Nieznany wywiad Józefa Piłsudskiego dla madryckiego dziennika „ABC” z pierwszej połowy 1920 r
An Unknown Interview of Józef Piłsudski for the Madrid Daily “ABC” in the First Half of 1920

Summary/Abstract: This study presents an article published in the second half of June 1920 in the Madrid conservative daily “ABC” about the head of the Polish state, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, which was previously unknown in the Polish literature, and which also discusses an interview with him. The author of the correspondence from Warsaw was Sofía Casanova, wife of the philosopher Wincenty Lutosławski, an eminent Spanish poet, novelist and journalist, mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. From 1915 onwards, she sent regular correspondence to “ABC”, written first from Russia and then, from autumn 1918 onwards, from Poland. The article analyses the circumstances that led to an interview with the Polish leader, which took place between 11 February and 18 April 1920, and the publication of a text about it. Casanova presented the most important aspects of the Marshal's biography, drawing attention above all to his unwavering belief in Poland's regaining independence, and focusing on his views on the conflict with Russia. Despite her strong ties with National Democracy, the Spaniard presented the head of state in a very favourable light. The appendix contains the original transcript of the interview in Spanish and its translation into Polish.

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