Czechosłowacja w myśli politycznej Wojciecha Korfantego (zarys problematyki)
Czechoslovakia in the political thought of Wojciech Korfanty (an outline of the problem area)

Summary/Abstract: The issue indicated in the title has not been the subject of individual analyses so far. The source basis of this article consists – in its major part – of press publications by W. Korfanty. The material has both a biographical and more general value, offering a valuable source of studies into polish--Czech (Czechoslovakian) political relations. During the interwar period, W. Korfanty belonged to the group of declared supporters of many sided cooperation with Czechoslovakia. He justified his orientation with political, economic and also cultural reasons, which were dictated by the commonwealth of interests shared by the two states. He also justified the concept of close cooperation by putting forward the idea of defense of the order accepted in the treaty of Versaille, as well as by stressing the necessity of forming a block capable of opposing the Germany’s politics. Having been brought up in the tradition of the 19th-century Slavophilism, he was known to be an ardent advocate of the polish-Czech union commenced – first– on the economic basis and later – taking on the federation-like form.

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