Collective or individual biography? A communist in “Regained Lands” just after the WW2 Cover Image

Collective or individual biography? A communist in “Regained Lands” just after the WW2
Collective or individual biography? A communist in “Regained Lands” just after the WW2

Author(s): Katarzyna Rembacka
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Public Administration, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Western and Northern Lands in Poland; Polish Government Plenipotentiaries; communists; biography; 1945; human resources policy

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to compare the biographies of the governmental plenipotentiaries who were sent to Poland in 1945 and to search for the elements connecting them. The profiles of people managing the “Regained Lands” just after the war are presented – Leonard Borkowicz, Jakub Prawin, Stanisław Piaskowski and Aleksander Zawadzki. The biographies of those who, although nominated, did not take over their posts – Aleksander Kaczochy-Józefski and Jerzy Sztachelski – have also been presented. Particular emphasis was placed on the political and ideological choices they made. The article also discusses the human resources policy of Polish communists.

  • Issue Year: 35/2020
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 27-47
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English