Voivodes of Białystok 1919–1944, ed. Krzysztof Sychowicz, Jarosław Wasilewski Cover Image

Wojewodowie białostoccy 1919–1944, red. Krzysztof Sychowicz, Jarosław Wasilewski
Voivodes of Białystok 1919–1944, ed. Krzysztof Sychowicz, Jarosław Wasilewski

Author(s): Mariusz Krzysztofiński
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Political history
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Białystok voivodeship; II Polish Republic; administration; government power elite of interwar Poland; biography

Summary/Abstract: In an accessible form, the book presents pro les and activities of ten Białystok voivodes holding office between 1919 and 1944. Based on their biographies, the militarization of adminitration in Poland after 1926 is apparent. The publication is a valuable study of representatives of the regional power elite (official elite), their political choices and their fate after the end of the war in a country dominated by the communist party.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 205-210
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English, Polish
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