The Katyń massacre and the Stalinist crimes of 1939-1941 in Polish history class books Cover Image

Zbrodnia katyńska i zbrodnie stalinowskie z lat 1939-1941 w polskich podręcznikach historii
The Katyń massacre and the Stalinist crimes of 1939-1941 in Polish history class books

Author(s): Rafał Roguski
Subject(s): Education, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Communism
Published by: Instytut Historii UwS

Summary/Abstract: The theme of following article is presentation of Katyń massacre and Stalinist crimes in polish handbooks for teaching of polish history in high schools. The author showed the way of presentation Stalinist crimes in the early fifties (the period of Stalinism) and years, when knowledge about Katyń massacre and Stalinist crimes were banned - up to present when informations about Katyń forest massacre are in every polish handbooks for teaching history.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 233-246
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish