Kontrowersje wokół powstania wielkopolskiego 1918/1919 w syntezach historycznych
Controversies over the Greater Poland Uprising of 19181919 in Historical Syntheses

Summary/Abstract: The manner of presentation of the genesis, course and outcome of the Greater Poland Uprising of 1918_1919 on the pages of historical syntheses differs depending on the authors ideological assumptions and degree of knowledge of detailed studies on the subject. Controversies over the Greater Poland Uprising voiced in the historical syntheses of the interwar period stemmed from the ideologies of two rivaling political forces: the national democrats and the Piłsudski camp. The takeover of power by the Marxist left resulted in a radical change of paradigm in the manner of presentation of the genesis, course and outcome of the Greater Poland Uprising. In keeping with Marxist ideology, the causes, developments and results of the uprising were traced to conflict between social classes. The year 1989 which marked the beginning of fundamental changes of the political system in Poland also brought a thorough revision of the mode of presenting the history of modern Poland. As concerns the Greater Poland Uprising those changes consisted in a complete departure from considering the event in the context of any social conflicts. The image of the Greater Poland Uprising in monographic syntheses remains far more varied than can be attributed to the style of narration of particular authors. The syntheses presenting this event are not free from oversimplifications, mental shortcuts that distort historical truth, dubious hypotheses barely supported by historical facts or simply common errors.

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