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Od Redakcji

  • Author: Zespół Redakcyjny
  • Year of publication: 2024
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Profesor Józef Dobosz jako Uczony

  • Author: Tomasz Jasiński
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0876-2048
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 15-32
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240101
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Professor Józef Dobosz as a Scholar

The author presents the academic achievements of Professor Józef Dobosz, a medieval historian from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, formerly a student of Professor Brygida Kürbis. He also presents the successive stages of his academic career, the main directions of his research, his most important publications and organisational activity. Professor Dobosz’s contribution to the development of relations between Polish and Czech historical milieus is also highlighted.

Józef Dobosz historian medievalist Institute of History Faculty of History Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań historyk mediewista Instytut Historii Wydział Historii Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

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Profesor Józef Dobosz jako organizator nauki, dydaktyk i popularyzator historii

  • Author: Danuta Konieczka-Śliwińska
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6943-9167
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 39-56
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240102
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Professor Józef Dobosz as an organizer of science, academic teacher and populariser of history

The article presents the most important achievements of Professor Józef Dobosz of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in the field of science organization, didactics and popularisation of history. Professor Dobosz is a historian specializing in the issues of the history of the Polish Middle Ages. He has also served as editor-in-chief of the quarterly „Historia Slavorum Occidentis”. In 2024, he turned 65.

Józef Dobosz Poznań historian Adam Mickiewicz University medievalist organizer of science academic teachers populariser of history Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza historyk mediewista organizator nauki dydaktyka popularyzator historii

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Moje „medievistické“ Polsko (Pokus o dávno zasloužené enkomion)

  • Author: Ivan Hlaváček
  • Institution: fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Náměstí Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Praha
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5908-4980
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 57-67
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240103
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My „medieval” Poland (An attempt at a long-deserved encomium)

The text provides a rich historical and personal account of the author’s involvement in Polish medieval studies, emphasizing the importance of connections and academic exchanges in shaping r scholarly contributions.

Polish medieval studies historiographical geography academic exchange mediewistyka w Polsce geografia historiograficzna wymiana akademicka

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Založení nejstarších benediktinských klášterů v Čechách ve světle písemných pramenů (od šedesátých let 10. do šedesátých let 11. století)

  • Author: Marie Bláhová
  • Institution: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Náměstí Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Praha
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1542-0932
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 71-80
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240104
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The founding of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Bohemia in the light of written sources (from the 960s to the 1060s)

The article is devoted to the establishment of the oldest monastic institutions in the Czech lands in the 10th and 11th century and the scriptural sources dealing with the circumstances of their establishment. It deals with the founding of the female monastery of St. George at Prague Castle and the male monasteries of Břevnov, Ostrov, and Sázava.

państwo Przemyślidów piśmiennictwo Přemyslid state scripture fundacje klasztory Monasteries benedyktyni the Benedictines Middle Ages średniowiecze

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Kobieta i monety – przyczynek do mennictwa księżnej morawskiej Eufemii

  • Author: Marzena Matla
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7711-5426
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 81-101
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240105
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A woman and coins: Euphemia of Hungary’s contribution to the minting

Euphemia (d. 1111) was the wife of Otto I the Fair, prince of Moravia. After her husbands’ death, she ruled as a regent for her minor sons. Together with her offspring, she issued two types of denarii. The present article aims to distinguish the iconography of these coins and of the models they were likely to be based on, to establish th context of their creation and determine the propaganda message they conveyed.

Middle Ages women’s minting the Přemyslids Iconography Euphemia of Hungary średniowiecze mennictwo kobiet Przemyślidzi ikonografia Eufemia morawska

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Kalokagatia w praktyce na dworze Kazimierza Jagiellończyka – czyli o tym, jak „niecudna” Habsburżanka została matką królów

  • Author: Magdalena Biniaś-Szkopek
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2395-0896
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 102-123
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240106
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Kalos kagathos as practiced at the court of Casimir IV Jagiellon, or how a „less-thanlovely” Habsburg woman became a mother of kings

This article presents, for the first time, a complete compilation of sources confirming the ugliness of Elisabeth Habsburg, wife of Casimir Jagiellon. It also explains how the authors of the sources dealt with the fact that in Elisabeth’s case, the description anime et corpus (where a beautiful body should correspond to the beauty of the soul) could not be applied.

Elisabeth Habsburg Jan Długosz kalos kagathos anthropological research parliamentary speeches kalokagatia badania antropologiczne mowy sejmowe

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O Gallowym kleryku i królu Bolesławie Szczodrym raz jeszcze

  • Author: Krzysztof Skwierczyński
  • Institution: Uniwersytet Warszawski
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-7574
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 124-134
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240107
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Another mention of Gallus Anonymous’ cleric and King Bolesław II the Bold

The article concerns a compelling anecdote related by Gallus Anonymous. The story seems to show King Bolesław II the Bold in a good light. However, a detailed analysis of the work shows that, despite the seemingly positive overtones of the story, the historian pointed to the king’s extravagance as one of the reasons for his loss of power, being toppled from his throne, expulsion from the country and death in exile.

Bolesław Szczodry Anonim tzw. Gall Bolesław II the Bold Wincenty Kadłubek Gallus Anonymous

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Morawskie echa elekcji Michała Korybuta Wiśniowieckiego (1669). Biskup ołomuniecki Karol z Lichtensteinów-Castelcornów i jego sieć informatorów

  • Author: Robert T. Tomczak
  • Institution: Historický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, Prosecká 809/76, 190 00 Praha 9
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9377-8505
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 135-153
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240108
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Moravian reflections on the election of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (1669). The Olomouc Bishop Charles of Lichtenstein-Castelcorn and his network of informants

This article attempts to present Polish-Moravian relations in the context of the election of King Michał in 1669. The central figure of these contacts was Charles II von Liechtenstein- Kastelkorn, the Bishop of Olomouc, who had an extensive network of informants reporting to him on the developments in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

elekcja 1669 Karol z Lichtensteinów-Castelcornów election 1669 Moravia Michał I Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn korespondencja correspondence Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Morawy

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Barokowy twórca średniowiecznej przeszłości miast Germanii Słowiańskiej (nieco o społecznych funkcjach historii regionalnej i potrzebie jej modyfikacji)

  • Author: Marek Cetwiński
  • Institution: emerytowany profesor Uniwersytetu Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1760-0438
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 154-163
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240109
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The Baroque author of the medieval past of Slavic Germanic cities (a piece on the social functions of regional history and the need of modification thereof)

Historical writing often borders on non-fiction and novelistic fiction. The sparse source base is sometimes supplemented by the imagination of the historian him/herself. The critical scholar confines him/herself to demonstrating that an impressive mixture of legendary themes, folk tales and popular beliefs make up a „mythologised or falsified picture of the past”. The goal is simply to decide who is writing, for whom and for what purpose?

