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European political culture is a multitude of values, which are oriented towards the reali-zation of freedom, self-governence of political life subjects, democracy, continental integra-tion, and influencing the outer world. The roots of this culture were created by the strongest state organism in the course of historical transformation. The framework of this culture were generated by philosophical thought dedicated to political life in European space; litera-ture and art also played an important role. Contemporary political culture, however ori-ented towards globalization processes (including syncretism and homogenization of cultural values) it may be, is deeply rooted into the historical legacy, to which it proudly adheres. The legacy of the past and the modernity created in Polish cultural space are an integral part of European political culture.