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Ciekawość jako źródło radości. O pamiętnikarskiej przygodzie Tadeusza Białeckiego

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Krasucki E.
Przegląd Zachodniopomorski
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2013
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issue 1
155-173
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Since the end of the 1950s Tadeusz Białecki has shown an interest in memoirs concerning the post-war Western Pomerania. Still as a worker of the Regional and Municipal Library in Szczecin he initiated a cycle of reminiscences of librarians; yet, he really took to memoir literature in the mid-1960s when he gathered and sorted out an extensive output of numerous memoirs competitions and cycles. A special place in Professor’s Białecki’s social and research activities is occupied by the competition called the ‘History of Szczecin Families in the 20th Century’, with which he has been connected since the beginning, i.e. since 1969. The reminiscences collected for years, which in many cases appeared in print, are a unique source to get to know the history of Western Pomerania better. In the past few years Tadeusz Białecki himself has been publishing his own memoirs, which depict the life and career of one of the most famous and distinguished Szczecin historians in a detailed and colourful way.
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„W świetle uchwał XX Zjazdu...” Szczecińskie echa moskiewskich wydarzeń z lutego 1956 roku, część II

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Krasucki E.
Zapiski Historyczne
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2013
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vol. 78
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issue 1
47-71
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The first information concerning the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were of ritual nature and did not diff er from the standards hitherto used. It seemed that it would take a long time before the metaphorical thaw took place there. While in Warsaw the change could be already felt, in Szczecin old propaganda patterns were employed, which can be seen on the example of the creation of the weekly magazine "Ziemia i Morze” – a periodical which later became the vital symbol of the local change. Within several weeks the original lack of debates and references to Khrushchev’s speech was transformed into a brave discussion about the “Secret Speech”, the political system and events of the previous decade. Representatives of the local intelligentsia – academics, journalists, but also common workers played an enormous part in the debate. The lethargy of the last few years quickly disappeared. There appeared bold texts printed also in the official party newspaper which contradicted the expectations of the confused local authorities. In the attitude of the representatives of the authorities one could feel a game of various interests, but conservatism and a fear of radical change prevailed. There were hardly any signs of what was to happen in October 1956.
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Protests in the City and the Country: Social Reactions in Western Pomerania in Response to the Workers’ Revolt of 1970/1971 in Szczecin

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Krasucki E.
Zapiski Historyczne
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2020
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vol. 85
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issue 4
55-88
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The text is an analysis of the socio-political situation in Western Pomerania during the political crisis in the Polish People’s Republic at the turn of 1971. Szczecin lay in the heart of the workers’ protests, however, it was the events in Gdańsk that received the most spotlight at that time and later on. The article aims to gather and analyse information from primary sources on how the inhabitants of the country learned about social unrest in big cities, how they interpreted and commented on it, and how it all translated into social sentiments. Such an approach to the problem also provides an opportunity to carry out an analysis based on the dichotomy between the ‘core’ and ‘peripheral’ areas. This is possible due to the accessibility of appropriate primary sources, which in the examined cases are constituted mostly by the documentation gathered by the Security Service, so far used to a small extent. It should also be stressed that the documents on the events of December 1970 in the context of the country in Western Pomerania were rather scant. The analysis of the documentation demonstrates how important Szczecin and Gdańsk were for social sentiments in 1970 and 1971. The incidents in ‘core’ cities were closely observed, and the patterns of protesting were then copied by the country. The scale of those ‘peripheral’ protests was smaller, and they usually did not turn into street fights, but their impact was felt, heard and seen. The methods of protesting in the country involved distributing leaflets, making inscriptions, conversing on related topics and, above all, sharing a desire to bring about a socio-political change expressed by strikes and public protests. These occurrences showed how much the ‘peripheral’ areas were inspired by the ‘core’ ones. There is no doubt that December 1970 left a lasting mark on the memory of the inhabitants of the country in Western Pomerania.
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Katarzyna Rembacka, Komunista na peryferiach władzy. Historia Leonarda Borkowicza (1912–1989)

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Krasucki E.
Zapiski Historyczne
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2022
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vol. 87
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issue 2
178-183
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„W świetle uchwał XX Zjazdu...” Szczecińskie echa moskiewskich wydarzeń z lutego 1956 roku, część I

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Krasucki E.
Zapiski Historyczne
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2012
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vol. 77
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issue 4
139-160
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“The Khrushchev Thaw” entailing a possibility of changes in politics, started soon after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953. However, the real breakthrough was the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, during which, at a closed meeting, Nikita Khrushchev gave a speech devoted to the cult of personality (Stalin) and its tragic effects. The disclosure of crimes committed by the dead dictator – first only those which concerned the party machine and the state – gave rise to a discussion in which participated millions of citizens of the Soviet Union. The same situation took place in Poland, where the symptoms of the political change could be observed for a few months, particularly in the field of culture. The speech of Khrushchev caused that in the discussion there appeared new, undesirable (from the point of view of the authorities) elements. The monolith of power started to crumble, and in its cracks one could notice a game of various intentions and interests. This occurred both in Warsaw and in the provinces. However, beyond Warsaw the changes took place more slowly and had a somewhat different dynamics. Szczecin is an interesting example of the influence of the Moscow events of February 1956 on the debate and the distribution of power in local party structures.
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Polish Research on the History of the Comintern: An Overview of Existing Literature and an Outline of Future Perspectives

