Poland 1944 - 1950: selected social problems of the reconstruction period after World War II
Poland 1944 - 1950: selected social problems of the reconstruction period after World War II
Author(s): Dariusz JaroszSubject(s): History
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Poland; communism and Polish society; rumors; legitimization; demographic losses
Summary/Abstract: World War II had important ethnic consequences in Poland - the disappearance of the Germans from the western territories and Jews after Holocaust. Poland's population shrank from over 35 m (1939) to under 24 million in 1946. The was an imbalance between men and women. In 1945 - 1950, over 1.600.00 people were repatriated from Germany, nearly 300.000 from other European countries and 8.000 from beyond Europe. The study presents these changes and their consequences in 1945 - 1950.
Journal: ÖT KONTINENS
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 63 - 74
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
