Anthropology of fear. Ukrainian massacres of the Polish population in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia, 1943‑1944

• Authors: Ernest Komoński
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Polish population of Volhynia and Eastern Galicia was gripped by fear of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists in the years 1943‑1944. This fear varied in form and intensity depending on the perceived aims which ranged from their physical extermination to simple eviction. This article attempts to analyse the fundamental determinants of Polish defensive actions in response to those fears.

Keywords

EN

Volhynia; Eastern Galicia; World War II; extermination; Poles; Ukrainian nationalists; fear

PL

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla PAN w Warszawie
• Journal: Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 48

Dates

published

2013

online

2013-01-01

Contributors

author

Ernest Komoński

Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/SDR.2013.22