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Krasucki E.
Acta Poloniae Historica
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2021
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vol. 123
261-287
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Although Polish research on the Communist International (Comintern) history began in the interwar period, the existing literature does not constitute a highly-developed field. This becomes particularly evident when Polish studies are compared to research produced in Russia, Germany, the United States, and Italy, or even India and Korea. This state of affairs is, to some degree, a result of political conditions that influenced, and continue to influence, access to archival sources. For this reason, interest in the Comintern after 1989 closely resembles the situation in research on the history of the Communist Party of Poland (KPP), which was, after all, one of the sections of the Third International. In both cases – in research on the Comintern and on the KPP – the focus was on shedding light on historical “blind spots” rather than on developing systematic studies of political organisations. Largely thanks to Professor Jerzy W. Borejsza, improvements have become evident over the past two decades in Polish research on the Comintern and related issues. Indeed, many important case studies have emerged, although what Polish research still lacks are wide-ranging monographs and analytical syntheses. This paper offers a review of Polish historiography’s most important contributions to research on the Comintern, covering the period from the interwar era to the present. It also attempts to outline potential future perspectives in the field, including a brief overview of important international works.
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Dyskusje polskich historyków (krajowych) wokół biografistyki – między „odwilżą” a upadkiem PRL

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Krasucki E.
Polish Biographical Studies
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2014
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issue 2
11-37
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In the Polish People’s Republic, there was a heated discussion about biography studies, especially after 1956, when the agenda from the co-called “Otwock directives” was abolished. It was once again possible to expand historical reflections to include people and their unique contribution to the shape of the history. Marxist guidelines, however, were not abandoned totally. The most pressing issue was to find a method that would on the one hand satisfy historians, and, on the other, be acceptable to the country’s authorities. Many solutions were suggested and this paper focuses on them. The starting point is the reflections included in editorials in “Kwartalnik Historyczny”, “Dzieje Najnowsze” and other periodicals. As the matter of fact, the meaning of discussions in the communist era goes beyond the historical dimension and encourages the reflection on contemporary biography studies.
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O skuteczności zarządzania strachem i jego outsourcingu. Uwagi na marginesie książki Brunona Kamińskiego

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Krasucki E.
Dzieje Najnowsze
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2021
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vol. 53
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issue 4
147-161
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Bruno Kamiński’s book analyses the efforts made by propaganda in post-war Poland (until 1956) to fuel, control, and channel fear. At the same time, it is a book on the history of emotions, showing how a specific feeling appeared and was shaped in a specific socio-political context. The small number of studies addressing this topic concerning Polish history makes the study worth discussing in detail and reflecting on the general state of research in the sub-discipline.
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Książka Brunona Kamińskiego to analiza zabiegów, jakie czyniła propaganda w Polsce powojennej (do 1956 r.), aby wywołać, kontrolować i kanalizować strach. To jednocześnie praca z historii emocji, pokazująca, jak określona emocja pojawiała się i kształtowała w określonym kontekście społeczno-politycznym. Niewielka liczba opracowań podejmujących temat w odniesieniu do polskiej historii czyni z opracowania rzecz wartą szczegółowego omówienia i refleksji nad ogólnym stanem badań w subdyscyplinie.
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Konferencja Historię tworzą ludzie – biografistyka we współczesnych badaniach historycznych, Łódź, 14–15 kwietnia 2016 roku, organizator: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej w Łodzi, Towarzystwo Historiograficzne, Katedra Historiografii i Nauk Pomocniczych Histori

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Krasucki E.
Polish Biographical Studies
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2016
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issue 4
175-181
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Tygodnik „Ziemia i Morze” (1956–1957) a (od)budowa lokalnej tożsamości

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Krasucki E.
Przegląd Zachodniopomorski
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2017
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issue 4
91-129
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Published in Szczecin during the “Thaw” period of 1956–1957, the weekly Ziemia i Morze was a very curious phenomenon on the map of post-war culture. For a brief moment, in an environment so far greatly atomised and isolated, there appeared genuine intellectual ferment. The paper, as a part of the so-called thaw press, the most significant example of which was Po Prostu (Simply) published in Warsaw, was able to take on new topics, ones of supra-regional nature but also very important from the perspective of the local community. Over the few months, the paper attempted to describe the main components of the identity of West Pomerania, which for the purposes of this article were defined as follows: the awareness of space and its distinctiveness, the awareness of different experience and distinct ethnospace, the awareness of the coastal nature of the region and the awareness of the borderland.
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Ukazujący się w okresie „odwilży” lat 1956–1957 szczeciński tygodnik „Ziemia i Morze” był zjawiskiem niezwykle ciekawym na mapie powojennej kultury. Przez krótki moment, w środowisku dotąd mocno zatomizowanym i izolowanym, powstał autentyczny intelektualny ferment. Pismo, wpisując się w ramy tzw. prasy odwilżowej, której najbardziej rozpoznawalnym przykładem jest warszawskie „Po prostu”, było w stanie podjąć wątki nowe, mające charakter ponadregionalny, ale też nadzwyczaj istotne z punktu widzenia wspólnoty lokalnej. W ciągu kilku miesięcy pismo starało się opisać główne składniki tożsamości Pomorza Zachodniego, które na potrzeby artykułu zostały zdefiniowane następująco: świadomość miejsca i jego odmienności, świadomość innego doświadczenia i odmiennej etnoprzestrzeni, świadomość nadmorskiego charakteru regionu i świadomość pogranicza.
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Piotr Zaremba (1910–1993). Biography to be unveiled