Slavic Germania historical writing regional history Abraham Hosemann history of cities and towns in Lusatia and Silesia Germania Słowiańska pisarstwo historyczne dziejopisarstwo regionalne historia miast i miasteczek Łużyc i Śląska

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Od listopada do listopada. Monarchii habsburskiej i Polaków wzajemne rozstawanie

  • Author: Damian Szymczak
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6113-6030
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 164-185
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240110
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From November to November. The consensual parting of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Poles

The author of the text analyses the reasons why Poles from Galicia, southern Poland, departed from the so-called Austro-Polish conception and matured towards the ideal of full independence. He draws attention to the significance of the Act of 5 November 1916 for the initiation of emancipation processes among Poles living under the Habsburg rule.

Galicia (Poland) Habsburg Monarchy First World War Galicja Monarchia habsburska pierwsza wojna światowa

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The spread and influence of crusading ideology in Bohemia and Poland

  • Author: Darius von Güttner-Sporzyński
  • Institution: Australian Catholic University, Canberra Campus (Signadou)
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-8167
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 186-208
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240111
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This article investigates the transmission and influence of the idea of crusade in Bohemia and Poland, pivotal in shaping East Central Europe’s religious, cultural, and political landscape during the Middle Ages. Exploring cultural exchanges, political alliances, and ecclesiastical influences, it reveals the mechanisms of this ideology’s dissemination and absorption in the Piast realm. It examines the nuanced transformation in attitudes and policies following the reception of the idea of crusade, contributing to a deeper understanding of the interplay between ideology and regional dynastic dynamics and its enduring impact on the Christian world.

idea of crusade holy war bohemia Poland idea krucjaty święta wojna Polska Czechy

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Tisíc a padesát let pražského biskupství, ed. Jan Kotous, Petr Sommer, Vratislav Vaníček, NLN – Nakladatelství Lidové nowiny, Praha 2023, ss. 420

  • Author: Jakub Wojtczak
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0532-005X
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 211-220
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240112
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Sprawozdanie z II Kongresu Czechoznawstwa Polskiego i Polonoznawstwa Czeskiego, Praga, 15–18 IX 2023 r.

  • Author: Jakub Wojtczak
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polska
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0532-005X
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 223-225
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240113
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Polityka papiestwa w Europie Środkowej i na Bałkanach w okresie działalności Konstantyna i Metodego w państwie morawskim oraz misjonarzy łacińskich w Bułgarii

  • Author: Krzysztof Polek
  • Institution: em. prof. UKEN, Kraków
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6479-3255
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 13-70
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240201
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The policy of the Holy See in Central Europe and the Balkans during the activities of Constantine and Methodius in the Moravian state and the Latin missionaries in Bulgaria

The subject of the article is the policy of the Holy See during the pontificates of Nicholas I, Hadrian II and John VIII with regard to countries in Central Europe and the Balkans. It was the result of the complex relations between the papacy and the Carolingians, the Byzantine Empire as well as the Slavic states. The Moravian rulers (Rostislav and Sviatopluk) and, Boris-Michael, the Khan of Bulgaria, used the interest of the Holy Sees diplomacy in these regions to implement their own ecclesiastical and political plans. An analysis of mutual diplomatic contacts shows more interest in Boris-Michaels state in the diplomatic activity of the papacy than in the Moravian state. The change in the policy of the Holy See took place after the fiasco of making the Bulgarian state dependent on the Church, as well as with the deterioration of relations with the East Frankish monarchy (in ecclesiastical and political matters). This contributed to the growing importance of the Moravian state in the diplomatic activities of Rome in Central Europe (the Gloria in excelsis Deo papal bull).

Konstantyn i Metody państwo morawskie Bizancjum Europa Środkowa i Bałkany w IX w. Sancta Ecclesia Marabensis Cyril and Methodius Carolingian and Byzantine Empires Central Europe and the Balkans in the 9th century Karolingowie papiestwo Papacy

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Narzeczona Dobrawa i nawracanie księcia Mieszka (aspekty genealogiczne, polityczne i transformacyjne)

  • Author: Vratislav Vaníček
  • Institution: České vysoké učení technické v Praze
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 71-103
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240202
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The Bride Doubravka of Bohemia and the conversion of Prince Mieszko (the genealogical, political and transformational aspects)

The marriage of Princess Doubravka to Prince Mieszko I is a specific example of acculturation in Central-Eastern Europe when Christianity came from Bohemia. It was striving to emancipate its own diocese, further east, to emerging Poland. The study first addresses the genealogical issues of Bolesław I the Braves family and considers the identification of Doubravkas mother (Biagota?, Slavníkovci?). The impulse for the Christianisation of Poland was Prince Mieszkos defeat in 963; he needed military allies while a certain crisis of identity could have arosen („culture shock” – the disfavour of ethnic „daemons”). In his chronicle, Thietmar of Merseburg rather obscured the information about the marriage, through a certain bias against Mieszko, and especially towards his son Bolesław. The baptism took place before the diocese was established; it was a cultural transfer „from court to court”, from Prague to Poznań, perhaps due to the similarities between the Czech and Polish dynastic traditions. The goals of Mieszkos marriage were achieved in 967 (victory of the combined Polish-Bohemian army over Wichmann, birth of Mieszkos son Bolesław).

wojna 967 r. chrzest Mieszka I kryzys pogaństwa wojna 963 r. Dobrawa genealogia Przemyślidów war of 967 baptism of Mieszko crisis of pagan identity war of 963 Doubravka Biagota Genealogy of the Přemyslids

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Księżnej Anny z Zamoyskich Sapieżyny żywot pracowity. Działalność księżnej Anny w dobrach sapieżyńskich

  • Author: Jacek Szpak
  • Institution: Uniwersytet Śląski
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3464-9214
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 104-141
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240203
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Duchess Anna Sapieżyna née Zamoyskas busy life. Duchess Annas activity in the Sapieżyński estate

The article concerns certain aspects of economic activities of Anna Sapieżyna, with special emphasis placed on the territories of Congress Poland and Taken Lands on the east of the Bug river. The author focuses on the financial situation of the landed properties and how the duchess managed them. Anna Sapieżyna (1772–1858) was married to Aleksander Sapieha in 1794. In 1799, she gave birth to her daughter Anna, and in 1803 to her son Leon. In 1817, the daughter married A.J. Czartoryski. After the fall of the November Uprising in 1831, the duchess strived to save the family fortune from confiscation by the tsar as punishment for her son and son in laws participation in the Uprising. The duchess managed the rescued properties by herself, and was the sole decision-maker, with the employees only following her instructions. In the landed properties, an early version of crop rotation was implemented. The duchess had a good understanding of the mechanisms of the financial market. The money from the agricultural activities was invested in banks and exchange offices, various European markets as well as bonds issued by Congress Poland, Prussia and Russia. The returns were then invested into land properties in France, the Grand Duchy of Posen and Galicia.

