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Międzypokoleniowy przekaz pamięci o Kresach Wschodnich II Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Intergenerational transmission of the memory of the Eastern Borderlands of Second Polish Republic

Author(s): Małgorzata Głowacka-Grajper
Subject(s): History
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: enerational transmission of the memory; Eastern Borderlands of Second Polish Republic; Kresy’s NGOs

Summary/Abstract: In the article the author analyzes the way of thinking of NGO’s representatives on transmission of the memory of the lost eastern borderlands of the Second Republic of Poland (called Kresy) in contemporary social and cultural conditions. Basing on interviews with acti vists from three different generations the author presents social division of mnemonic labor of Kresy – roles played by people from different generations, their motivations, emotional attitudes and their diagnosis of the process of memory transmission and its social and individual aspects.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 93-119
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish
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