A Foundation has been created to serve the purpose of furthering Swedish-Russian relation through the award of fellowships to young citizens of the Russian Federation. The capital of the Foundation derives from a donation by Ambassador Sverker Åström. The Foundation is called "The Foundation for the Furtherance of Swedish-Russian Relations" and has its seat in Stockholm.
The fellowships are designed to allow a number of young citizens of the Russian Federation, aged 20 to 35 years, to acquaint themselves with conditions and achievements in Sweden in their respective fields of interest, such as political science, law, economy and administration. Other fields may include art, music, dance and theatre. Applicants should hold or prepare academic degrees. The intention is that the fellows, through contacts with Swedish authorities, universities, organisations, enterprises and individuals, should acquire knowledge and experience that will be useful to them in their careers in Russia. It is, not least, of importance that they win Swedish friends with whom they will hopefully remain in touch after their stay in Sweden. It is not intended for researchers who are already in Sweden or pursue specialized research in Swedish themes. |
Who is Sverker Åström?
Sverker Astrom is one of the most experipenced Swedish diplomat, with a record going back to 1939. For many he is the architect of Sweden´s neutrality policy, but this has never stopped him from pointing out crimes against human rights, committed but by east and West, yeas also by north and South. |
Inna Sochneva
Uppsala University, Religion and Society
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60 Mosfilmovskaya St.
119 590 Moscow
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manifested in his translations in later years of Pushkin´s verse dramas. He is the authour of sharp notes to the Soviet government, but he keeps a lively interest for Russian culture. It is no coincidence that his inheritance will serve the good relations between Sweden and Russia.
Sverker Astrom was born in Uppsala in 1915. he took his first degree in the philosophic faculty of Uppsala University in 1935, followed by a law degree in 1939. the same year he was accepted for Swedish diplomatic service with his first posting to Moscow. At the break-out of the war he was evacuated, with other diplomats, to Samara, then Kuibyshev. sBack in Stockholm he worked at the ministry 1943-46, was transferred to the Washington mission 1946 and came back to Stockholm in 1949 to serve as head of section. He was a counsellor at the London embassy 1953-56 and head oif the political department of the Swedish foreign ministry 1956-63. 1964-70 he headed the Swedish delegation to the UN in New York and was the main negociator for Sweden with the European Community 1970-72. 1972-77 Sverker Astrom was Deputy Foreign Minister. His final post was ambassador to France. After his retirement ZSverker Astrom has been an eloquent but critical debator i Swedish press and tgv. Many readers know his translations of Michelangelo´s Sonnets (2005). He has also publiched his memoirs of half a century in the service of the foreign ministry, "Ögonblick" (only in Swedish)
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