Sapiehowie the Sapieha family finances finanse aristocracy arystokracja gospodarka economy

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Działalność społeczno-gospodarcza i polityczna Polaków na Wołyniu, Podolu i Kijowszczyźnie w latach 1864–1914. Wprowadzenie do problematyki

  • Author: Mariusz Korzeniowski
  • Institution: UMCS
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9245-3987
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 142-162
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240204
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Socio-economic and political activity of Poles in Volhynia, Podolia and Kiev region in 1864–1914. Introduction to the issues

This study revolves around selected aspects of the activity of the Polish community in the Kiev, Podolia and Volyn governorates in 1864–1914. Questions have been asked about the activities nature, scope, directions and conditions, as well as the numbers and social background of the Poles involved in work for the benefit of the country. The extent of Polish socio-economic and political work in Russia at the time largely depended on the policy of the Tsarist authorities towards the local Poles. The efforts made were indicative of their real aspirations and served not only to save Polish property, but also to maintain the national awareness of the Polish community in Russia. After the October Manifesto was proclaimed, the efforts resulted in a number of cultural, educational and publishing initiatives, coupled with the establishment of organisations and associations, and the pursuit of political activity. Interestingly, they were a consequence of the sometimes isolated efforts for the benefit of the country before 1905. After the First Russian Revolution, on the other hand, they evolved into an arena for Ukrainian Poles to express their aspirations. Their elites sought, among other things, to restore their due position in the social hierarchy based on their status and economic power.

lata 1864–1914 działalność polityczna aktywność społeczna i gospodarcza Kijowszczyzna Podole 1864–1914 social and economic activity Kiev region Podolia Polacy Wołyń Volhynia Poles Political activity

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„Ławą przepływać lubimy do sezonowych letnisk” – wędrówki Polaków do pruskich i niemieckich kurortów (1850–1914)

  • Author: Magdalena Sadlik
  • Institution: UKEN
  • ORCID: 0000-0002-1839-9246
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 163-185
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240205
  • PDF: hso/41/hso4105.pdf
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“We enjoy frequenting seasonal resorts” – Polish travels to Prussian and German resorts (1850–1914)

This study examines written sources documenting Polish travels to German resorts from the the mid-19th century until the outbreak of World War I. The topic at hand encompasses multiple disciplines, including literary history and cultural anthropology. Among the resorts popular among Poles in the 19th century, Baden-Baden emerges as the most prominent German spa town which attracted the then elite of Europe. It gained its reputation due to the beneficial climate and hot springs as well as a diverse array of recreational activities. As the political situation deteriorated (the Kulturkampf, Prussian restrictions), Polish trips to German resorts came to be viewed in a political context. As a result, a campaign for boycotting „the baths” was launched in the Polish press. Written sources documenting Polish travels to German and Prussian resorts from the 19th and early 20th centuries provide insight into the historical context of the period, and offer a unique perspective on various political, economic, and social issues.

bojkot kurort boycott resort press Prusy Prussia prasa Niemcy Germany

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Niemieckie „dzieci państwowe” (Staatskinder) wyznania ewangelickiego w kolonizacji wschodnich prowincji państwa pruskiego. Sierociniec w Ruchocinie/Mielżynie 1899–1918

  • Author: Wojciech Ziółkiewicz
  • Institution: UAM
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9577-1315
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 186-208
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240206
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German state children (Staatskinder) of the Evangelical denomination in the colonisation of the eastern provinces of the Prussian state. The orphanage in Ruchocin/Mielżyn 1899– –1918

The article presents the mechanism of the Prussian authorities using „state children” [Staatskinder] in the process of colonization of the eastern Prussian provinces, and combining charity activity with the program of Germanization of the area in question. The actions taken by the Prussian authorities in the late 19 and the early 20th century were in reaction to the internal migration movements, which directly affected the eastern Prussian provinces, from Berlins perspective negatively influencing their national structure. In 1895, Ernst Hasse presented a plan to colonize the eastern Prussian provinces by bringing „state children”, i.e. orphans and illegitimate children from the metropolitan areas of central and western Germany, and placing them in orphanages established in the East. The article describes, among others, one of such orphanages which operated between 1899 and 1918 and was supervised by the Protestant Association for the Care of Orphans in the Province of Poznań [Evangelischer Verein für Waisenpflege in der Provinz Posen].

protestantyzm germanizacja Ernst Hasse Germanization Protestantism kolonizacja colonization Prusy Prussia

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The image of Dmytro Vyshnevetsky in Ukrainian historiography

  • Author: Svitlana Zymnytska
  • Institution: Dnipro University of Technology
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7558-9778
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 209-231
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240207
  • PDF: hso/41/hso4107.pdf
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The image of Dmytro Vyshnevetsky in Ukrainian historiography has followed the changes in history as an academic discipline. At the time when the Cossack myth was created, historians’ romantic views of the Cossack past resulted in an image of the prince as a noble knight, the Cossack father-hetman, and the founder of the first Zaporozhian Sich. Once positivism made its way to historiography, the activities of the prince were subjected to a more critical analysis, and historians began to question his role of the founder of the first Sich. However, it was not denied that the fortress built by the prince could have served as a prototype for the Cossack Sich. During the Soviet era, three currents in Ukrainian historiography emerged: Soviet, Galician from the Interwar period, and foreign. An ideological confrontation took place between Soviet and foreign historiography, in relation to the assessment of the prince’s activities and the view of the Cossacks. In the 1990s, censorship was liftem and Ukrainian historians gained access to archives. This resulted in a large number of works on the Cossacks. Again, just like 70 years before, there was a need for the emergence of national awareness (based on the Cossack myth), so in addition to purely academic investigations with a critical attitude towards the work of the predecessors and the involvement of new source material, amateur researchers produced a number of works. By the mid-1990s, the prince had been somewhat idealized in Ukrainian history which stemmed from a search for heroic figures among representatives of the Ukrainian elite in the young Ukrainian state. Since the early 2000s, Ukrainian researchers have been trying to assess Dmytro Vyshnevetsky’s activities in a pan-European context, relying on newly available sources, particularly abroad.

