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The Communist Party of Western Belarus: The State of Research

Author(s): Piotr Cichoracki
Subject(s): Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Communist Party of Western Belarus; historiography of the Second Polish Republic; communist movement in the Second Polish Republic

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the historiography of the Communist Party of Western Belarus. This organisation operated in the north-eastern part of the Second Polish Republic. The current state of research on its history is illustrated by several examples from Polish, Soviet, and Belarusian historiography. The author analyses the changes that have taken place in historiography from the 1950s to the present day, including the particular aspects that attracted the attention of historians. The categories of publications (monographs, source publications) are described and research questions posed in the later part of the article.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 24-37
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish