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The main subject of the article is Konrad Schellbach’s monograph devoted to how the phenomenon of earthquakes was conceptualised in Latin historiography between the late eighth and the mid-thirteenth centuries. The main assumptions of the book and the effects of their implementation are critically analysed, with special attention paid to the selection of the content under study, as well as the possibility of source verification of the theses put forward by the Author. The book is discussed within the broader context of research into old seismic phenomena.
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The article evaluates a two-volume source edition of Janusz Radziwiłł’s military correspondence. The type of documentation called ‘chancellery diary’ has been characterised in more detail, presenting the research possibilities resulting from it. The hetman, personally involved in warfare, ran a chancellery in a way developed by travelling magnates. For this purpose, a diary was kept with all incoming and outgoing letters written down. It was shown that a similar method was used for the documentation created in the milieu of his father Krzysztof and his fraternal first cousin Bogusław. Arguments are presented for the ongoing writing up of the records and the technical and organisational activities related to running a chancellery in this way
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The article discusses the diary of the Soviet ambassador to Great Britain, Ivan Maisky, written between 1934 and 1943. The review’s author presents the controversies sur-rounding its Russian and English editions. He also analyses the references to Poland, such as the background of the Sikorski–Maisky treaty of 30 July 1941, mentions of the Katyń massacre and the severance of diplomatic relations in 1943. Maisky’s diary has a significant cognitive value and is an important source for historians of recent history.
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The fate of Holocaust survivors enjoys the unwavering interest of researchers who, in their publications, decide to give voice to the eyewitnesses of the tragic events of the Second World War. Anna Bikont also pursued this aim and, in her book Cena. W poszukiwa-niu żydowskich dzieci po wojnie (The Price. In Search of Jewish Children after the War), she presented the stories of children rescued from the Holocaust. This article attempts to discuss and evaluate the author’s analysis and the conclusions she draws from it.
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