communists<\/li>\n<li>Stay in Moscow during the civil war-like turmoil of 1992<\/li>\n<li>I was an election observer in the first free elections in Romania in 1991<\/li>\n<li>Relief supplies to Bucharest in February 1990 after the fall of the dictator Ceausescu <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>My study and work stays abroad<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>2.5 years in Moscow and St.Petersburg<\/li>\n<li>2 years in Kiev<\/li>\n<li>2 years in Bucharest<\/li>\n<li>1.5 years in Warsaw and Krakow<\/li>\n<li>6 months in Havana<\/li>\n<li>1 year USA<\/li>\n<li>9 years in Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Derrer About me I see myself as a cosmopolitan who doesn&#8217;t want to lose his roots. 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