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Krasucki E.
Przegląd Zachodniopomorski
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2020
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issue 4
49-80
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Piotr Zaremba (1910–1993) was the first post-war president of Szczecin, an internationally renowned urban planner and planner, and the author of fascinating memories of the first post-war years. He was also the winner of several plebiscites, a specific game crowning the end of the previous century. The verdict of the participants was recognized as “Szczecin of the century” and “Pomerania of the century”. It is therefore astonishing that there is no extensive biography of the former rector of the Szczecin University of Technology and one of the co-founders of the University of Szczecin, although it would have been a study that would have given contemporary people considerable knowledge about the important problems of 20th century history. Not only regional, but also national and European history. By discussing selected threads: family, urban and political, the author of the article tries to show, on the one hand, the richness of source material connected with Piotr Zaremba’s biography and, on the other hand, the possibility of multi-faceted lighting of its individual fragments. He tries to multiply the questions more than to give final answers. For these to appear, an extensive biographical book is necessary. In the second part of the text, therefore, the aim of the text is to analyse the reasons why serious biographical reflection on Piotr Zaremba does not exist, despite the fact that he is an emblematic figure for Szczecin and Western Pomerania. The author also follows whether the case under examination is something exceptional for the West Pomeranian biography, characterising the state of biographical writing in relation to people relevant to the post-war history of the region. This seems to me to be a particularly justified question in a situation where biography – after years of neglect in this area – has for some time become an extremely popular genre of historical writing in Poland, giving historians the opportunity to go far beyond the circle set by academic circles with their message. The article is based on a wide range of archival queries, often referring to documentation that has not been in scientific circulation so far.
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Piotr Zaremba (1910–1993) był pierwszym powojennym prezydentem Szczecina, urbanistą i planistą o międzynarodowej sławie, również autorem fascynujących wspomnień dotyczących pierwszych lat powojennych. Był też zwycięzcą kilku plebiscytów, specyficznej zabawy wieńczącej koniec poprzedniego wieku. Werdyktem uczestników został uznany za „szczecinianina stulecia” i „Pomorzanina stulecia”. Zadziwia więc brak obszernej biografii byłego rektora Politechniki Szczecińskiej i jednego ze współtwórców Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego, choć byłoby to opracowanie dające współczesnym niemałą wiedzę na temat istotnych problemów XX-wiecznej historii. Nie tylko regionalnej, ale ogólnopolskiej i europejskiej. Poprzez omówienie wybranych wątków: rodzinnego, urbanistycznego i politycznego, autor artykułu stara się pokazać z jednej strony bogactwo materiału źródłowego wiążącego się z życiorysem Piotra Zaremby, z drugiej zaś możliwość wieloaspektowego oświetlenia poszczególnych jego fragmentów. Stara się w większym stopniu mnożyć pytania, niż udzielać ostatecznych odpowiedzi. Aby te się pojawiły niezbędna jest obszerna książka biograficzna. W drugiej części tekst stawia sobie więc za cel przeanalizowanie przyczyn, dla których poważny namysł biograficzny w odniesieniu do Piotra Zaremby nie istnieje, pomimo tego, że jest on dla Szczecina i Pomorza Zachodniego postacią emblematyczną. Autor śledzi także, czy badany przypadek jest czymś wyjątkowym dla zachodniopomorskiej biografistyki, charakteryzując stan pisarstwa biograficznego w odniesieniu do osób istotnych dla powojennej historii regionu. Wydaje mi się to pytaniem szczególnie uzasadnionym w sytuacji, kiedy biografistyka – po latach zaniedbań w tym obszarze – staje się w Polsce od pewnego czasu niezwykle popularnym gatunkiem piśmiennictwa historycznego, dającym historykom możliwość wyjścia ze swoim przekazem daleko poza krąg wyznaczany przez środowiska akademickie. Artykuł opiera się na szerokiej kwerendzie archiwalnej, odnosząc się nierzadko do dokumentacji niebędącej jak dotąd w obiegu naukowym.
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Romana Granas, Klucze do pustego mieszkania. Wspomnienia z czasów przedwojennych

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Krasucki E.
Polish Biographical Studies
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2021
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issue 9
273-321
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