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Hacer Topaktaş o poselstwie Franciszka Piotra Potockiego do Stambułu (1788–1793)

  • Author: Małgorzata Czarnecka
  • Institution: UAM
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3545-3833
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 235-249
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240208
  • PDF: hso/41/hso4108.pdf
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Hacer Topaktaş on Franciszek Piotr Potockis mission to Istanbul (1788–1793)

Reading Ottoman-Polish diplomatic relations leads to a clear conclusion that in the late 18th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had an opportunity to enter into an international alliance as a partner alongside the Ottoman Empire. Topaktaş has not attempted to create hypothetical scenarios regarding the survival or otherwise of the First Republic, but has reconstructed the idea of an Ottoman-Polish alliance in a scholarly manner, drawing on a rich body of historical sources. The publication contains innovative insights from the fields of history, political science and international relations. It takes into account the latest state of research and the results of searches personally conducted by the author. Topaktaş has almost managed to avoid factual mistakes and errors. The scale of the research apparatus used and the high specialisation of the technique of the historian of Polish-Turkish relations makes this monograph a work complementary to the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Poland and the Ottoman Empire. The reader is presented with a convincing argument alternating with a narrative that gives the impression of a reportage on the journey and stay of Franciszek Piotr Potocki - all wrapped up in academic terminology. The author has accomplished the research goals declared in the introduction. I personally believe that Topaktaşs book is a groundbreaking and inspiring treatise on the late 18th century. It is worth recommending to enthusiasts of Ottoman studies, but also to students of history interested in the subject.

Imperium Osmańskie I Rzeczpospolita relacje polsko-tureckie stosunki polsko-osmańskie First Republic Polish-Turkish relations Polish-Ottoman relations Franciszek Piotr Potocki Hacer Topaktaş stosunki dyplomatyczne Ottoman Empire XVIII w. 18th Century diplomatic relations

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„Przez zieloną granicę do raju”, czyli kilka uwag o książce Serhija Humennego „Uchodźcy. Nielegalne przekraczanie granicy polsko-sowieckiej w latach 1918–1939”

  • Author: Piotr Olechowski
  • Institution: Instytut Strat Wojennych im. Jana Karskiego
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4108-2682
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 250-267
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240209
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“Through a green border to paradise”, or a few remarks on the book “Refugees. Illegal crossing of the Polish-Soviet border in 1918–1939” by Serhiy Humenny

This review article is a critical approach to Serhiy Humennes monograph published in the IPN Publishing House (Warszawa 2022, „Monografie” series, vol, 179, p. 166) concerning illegal migrations across the Polish-Soviet border in the Interwar period. In the course of reading, I have come across many errors of both substantive and technical and linguistic nature. I have also revealed a rather peculiar phenomenon of using an almost unchanged text four times for various purposes. On its basis, a masters thesis has been written, defended at the then Jan Długosz Academy in Częstochowa, published in the form of a subject monograph. In the meantime, however, the author slightly modified the content of the typescript and used it as the basis for conferring the degree of doctor of history at the Faculty of History of the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kiev. Once the dissertation has been successfully defended, a book published in Ukrainian has also seen the light of day

granica polsko-radziecka artykuł recenzyjny Poland-Soviet Union border self-plagiarism review article uchodźcy autoplagiat Ukraina refugees Ukraine

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List otwarty dr. Serhija Humennego w odpowiedzi na recenzję dr. Piotra Olechowskiego

  • Author: Serhij Humennyi
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 268-281
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240210
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An open letter from Dr. Serhiy Humenny in response to the review by Dr. Piotr Olechowski

Otevřený dopis Dr. Serhije Humennego jako odpověď na recenzi Dr. Piotra Olechowského

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O literaturze mirakularnej, epilepsji i innych zagadnieniach poruszonych przez Elżbietę Nowosielską w książce pt. „Melancholia, szaleństwo i inne »choroby głowy« w Rzeczypospolitej w XVII i XVIII wieku”

  • Author: Małgorzata Delimata-Proch
  • Institution: UAM
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7894-2589
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 281-294
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240211
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On miraculous literature, epilepsy and other issues raised by Elżbieta Nowosielska in her book entitled “Melancholy, madness and other ‘headaches’ in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th and 18th centuries”

For decades, the history of medicine, healing, medical culture, health, etc. has been fascinating researchers: historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, and doctors alike. Researchers in this field use source materials that have been known in science for a long time, often creating a questionnaire of issues and questions that no one has posed so far. Elżbieta Nowosielska’s publication, entitled „Melancholy, madness and other ‘headaches’ in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th and 18th centuries” (2021) belongs to this group of works. It is clear to anyone who has dealt with books of miracles and graces that, on the basis of the miraculous literature, if properly explored, E. Nowosielska would have come close to one of the goals outlined in the book’s introduction – a possibly complete picture of the approach to madness or melancholy. The author underestimated the effort made by Jowita Jagla, a researcher into the books of miracles and graces, and the votive offerings, who discusses issues related to epilepsy in her work, and disregarded several other texts. This does not speak very well of the search she carried out.

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Moje staropolskie kobiety władzy. Odpowiedź na recenzję Małgorzaty Delimaty-Proch

  • Author: Ewa Janeczek-Jabłońska
  • Institution: Badaczka niezależna
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3753-3224
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 295-301
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240212
  • PDF: hso/41/hso4112.pdf
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My Old Polish women of power. A response to the review by Małgorzata Delimata-Proch

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Sprawozdanie z międzynarodowej konferencji naukowej pt. „Słowiańszczyzna pomiędzy pogaństwem a chrześcijaństwem do początku XIII wieku. Konfrontacje archeologiczno-historyczne”, Poznań, 20–22 IX 2023 r.

  • Author: Jakub Wojtczak
  • Institution: Wydział Historii UAM
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 305-307
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240213
  • PDF: hso/41/hso4113.pdf
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Report on an international academic conference on “The Slavonic Lands between Paganism and Christianity until the early 13th century. Archaeological and historical confrontations”, Poznań, 20–22 September 2023

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Spis treści

  • Author: The Editors
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 5-10
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Formy kontaktów dyplomatycznych między władcami frankijskimi a Obodrytami i Wieletami od końca VIII do X wieku

  • Author: Jarosław Sochacki
  • Institution: Akademia Polonijna
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2421-4495
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 13-45
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240301
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4201.pdf
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Forms of diplomatic relations between Frankish rulers and the Obodrites and the Veleti from the late eighth to the tenth centuries

This article is dedicated to the diplomatic relations of the Obodrites and the Veleti (who, in the tenth century, were associated within the Lutitian Union in which the Redarians played a key role) with the Frankish monarchy from the late eighth century to the tenth century. The author attempts to reconstruct the course of these relations, during war and peace alike. Negotiations usually ended with the release of hostages and exacting tribute. In extreme cases, they resulted in the abolition of the office of principal duke or in a change of the ruler. In the latter instance, Slavic envoys would arrive at a meeting organized by the Frankish rulers or at one of their courts. These were not spontaneous meetings as shown by the Slav-Frankish military cooperation and bilateral consultations. In the tenth century, the relations between the Slavs and the East Frankish monarchy were of a highly military nature, and their course did not deviate significantly from the pattern developed in the earlier period. However, the contacts with the East Frankish state maintained by Nakon and Mstivoj deviated from the aforementioned pattern, especially in the case of Mstivoj, whose relations followed a pattern that emerged in the ninth century.

