1917 2017
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Interview with Viktor and Cecilia,
Chairs of the Historical Committee
What is the Historical Committee’s purpose?
Viktor: Today, 100 years after the battle of Caporetto we will discuss about the happenings between the 6th of April 1917 and the end of the First World War. We will not just discuss about the battle of Caporetto but also about other key events.
What do you think is the best aspect of the Historical Committee for young people and what do you expect?
Viktor: The best aspect for young people is that they don’t have to get into the role of a delegate of a country but into a historical character, which is much more fun.
Cecilia: I expect the delegates to be very prepared and to respect the order of the events. I also expect to work in group a lot.
How are you going to prepare to get into your role?
Cecilia: I will obviously do researches about every single political aspect of the character I will get into, but I will also research about its behaviour and personal aspects.
Viktor: Another element we should care about is that we must act as if we didn’t know what in fact happened in the end.
How do you think the committee will face the world crisis and come to a solution together?
Cecilia: I hope all the delegates will know everything about their characters. I also hope there will be a lot of group work.
Viktor: There will also be a lot of unmoderated debates
In your opinion, what prevented the European countries to come to a peaceful solution at the time?
Cecilia: There were definitely many political interests. European countries thought more about themselves instead of thinking about what the right thing to do was.
Viktor: In fact, between 1917 and now there have been a lot of other wars such as WWII and the Cold War because it seemed the best method to prevail against other countries. These wars have now taught us that the idea of finding a compromise is the best solution.
Do you think there is a way to make countries avoid armed conflicts?
Viktor: Diplomacy and dialogue probably are the only solution, but they don’t often happen.
Cecilia: Sometimes the governments think only about economy and not about people.
Viktor: There are some people that even think that it is capitalism itself that makes the governments think only about money, but I personally don’t agree with this idea.
Cecilia Furioso Cenci
Viktor Toth
Martina Restucci and Federico Guglielmotti