Polské spory o dějiny 20. století

• Authors: Piotr M. Majewski

Title variants

EN

Polish disputes over the history of the 20th century

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with major conflicts over competing interpretations of contemporary history which took place in Poland after 1989. It frames this subject in a chain of historical debates concerning among others the Second World War, attitudes of Polish society vis-à-vis extermination of Jewish population during the Holocaust and post-War resistance against the Communist regime. It describes attempts of the Polish political right to impose a nationalistic narrative in the sphere of public history and examines political meaning of several state-run projects (Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, Museum of Polish Jews’ History in Warsaw, European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk, Museum of Poles Saving Jews in World War II in Markowa).

Keywords

EN

Poland; historical politics; contemporary historiography; historical museums; history of the Second World War; Holocaust; Jedwabne; Polish-Jewish relations

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Český časopis historický (The Czech Historical Review)
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 120
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 157-175
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Piotr M. Majewski

• Český časopis historický, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic

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Sean Miller

• Český časopis historický, redakce, Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Prosecká 76, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic