Pamięć Kresowian i o Kresach w kontekście przemian pamięci na Ziemiach Zachodnich i Północnych Polski
The Memory of Eastern Borderlands and of Their Former Inhabitants in the Context of Memory Transformations in Polish Western and Northern Territories

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the issue of memory related to Polish Eastern Borderlands based on the example of two cities located in different regions: Kwidzyn (located in the region of Powiśle) and Żary (located in the region of Lower Lusatia). An important aspect of the forming of this memory is not only the fact that those regions are a part of Polish Western and Northern Territories. The paper focuses on the dynamics of memory transformation related to this narrative, in regard to both witnesses of history and the post-memory of the area. After the end of World War II, Żary and Kwidzyn developed differently. The differences the authors consider especially significant are the varying structure of migration and the development and institutionalisation of the organisations in the Borderlands. Nevertheless, it is possible to identify some common characteristics in the development of the organizations of the Borderlands and to cautiously determine a common denominator.

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