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Communism, Nationalism and Ethnicity in Poland, 1944-1950 (Paperback)
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Communism, Nationalism and Ethnicity in Poland, 1944-1950 (Paperback)
Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
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This book fills a significant gap in the study of the establishment
of communist rule in Poland in the key period of 1944-1950. It
shows that nationalism and nationality policy were fundamentally
important in the consolidation of communist rule, acting as a
crucial nexus through which different groups were both coerced and
were able to consent to the new unfolding social and political
order. Drawing on extensive archival research, including national
and regional archives in Poland, it provides a detailed and nuanced
understanding of the early years of communist rule in Poland. It
shows how after the war the communist Polish Workers Party (PPR)
was able to redirect widespread anger resulting from the actions of
the NKVD, Soviet Army and the communists to more 'realistic'
targets such as minority communities, and that this displacement of
anger helped the party to connect with a broader constituency and
present itself as the only party able to protect Polish interests.
It considers the role played by the West, including the endorsement
by the Grand Alliance of homogenising policies such as population
transfer. It also explores the relationship between the communists
and other powerful institutions in Polish society, such as the
Catholic Church which was treated fairly liberally until late 1947
as it played an important function in identifying who was Polish.
Finally, the book considers important episodes - hitherto neglected
by scholars - that shed new light upon the emergence of the Cold
War and the contours of Cold War geopolitics, such as the
'Westphalian incident' of 1947-48, and the arrival of Greek
refugees in Poland in the period 1948-1950.
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