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Wkład i możliwości archeologii w badaniach dziejów zakonu krzyżackiego. Najnowsze osiągnięcia badawcze

  • Author: Dariusz Poliński
  • Institution: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-843X
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 46-76
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240302
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4202.pdf
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The possibilities of archaeology and its input in research on the history of the Teutonic Order. The latest research achievements

The article presents the latest archaeological research related to the Teutonic Order. The main objects of the studies are castles and the obtained materials are the basis for cultural studies. An interest has been developed in everyday life, including the funeral rite. Within the last several years, there has been a significant increase of e interest on the part of Polish archaeologists in the Teutonic Knights. This has involved frequent examination of castles both well preserved and in poor condition, or virtually invisible. The researches have studied buildings of different ranks; the range of the performed works varied. The resource materials from the field works have often served as the starting point for studies of the material culture of the Teutonic Order. The scholars focused on various every-day-life issues like the use of ceramic dishes and the preferred diet. The continuation of the research on the field where the Battle of Grunwald took place provides new materials for further studies, and the discovery of burial sites of the alleged Grand Masters in Kwidzyn gave an impulse for investigation on the funeral rite in the Order.

the Teutonic Order zakon krzyżacki archaeology Archeologia kultura Polska culture Poland

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Resistance in the borderland: The expeditions of prince Casimir and prince John I Albert into the Kingdom of Hungary and the fates of their allies

  • Author: Pavol Maliniak
  • Institution: Matej Bel University
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5763-2090
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 77-98
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240303
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4203.pdf
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While the expeditions of prince Casimir and later prince John I Albert took place in different political situations, they share some similarities. Both military campaigns had the same background in the regions of north-eastern Hungary. The study focuses on the power support of two members of the Jagiellonian dynasty in Hungary. Prince Casimir’s expedition of 1471–1472 and Prince John I Albert’s expedition of 1490–1492 were characterised by continuous Hungarian support. Due to intensive contacts in the borderlands, the Polish party was supported by members of several generations of the magnate families, as well as local landowners. The Jagiellonians were mainly supported by the Rozgonyi and Perényi families in the regions of Šariš and Zemplín. The reasons for this multi-generational support can be attributed to the proximity of the magnates and their estates to Poland, and in the personal, economic and cultural ties in the borderlands. It is significant that, despite the failure of the expeditions, the rebellious magnate families were not stripped of their status, unlike lower-ranking nobles.

poparcie dla polityki polskiej wśród szlachty węgierskiej Węgry w drugiej połowie XV w. najazdy książąt jagiellońskich support for Polish politics among Hungarian nobility Hungary in the second half of the 15th century producers of publishing products

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Etos polskiego hetmana na kartach rodzimych traktatów teoretycznych XVI wieku

  • Author: Maksymilian Jan Krasoń
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-4264
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 99-126
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240304
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4204.pdf
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The ethos of the Polish hetman as presented in domestic theoretical treatises from the 16th century

The author of this text proves that it is possible to reconstruct the hetman ethos on the basis of a group of sources such as works on topics related to the military. The form of the ethos is also justified by extra-source materials, which may be regarded as confirmation of its real value in research into the moral issues of the Polish nobility in the 16th century. The author submits this proposal for further discussion and possible revision. It is recommended to carry out in-depth research into the hetman ethos where other types of sources are employed, which may prove to be no less authoritative. The knowledge of the hetman ethos, also as an example of research into the world of values and the moral side of human activity in history, can be used in assessing the moral-ethical aspect of other social groups or professions, not necessarily related to the military. However, scholarly endeavours based on an analysis of all kinds of activities of Polish commanders in the First Republic using the hetman ethos will prove extremely important. In the course of the research, the emergence of new interpretations and assessments of issues may be expected, issues which to this day remain incomprehensible or seem to have been exhausted by research.

XVI wiek polska myśl wojskowa etos hetman 16th century Polish military thought ethos hetmans Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

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Poza politykę: o pobycie Piotra I w Gdańsku w 1716 roku w świetle wybranych materiałów z epoki

  • Author: Katarzyna Pękacka-Falkowska
  • Institution: Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2068-7957
  • Author: Bartłomiej Siek
  • Institution: Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4950-4771
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 127-176
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240305
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4205.pdf
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Beyond politics: about Peter I’s visit to Gdansk in 1716 in the light of selected contemporary sources

The article presents the visit of Tsar Peter I to Gdańsk in 1716; it is based on an unpublished anonymous manuscript from the Gdansk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Summarischer Bericht Deßen, was währender Ihro Groß-Czaar: Maytt: Hoher Gegenwart Anno 1716. allhier in Dantzig passiret und vorgegangen [PAN BG rkps 699]), and coverage by the European press (mainly Europäische Fama and Hamburger Relations-Courier) compared with selected texts from the era, including Major von Conradi Geschriebenes Journal des Kriegs Etats von Anno 1704 biss 1719 (PAN BG rkps 592). These sources allow to show the cultural context of this visit and offer new information on the role of Gdansk as a center of natural science in the 18th century. (The text of the manuscript PAN BG rkps 699 is attached as an annex to the article). For a better understanding of the non-political aspects of Peter I’s stay in Gdansk in 1716, however, manuscript and old-print materials held in Russian institutions, primarily in St Petersburg, need to be identified. An analysis thereof will provide better contextualisation of the source material studied so far and provide more details on the cultural elements of Peter I’s two-month visit to the city on the Motława River and its impact on Gdansk-Russian relations in the 18th century.

