Zagrożone Dziedzictwo. Polskie Dobra Kultury Na Ukrainie I Białorusi
Endangered Heritage: Polish Cultural Goods in Ukraine and Belarus

Author(s): Wojciech Konończuk, Piotr Kosiewski
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Architecture, Preservation, History of Communism
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Polish cultural goods; Ukraine; Belarus; cultural heritage protection system;
Summary/Abstract: As a result of the changes of borders in the 20th century, a large proportion of Poland’s cultural heritage found itself on the territory of present‑day Belarus and Ukraine. Over the centuries, many cultural assets were created on the erstwhile eastern territories of Poland which the contemporary Polish state, like the other two countries, considers part of its national heritage. This consists mainly of architectural and artistic monuments, archives, libraries and cemeteries. It is difficult to determine in detail how much of the Polish cultural heritage created before 1945 remained in Belarus and Ukraine, but certainly without it, the history of Polish culture and knowledge about it cannot be complete. In fact, no other countries in the world (except Lithuania) are as important to the Polish cultural heritage as Ukraine and Belarus.

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