Thomas Bohn

Prof. Dr. Thomas Bohn is a leading German expert on Belarus and Eastern European history at Justus Liebig University Giessen's Institute for East European History. As spokesperson for the Belarusian-German History Commission and board member of the LOEWE Research Center for Conflict Regions in Eastern Europe, his work bridges academic rigor with public engagement.

His research spans Historiography, Cultures of Memory, City History, and the Cultural History of Vampirism, notably through the Corpus Draculianum edition project. He explores Public Opinion, Environmental History, and Belarusian Studies, including analyses of Lukashenko's regime and its ties to Putin.

His recent articles and interviews, including contributions to Gießener Anzeiger, MDR Thüringen, and HR 2 Podcast Doppelkopf, reflect geographical and thematic diversity: from Belarusian political patchworks to Dracula's legacy, emphasizing urban development in Minsk and vampirism as a cultural metaphor. He also contributes to debates on geopolitical alliances and civil society suppression.

Prof. Bohn's academic leadership extends to supervising doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, though specific student names are not listed. He actively engages in media commentary, particularly on the Ukraine war and Belarus-Russia dynamics, while maintaining scholarly output on topics like "Pompous and Monumental" architectural history and "Corpus Draculianum" interdisciplinary research.