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Francuska czy rosyjska? Kule broni czarnoprochowej z pola bitwy napoleońskiej pod Pułtuskiem

  • Author: Cezary Bahyrycz
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6822-1481
  • Author: Marek Żółkiewski
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8394-2815
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 177-196
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240306
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4206.pdf
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French or Russian? Lead bullets from the Pułtusk battlefield

The article is a discussion of issues related to the newly discovered lead gunpowder bullets obtained during archaeological prospection by means of metal detectors in a field near Pułtusk that witnessed a battle in 1806. Archaeologists took initial interest in the battlefield of Pułtusk back in the early 21st century. As a result of the research activity, the venue has been granted conservation protection and has been entered in the register of monuments. Surface exploration has been carried out by a team of a dozen or so people. After the discovery of the artefact, its location was measured in three dimensions with the help of a GPS receiver operating in the RTK (Real Time Kinematic) mode. The aim of the analysis has been to link the artifacts with a confrontation of Napoleonic and Russian armies. The observations included registration of marks on the bullets, identifying the methods of removing the casting sprue, traces of a worm used to remove unspent powder and traces of animal teeth. The acquired data were spatially visualized and combined with historical knowledge about the course of the battle, providing a complementary picture. The described research procedure, from field prospection using spatial GIS analyses to observations on artifacts, highlights the potential of drawing conclusions about historical events in the light of discovered archaeological sources.

bitwa pod Pułtuskiem kule ołowiane wojny napoleońskie Battle of Pułtusk lead bullets Napoleonic wars

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Polish clergy’s attitude towards the German model of women’s social work in Poland under Prussian rule in the early 20th century as presented in the Poznań press

  • Author: Agnieszka Szudarek
  • Institution: Uniwersytet Szczeciński
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-9808
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 197-227
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240307
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4207.pdf
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At the beginning of the 20th century, some Polish Catholic priests in Poland under Prussian rule started to promote modern social work among Polish middle-class women, and encouraged them to attend German social courses. The aim of this article is to show the contexts and trends explaining why Polish clergy chose to promote German models of modern social work among Polish women when the tension between Poles and Germans was building up. The author presents arguments indicating that the idea behind the Polish priests’ efforts to train professional staff of female Catholic activists was to provide support for implementing the principles of the encyclical Rerum novarum among working class families, especially women and children. The author uses the example of Poznań/Posen as an important city where Polish priests promoted modern social work of women. A group of female leaders from the Social Department, a new organisation that was a part of the Association of Catholic Societies for Working Women, supervised by the priests, started to work with the reception and national interpretation of German, and other models of social work. These Polish women were with a part of the patron women’s movement including Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Society (Panie Miłosierdzia Towarzystwa św. Wincentego à Paulo) and Sodalities of Mary’s Children (Sodalicje Dzieci Marii) that did not question the leading role of the clergy and German models of social work.

ruch kobiecy katolicyzm społeczny na początku XX wieku polskie duchowieństwo katolickie historia Poznania women’s movement social Catholicism in the early 20th century Polish Catholic clergy history of Poznań praca socjalna social work

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Historia, archeologia i etnografia jako dyscypliny nieprzydatne do badania wierzeń słowiańskich według Dariusza Andrzeja Sikorskiego („Religie dawnych Słowian”)

  • Author: Rafał Rutkowski
  • Institution: Polska Akademia Nauk
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1875-982X
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 231-251
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240308
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History, archaeology and ethnography as disciplines unsuitable for the study of Slavic beliefs according to Dariusz Andrzej Sikorski in his „Religions of the ancient Slavs”

For the author of the book presented below, the topic of Slavic beliefs is only a pretext for formulating writing technique-related postulates. A discussion with D.A. Sikorski should not take place in the field of methodology, or the field of the substance, and even less in the field of extra-academic research motivations. A historian should give voice to the source accounts (which does not necessarily mean considering them historically reliable), and this is made possible by appropriate methods. D.A. Sikorski, on the other hand, believes that the method is secondary, as long as it leads to results that are consistent with the ‘state of the facts’, which in practice have nothing to do with the sources. His proposal, however, is unacceptable for it is characterised by unreliability, one-sidedness, undermining of source testimony and replacing it with one’s own fantasies in accordance with a preconceived thesis that „it is not known how it actually was, but it is known that the Slavs did not have their own beliefs”. The result is a methodological trap: positivism has been taken to its ultimate consequences and turned upside down, becoming voluntarism within which you can undermine whatever you see fit.

metody badań przekazy źródłowe research methods the Slavs Słowianie historical sources metodologia religia methodology religion

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Rola hymnów w procesie kształtowania środkowoeuropejskich tożsamości narodowych na podstawie książki Csaby G. Kissa

  • Author: Romuald Rydz
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6918-6729
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 252-262
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240309
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4209.pdf
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The role of anthems in the process of forming Central European national identities based on the book by Csaba G. Kiss

Csaba G. Kiss, using comparative analysis, has not only attempted to uncover the corpus of dominant motifs in national songs, but has also indicated how their selection was influenced by historical events and the traditions of individual communities. Particularly noteworthy are the sections of the work where the links between the songs produced in different national communities are presented, both in terms of their forms and content. On the other hand, what can draw exceptional admiration is the enormous erudition of the author of The Anthems of East-Central Europe, who in his investigations referred not only to the literature in the languages of the conference, but also made extensive use of Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Romanian and - understandably because of his origin – Hungarian studies. Minor errors of a factual nature are somewhat surprising, such as the attribution to Alexander I the paternity of Grand Duke Constantine, commander-in-chief of the Polish army and the actual governor of Congress Poland from 1815 to 1830. The book under review can be considered a highly successful example of the use of comparative analysis in research dedicated to the emergence of national identity in Central Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Książka o Zjeździe Filmowym w Wiśle ’49. Edycja źródeł wraz z opracowaniami

  • Author: Dorota Skotarczak
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-6969
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 263-275
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240310
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4210.pdf
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Book on the Film Convention in Wisła ’49. Edition of sources with studies

In 2024, the Polish Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute (FINA) has published an impressive volume entitled „The Film Convention in Wisła 1949. Sources – Comments – Studies”. The authors of the academic studies and compilation are Barbara Giza and Adam Wyżyński. It is the first book entirely devoted to the Filmmakers’ Convention in Wisła which took place from 17–20 November. As a result, full convention transcripts have been published for the first time. Part one of the book, entitled „Introduction”, contains three articles by Rafał Habielski, Grzegorz Wołowiec and Piotr Zwierzchowski, presenting the political context of the Convention. The second, main part of the publication contains a transcript of the Convention in Wisła. The great merit of this edition is the thorough editing of the source text and the inclusion of numerous footnotes containing explanations, biographical and film notes, etc. Part three of the book contains „Other source material” relating to the Convention. Also of great value is a set of photographs from the Convention included in the volume; they are an important source material in themselves. The last part contains four articles (by Barbara Giza and Adam Wyżyński, Mariusz Mazur, Piotr Śmiałowski and Jarosław Grzechowiak) which provide commentary on the source batch. The volume devoted to the Convention in Wisła is a well and carefully published, superbly researched item. There is no doubt that the publication will become a must for anyone interested in Polish cinematography, post-war Polish history, or Polish culture.

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Městský chram sv. Vavřince ve Vysokém Mýtě, red. Kristina Uhlíková, Artefactum, Praha 2022, ss. 480, 356 ilustr. kolor. i cz.-b. – fot. i rys.

