ON THE WARSAW UPRISING (O Powstaniu Warszawskim)

• Authors: Kwilecki Andrzej
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The author, quoting various opinions and drawing on very personal experiences, polemicizes with the thesis that the Warsaw Uprising was admirable. He shares the view held by those who - appreciating the heroism of the insurgents - all the same noticed the tragedy of the situation: even though the insurgents were excellent, selfless and brave fighters, the uprising as such cannot be called excellent. The Uprising claimed an unimaginable toll of unnecessary victims, brought terrible suffering to all the inhabitants of the city, ruined the cultural heritage of several centuries and ended with an atrocious destruction of Warsaw. The Warsaw Uprising is overgrown with myths, but in the recent history of the Polish nation it was a particularly tragic event.

Keywords

EN

MYTH; WARSAW UPRISING

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2011
• Issue: 1(338)
• Pages: 131-145
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kwilecki Andrzej

• Andrzej Kwilecki, Instytut Zachodni, Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy, 61-854 Poznan, ul. Mostowa 27, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA094033