{"id":4133,"date":"2026-05-05T07:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axsonjohnsonfoundation.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4133"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:13:14","slug":"kristian-gerner-1942-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/axsonjohnsonfoundation.org\/sv\/news\/kristian-gerner-1942-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristian Gerner (1942-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"section-x-padding\">\n    <p class=\"body-xl section-inner-width mx-auto my-8\">\n        Kristian Gerner avled p\u00e5 sk\u00e4rtorsdagen 2 april. Han s\u00f6rjs n\u00e4rmast av hustrun Kerstin Nystr\u00f6m och barnen Annika och Max    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-y-margin flex flex-col items-center\">\n    \n<section class=\"section-width\">\n    <picture class=\"block\">\n                    <source width=\"1088\" height=\"612\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/vk0drphiH2K5lD154IqXSc_KLSo=\/1088x612\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 1x,\n                https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/Exe3n2UDTsGmPo4EhHyGqzZmpVE=\/2176x1224\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 769px)\" \/>\n            <source width=\"768\" height=\"432\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/4nbIkd3KeV4ETHdpItbzdEhiyLY=\/768x432\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 1x,\n                https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/i8JmXK8lkNwkIrwkW8Z8aU7GPOE=\/1536x864\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 641px)\" \/>\n            <source width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/JZY7L7FfObJ0wbV4wguihZr_wpM=\/640x360\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 1x,\n                https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/KLcOM3IUuVyQ48Qe8d_E4p7onaI=\/1280x720\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 501px)\" \/>\n            <source width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/q3BneGdAfBPc6-NFIH9PTe4YaZM=\/500x281\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 1x,\n                https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/JoQHo8p1mA8R-23c6PGblp4DU40=\/1000x562\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" \/>\n            <source width=\"414\" height=\"233\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/5IeLozkyoj2hykdpz4AQ5KkIUUU=\/414x233\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 1x,\n                https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/vH5dPzlWFwM4yWnCTMGekav4Vo8=\/828x466\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\" \/>\n            <source width=\"320\" height=\"180\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/xvFlPys0sLjXc8kPXJ9HNOL24iI=\/320x180\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 1x,\n                https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/vH5dPzlWFwM4yWnCTMGekav4Vo8=\/828x466\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" \/>\n            <img\n                width=\"1088\"\n                height=\"612\"\n                class=\"lazy pointer-events-none hidden sm:block\"\n                data-src=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/EhRkyelG5yUhoAQlyZa2RYZNgSY=\/1088x612\/smart\/filters:quality(10):blur(9)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg\"\n                data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/vk0drphiH2K5lD154IqXSc_KLSo=\/1088x612\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg\"\n                alt=\"\">\n\n            <img width=\"338\" height=\"341\"\n                class=\"lazy mx-auto rounded-lg pointer-events-none block sm:hidden\"\n                data-src=\"https:\/\/images.ohmyhosting.se\/DS72rMrjg_SV-OYBBrOKFgN_eSY=\/338x341\/smart\/filters:quality(10):blur(9)\/https%3A%2F%2Faxsonjohnsonfoundation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FKristian-gerner-2012-01-26-2-scaled.jpg\"\n                alt=\"\">\n            <\/picture>\n\n    <\/section><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-x-padding\">\n    <div class=\"wysiwyg section-inner-width mx-auto my-8\">\n        <p>Kristian Gerner var en ovanlig akademiker. Han var gener\u00f6s och t\u00e4nkte p\u00e5 andra. Med osviklig stilk\u00e4nsla, skicklighet och sk\u00e4rpa skrev han b\u00f6cker som givit avtryck i v\u00e5r kunskap om Ryssland och \u00d6steuropa. Med sin nyfikenhet och sitt obrutna s\u00f6kande efter sanningen fostrade Gerner generationer av Rysslandsforskare i Sverige och i v\u00e5ra grannl\u00e4nder.<\/p>\n<p>Under en av det Kalla krigets frostigaste tider disputerade han 1984 med avhandlingen <em>The Soviet Union and Central Europe in the Postwar Era<\/em>. Han blev sedan professor i \u00d6ststatskunskap i Uppsala och sedan i historia i Lund. Han tog den tredje uppgiften p\u00e5 allvar och medverkade hela sin yrkesbana i radio och TV. Han skrev en stor m\u00e4ngd artiklar i svensk dagspress. Han medverkade i Axess-TV d\u00e4r han med sina insiktsfulla och genomt\u00e4nka bidrag ytterligare f\u00f6rmedlade sitt vetande. Alltid \u00f6dmjuk \u2013 och orubblig \u2013 i kunskapens tecken.<\/p>\n<p>Gerner var bred och bildad. B\u00f6cker som <em>Ryssland \u2013 en europeisk civilisationshistoria<\/em> (2011), <em>Centraleuropas historia<\/em> (1997) och <em>Sovjetunionens skend\u00f6d<\/em> (2021) har tj\u00e4nat m\u00e5nga till inspiration och efterf\u00f6ljd. Redan 1980 publicerade han en klassiker: <em>Arvet fr\u00e5n det f\u00f6rflutna \u2013 Sovjet p\u00e5 tr\u00f6skeln till 80-talet<\/em>. Rubrikerna p\u00e5 de tre delarna i denna bok vittnar om hans bredd och bildning: \u201dArvet fr\u00e5n det f\u00f6rflutna,\u201d \u201dSamtiden: Cirkus Ibansk\u201d (syftar p\u00e5 Alexander Zinovjevs k\u00e4nda bok \u201dGapande h\u00f6jder\u201d) och \u201dFramtiden: Blir Sovjetunionen mer genomskinlig?\u201d Han \u00e4gnade sitt liv \u00e5t att belysa och upplysa om ett landomr\u00e5de i skuggsidan och gjorde tidigt en viktig distinktion mellan <em>forskningen om<\/em> Sovjet\/Ryssland respektive <em>utvecklingen i<\/em> landet. Det \u00e4r n\u00e5got att t\u00e4nka p\u00e5 ocks\u00e5 idag n\u00e4r Ryssland sluter sig alltmer.<\/p>\n<p>Han hade integritet. Han stod p\u00e5 sig n\u00e4r han visste att han hade r\u00e4tt, men kunde erk\u00e4nna att han inte haft r\u00e4tt n\u00e4r nya fakta kom fram. Han var en gener\u00f6s och varm medm\u00e4nniska.<\/p>\n<p>Han var en ovanlig v\u00e4n. Han svarade alltid i telefon och p\u00e5 e-post. \u00c4nda till dess att han inte gjorde det. Han fattas oss. Saknaden \u00e4r stor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gudrun Persson<\/p>\n<p>Docent, Stockholms universitet<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":8,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_category":[],"class_list":["post-4133","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kristian Gerner (1942-2026) - Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for public benefit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/axsonjohnsonfoundation.org\/sv\/news\/kristian-gerner-1942-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"sv_SE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kristian Gerner (1942-2026) - Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for public benefit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/axsonjohnsonfoundation.org\/sv\/news\/kristian-gerner-1942-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for public benefit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-05T07:13:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/axsonjohnsonfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/big-placeholder-people-1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1088\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"612\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/axsonjohnsonfoundation.org\\\/sv\\\/news\\\/kristian-gerner-1942-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/axsonjohnsonfoundation.org\\\/sv\\\/news\\\/kristian-gerner-1942-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kristian Gerner (1942-2026) - 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