Sprawa budowy pomnika katyńskiego w Londynie w latach 1971–1979 w świetle polskich i brytyjskich źródeł dyplomatycznych
The Construction of Katyn Memorial in London between 1971 and 1979 in the Light of British and Polish Diplomatic Sources
Author(s): Tomasz KorbanSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Katyn Memorial in London; Polish emigration; diplomacy of People’s Poland; Polish Diplomatic Documents
Summary/Abstract: The article describes the question of construction of Katyn Monument in London in the 1970s in the light of British and Polish diplomatic documents. Main emphasis was put on the international aspects of the described problem. The text also presents responses of the British people to the position taken by the British cabinet who, trying to avoid complications in their relations with communist states, sought to hamper the construction of the monument.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 51/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 165-186
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish