CONTROVERSIES OVER THE GREATER POLAND UPRISING OF 1918/1919 IN HISTORICAL SYNTHESES

• Authors: Choniawko A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The manner of presentation of the genesis, course and outcome of the Greater Poland Uprising of 1918/1919 on the pages of historical syntheses differs depending on the authors' ideological assumptions and degree of knowledge of detailed studies on the subject. Controversies over the Greater Poland Uprising voiced in the historical syntheses of the interwar period stemmed from the ideologies of two rivaling political forces: the national democrats and the Pilsudski camp. The takeover of power by the Marxist left resulted in a radical change of paradigm in the manner of presentation of the genesis, course and outcome of the greater Poland Uprising. In keeping with Marxist ideology, the causes, developments and results of the uprising were traced to conflict between social classes. The year 1989 which marked the beginning of fundamental changes of the political system in Poland also brought a thorough revision of the mode of presenting the history of modern Poland. As concerns the Greater Poland Uprising those changes consisted in a complete departure from considering the event in the context of any social conflicts. The image of the Greater Poland Uprising in monographic syntheses remains far more varied than can be attributed to the style of narration of particular authors. The syntheses presenting this event are not free from oversimplifications, mental shortcuts that distort historical truth, dubious hypotheses barely supported by historical facts or simply common errors.

Keywords

EN

GREATER POLAND UPRISING (1918/1919); HISTORICAL SYNTHESES; PILSUDSKI JÓZEF

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2008
• Issue: 4(329)
• Pages: 125-146
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Choniawko A.

• A. Choniawko, Instytut Zachodni, Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy, ul. Mostowa 27, 61-854 Poznan, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA061816