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Military service and war experiences in the personal documents of Polish Tatars
Military service and war experiences in the personal documents of Polish Tatars

Author(s): Michał Łyszczarz
Subject(s): Military history, Social history, Polish Literature, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Polish Tatars; World War II; personal documents; biographical method; diaries; memoirs;

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses memories of military service and life experiences from the time of World War II, present in the social consciousness of Polish Tatars. The memories of representatives of this small ethnic group have been preserved through personal documents (including diaries and memoirs), which have been made public and published in print. The content analysis included a collection of sources consisting of 13 items.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 109-124
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English