Congress Participants Lay Flowers in Memory of Kant

On April 22, the 300th anniversary of the philosopher, the participants of the International Kant Congress laid flowers at his tomb near the Königsberg Cathedral. The ceremony took place at 17:24 and was attended by residents of Kaliningrad and academics from different countries taking part in the Congress.

Konstantin Mogilevsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia

Today is a remarkable and special day; not only for Kaliningrad or Russia, but for the whole world. The Kaliningrad Region has united hundreds of scholars from 23 countries; all of them dedicated to studying Kant’s legacy. We all witness that today Kant’s heritage is safe in Russia; and we are grateful for it. It is not being cancelled, distorted or altered. We have all conditions necessary for Kant’s legacy to be studied and appreciated here.

Konstantin Mogilevsky expressed his gratitude for the interest in the heritage of the great philosopher.

While welcoming the participants of the ceremony Professor Jürgen Stolzenberg of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) recalled that he visited Kaliningrad 20 years ago, while commemorating 200 years since the death of Kant.

“Now, 20 years later, we again see proof of the fact that Kant became a global philosopher, an intellectual authority to whom we refer while asking the fundamental questions of life, human, personal and social. Therefore, I posit: “Kant’s philosophy is a mark of history,”
added the scholar.

Professor Stolzenberg expressed his gratitude to the management of IKBFU, the Academia Kantiana and students of the University for the warm welcome given to the participants of the Congress.

After the ceremony, Manfred Baum, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wuppertal (Germany), gave the evening presentation in the Cathedral. Following the speech, an organ music concert was held.