  • Author: Bogusław Czechowicz
  • Institution: Slezská univerzita
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-8388
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 276-280
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240311
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4211.pdf
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Sprawozdanie z konferencji naukowej „Regiony i regionalizm w Republice Czeskiej i Polsce”, Žďár n. Sázavou, 23–25 V 2024 r.

  • Author: Danuta Konieczka-Śliwińska
  • Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6943-9167
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 283-286
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240312
  • PDF: hso/42/hso4212.pdf
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  • Author: The Editors
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 5-10
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Użytkowanie konia na wczesnośredniowiecznym grodzie w Grzybowie w świetle źródeł archeologicznych

  • Author: Marcin Danielewski
  • Institution: UAM
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3897-2617
  • Author: Jacek Wrzesiński
  • Institution: emerytowany pracownik Muzeum Pierwszych Piastów na Lednicy
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1255-6295
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 13-42
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240401
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4301.pdf
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The use of the horse at the early medieval stronghold of Grzybowo in the light of archaeological sources

The stronghold in Grzybowo is one of the most important early Piast settlements with its origins dating back to 919–923. The construction of a powerful castle by the Piasts remains an object of consideration, given that they already used large strongholds in Giecz, Poznań, and Ostrów Lednicki in the centre of their domain. Grzybowo complemented these four sites, and soon (10th century) Gniezno followed suit. Perhaps the intention was to emphasise their dominion over the area, at the same time allocating specific strongholds to the family members to give them a sense of power. Among the numerous cultural materials recovered during the archaeological excavations are objects connected with the use of horses. Their skeletal remains have been separated in the archaeological material. In the early Middle Ages, the horse played an important military as well as cultural role. Historical sources suggest a significant role played by horses when travelling, in combat, and as the owner’s status symbol. The withers height of the Grzybowo horses suggests that they could have been high thus suitable for riding. The use of horses by the residents of the stronghold and the nearby settlements is supported by pieces of equestrian equipment, including fragments of horseshoes, and elements of bridles made of iron or antlers.

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Obyczajowość seksualna mieszkańców XII-wiecznej Rusi w świetle „Żywota Mojżesza Węgrzyna”

  • Author: Mariusz Bartnicki
  • Institution: UMCS
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9021-359X
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 43-65
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240402
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4302.pdf
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Sexuality of the inhabitants of 12th-century Ruthenia in the light of “The Life of (St) Moses the Hungarian”

As a research issue, sexuality of Ruthenians in the Middle Ages has not aroused special interest of medievalists. In historiography, considerations of the mentioned issue appeared marginally in works devoted to the institution of marriage, and in studies on the development of canon law. The aim of the article on „Sexuality of the inhabitants of 12th-century Ruthenia in the light of »The Life of (St) Moses the Hungarian«” is to analyse intimate life in Ruthenia in the pre-Mongol period in the light of „The Life of (St) Moses the Hungarian”. The juxtaposition of the mentioned hagiographic work with its plot almost entirely set in the context of sexual behaviour, with other Old Russian writings (both normative and narrative in nature) has led to a conclusion that Old Russian customs were not only the result of local tradition and the effect of adopting Byzantine legal norms, but that contacts with Latin Europe also played an important role. The close family affinities of the Rurikids with other European dynasties, the influx of people from the Latin cultural milieu into the local elite, were conducive to the persistence of phenomena considered in literature on the subject to be typical of the Latin culture.

obyczajowość Żywot św. Mojżesza Węgrzyna The Life of (St) Moses the Hungarian seksualność sexuality Ruthenia customs Ruś Kijowska

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Trzy trójapsydowe beztranseptowe bazyliki we wczesnopiastowskiej Polsce. Poszukiwanie źródła inspiracji

  • Author: Leszek Wetesko
  • Institution: UAM
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8345-5307
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 66-100
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240403
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4303.pdf
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Three three-apse transept-less basilicas in early Piast Poland. Searching for the source of the inspiration

When deciding on an architectural design for his project, the founder of a church could refer to quite a repertoire of models developed within Christianity over the centuries. Among them were more prestigious models and ones that enjoyed less recognition; those dating back to antiquity and those that developed quite recently. In the 2nd half of the 11th century, Casimir the Restorer and his son Bolesław founded the cathedral in Gniezno, and two Benedictine basilicas in Lubiń and Tyniec. They were built based on a plan of a transept-less three apse basilica. The builders of the Piast churches drew artistic models directly from the imperial architecture of the Rhineland, Lorraine and Saxony. The Benedictine monastic community played an important role in this process. Polish churches of that time are filled with quotations from their architecture. By combining an analysis of written sources with historical and artistic retrospection of the occurrence of this architectural model in Europe, the author attempts to determine where this type of architectural concept could have reached the Piast court around the mid-11th century and who could have been the intermediary in its transfer to Poland.

Ratyzbona beztranseptowa bazylika trójapsydowa katedra w Gnieźnie Regensburg a transept-less three-apse basilica the cathedral in Gniezno Bolesław Szczodry Bolesław II the Bold benedyktyni the Benedictines

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Późnoromańska krypta pod prezbiterium kościoła Dominikanów w Krakowie w świetle badań archeologiczno-architektonicznych

  • Author: Anna Bojęś-Białasik
  • Institution: UJ
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1676-5206
  • Author: Dariusz Niemiec
  • Institution: UJ
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-1144
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 101-152
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240404
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4304.pdf
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Late Romanesque crypt under the presbytery of the Dominican church in Krakow in the light of archaeological and architectural research

In 2010–2011, archaeological and architectural research was carried out in the crypt room located under the eastern part of the presbytery of the Dominican church in Krakow. The crypt is among atypical architectural solutions adopted in the earliest 13th-century churches of preachers. In fact, the only parallel (and highly presumed) structure may be a possible crypt reconstructed on the basis of an analysis of the differences in the usable levels of the chancel and nave, and the very residually preserved architectural elements that have been identified in the western part of the chancel of the Dominican church in Wrocław. Research on the crypt also made it possible to determine the mutual stratigraphic relations between the individual elements of the spatial system of the Dominican complex. The research results clearly showed that the crypt under the presbytery is not only the oldest element of the monastery’s spatial structure but also one of the first architectural structures in Krakow built from new building material, namely ceramic brick, in the second quarter of the 13th century. The research findings supported by historical sources also allowed to formulate hypotheses regarding the purpose of the crypt and its subsequent transformations.

krypta cegła romanizm kościół Dominikanów crypt brick Romanesque art Dominican church Krakow

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O okolicznościach powstania i wydania „Diadochosa” Bartosza Paprockiego

  • Author: Marian Wolski
  • Institution: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6633-9929
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 153-166
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240405
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4305.pdf
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The circumstances of writing and publishing “Diadochos” by Bartłomiej Paprocki

In July 1602 in Prague, under the patronage of Emperor Rudolf II, Bartłomiej Paprocki published “Diadochos” , the greatest book written in exile, devoted to the history and nobility of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Paprocki’s experiences while preparing his work were similar to what he experienced while working in Poland. Intrigues by Czech elites to discredit Paprocki led to the withdrawal of the patronage in 1597. Among Paprocki’s opponents was Jiři Bořita of Martinice, the Supreme Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia. After his death in 1598, the opportunities for Paprocki arose again. In 1600, the Archbishop of Prague, Zbyňek Berka of Dubé, suspended the publication of the first volume of the Czech Chronicle. Paprocki won him over by dedicating a work entitled “Ecclesia” to him. He dedicated similar texts to representatives of powerful Czech families to win their approval of his work.

