About Me

Welcome on my webpage! My name is Nicolaas A. Kraft van Ermel from Haren in the Netherlands. I am an historian by education and I am specialized in contemporary history (1945 - present). Within the field of contemporary history I have a special interest in Russia, Ukraine, Poland and other Central- and Europan countries. Besides my specialization I posess a broad level of knowledge on global contemporary history and the development of International Relations since 1945. I am an avid writer (Dutch and English) and also have basic knowlegde of the Russian language.
I endorse a Green/Ecological and social responsible way of politics and therefore I am an active member of the Dutch green party: 'GroenLinks'
Besides all these important, but serious matters I do have a few hobbies. First I am a computer hobbyist using GNU/Linux (currently Ubuntu Linux) and other Open Source Software. I participate in activities of the Dutch computer club HCC, in the regional department of Groningen and in the chapters HCC!CompUsers and Plaftorm Linux.
On top of that I am thrilled by the railways and enjoy traveling by them and photographing trains and trams.
