PAMIĘĆ II WOJNY ŚWIATOWEJ W POLSCE I W NIEMCZECH. DEBATY, MUZEA I WYSTAWY

• Authors: Chinciński Tomasz

Title variants

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MEMORY OF WORLD WAR II IN POLAND AND GERMANY. DEBATES, MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITIONS

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article is an attempt of conducting analysis of main aspects of memory of World War II both in Poland and in Germany between the year 1989/90 and 2014. It also includes an analysis of the process of its development and changes which have taken place in the above mentioned period of time. The article discusses crucial historical debates, muse-ums and exhibitions which deal with World War II. Particular attention was paid to two emerg-ing museums dealing with this subject: the Museum of World War II in Gdansk as well as "A vivid sign against escapes and expulsions" in Berlin.

Keywords

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politics of memory; World War II; the historical debate; museums and exhibitions; Polish-German relations in the historical memory; the Museum of World War II in Gdansk; "A vivid sign against escapes and expulsions" in Berlin

• Publisher: Akademia Marynarki Wojennej (Polish Naval Academy), Gdynia, Poland
• Journal: Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 23-44

Contributors

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Chinciński Tomasz

• Akademia Marynarki Wojennej w Gdyni