Jiří Bořita z Martinic Bohuslav Balbín Jiří Bořita of Martinice Diadochos Bartłomiej Paprocki genealogy genealogia

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Mińskie Towarzystwo Rolnicze jako organizator pomocy żywnościowej dla ludności chłopskiej w latach 1907–1908

  • Author: Roman Jurkowski
  • Institution: UWM Olsztyn
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3424-0307
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 167-186
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240406
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4306.pdf
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The Minsk Agricultural Society as an organizer of food aid for the rural population in 1907–1908

A crop failure in the Minsk governorate in 1906 caused famine in the districts of Barysaw, Mazyr, Pinsk, Rechytsa, and Slutsk. The article presents a little-known fragment of the history of the Minsk Agricultural Society from 1907–1908, when Polish landowners organized food aid for starving peasants. It was their own initiative, non-commercial, philanthropic, and independent from the state authorities. The landowners bought over 950 tons of rye in southern Russia and Siberia with their own money, transported it to the Minsk governorate and sold it to the peasants at purchase prices. For this purpose, they had to organize special committees dealing with the distribution of rye in the districts. The grain they supplied was cheaper and of better quality than grain imported by state institutions (zemstvo), therefore the peasants preferred to buy rye from the landowners’ committees. The food aid for peasants showed how well Polish landowners were organised and how effective this type of activity was.

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Aktywność społeczno-kulturalna Polaków na terenie Marchii Granicznej (Grenzmark Posen Westpreusen) w latach 1933–1939

  • Author: Tomasz P. Nodzyński
  • Institution: UZ Zielona Góra
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6603-1681
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 187-210
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240407
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4307.pdf
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Social and cultural activity of Poles in the Frontier March of Posen-West Prussia (Grenzmark Posen Westpreusen) between 1933 and 1939

The article presents social and cultural activities taking place in the Frontier March of PosenWest Prussia (Grenzmark Posen-Westpreussen, Borderland) which operated between 1922 and 1938 in the first, short period of the existence of the Third German Reich – until the outbreak of World War II (1933–1939). The paper discusses the activities of various Polish organizations and institutions in the Nazi German state, including people’s banks, farming organizations, minority schools, scout troops, libraries, community centres, music institutions, and sports clubs. Although the Third Reich was a nationalist and totalitarian state, these organisations and institutions were allowed because the Third Reich pretended to be in good relations with the Republic of Poland. After the outbreak of the war between the two countries in September 1939, any separate socio-political and cultural activity of Poles in Germany, including the Borderland, was banned, and all the institutions and organisations presented in the article were dissolved.

lata 1933–1939 Marchia Graniczna – Pogranicze (Grenzmark Posen Westpreusen) aktywność społeczno-kulturalna 1933–1939 Frontier March of Posen – West Prussia (Grenzmark Posen Westpreussen) Social and cultural activity III Rzesza Polacy Third Reich Poles

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Wyzwania i perspektywy archeologii wspólnotowej w Polsce na kanwie książki „Archeologia wspólnotowa – poznając przeszłość, nie zapominając o teraźniejszości” pod redakcją Kornelii Kajdy, Dawida Kobiałki i Arkadiusza Marciniaka

  • Author: Magdalena Matczak
  • Institution: UMK, UAM
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-0036
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 213-231
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240408
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4308.pdf
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The challenges and prospects of community archaeology in Poland based on the book „Community Archaeology – Learning About the Past, Not Forgetting About the Present” edited by Kornelia Kajda, Dawid Kobiałka, and Arkadiusz Marciniak

In the book described here, its authors address the issues of protecting and popularising archaeological heritage. With contributions from 14 authors across 10 chapters, the book discusses the theoretical aspects and examines Polish experiences of relations between archaeologists and local communities. The topics include depopulation of villages, reconciling with the heritage of former adversaries, and exhuming World War II mass graves. Long-term cooperation between archaeologists and communities started in Poland before the term „community archaeology” was coined. Community archaeology has a practical dimension for society, and can meet the challenges of the modern world. This is, after all, a story of its emergence as a science. Today, archaeology can address challenges such as economic problems by increasing archaeo-tourism; lack of attachment to the local heritage through education and raising awareness, especially in rural areas and the so-called Recovered Territories; and as therapy on an individual, local or national scale to recover from crises and work through difficult chapters of history.

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Raz jeszcze na temat „podwójnej” zbruczańskiej granicy, czyli odpowiedź na „List otwarty” Serhija Humennego, zamieszczony w HSO 2024, nr 2

  • Author: Piotr Olechowski
  • Institution: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach oraz Instytut Strat Wojennych im. Jana Karskiego
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4108-2682
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 232-244
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240409
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4309.pdf
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Once again on the “double” zbruch border, i.e. the answer to Serhiy Humenny’s “Open letter”, published in HSO 2024, No. 2

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Sprawozdanie z ogólnopolskiej konferencji naukowej pt. „Studencko-Doktorancki Kongres Dydaktyki Historii »Współczesne wyzwania edukacji historycznej«”, Poznań 9–10 V 2024 r.

  • Author: Jakub Nowocin
  • Institution: UAM
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1156-7408
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 247-252
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240410
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4310.pdf
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Report on a national academic conference entitled “Student-Doctoral Congress of History Didactics »Contemporary challenges of history education«”, Poznań 9–10 May 2024

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Sprawozdanie z konferencji naukowej Konfrontacje archeologiczno-historyczne – „W poszukiwaniu genezy Słowian”, Dziekanowice, 27–28 VI 2024 r.

  • Author: Robert T. Tomczak
  • Institution: Wydział Historii UAM
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9377-8505
  • Year of publication: 2024
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  • Pages: 253-255
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240411
  • PDF: hso/43/hso4311.pdf
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Report on an academic conference Archaeological and historical confrontations, “In search of the origins of the Slavs”, Dziekanowice, 27–28 June 2024

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