Problematyka czeska i stosunki polsko-czeskie we wczesnym średniowieczu w polskich badaniach historycznych i archeologicznych w ostatnim piętnastoleciu

Czech Issues and Polish-Czech Relations in Early Mediewal Ages in Polish Historical and Archeological Studies in the Past Fifteen Years

In past fifteen years in Poland we could observe an intensiva development of studies on early medieval times. In particularly it was noticeable in archeological and historical sciences and resulted from preparations for two millennium anniversaries – the death of St. Adalbert and the Gnesno Convention. Thus in years 1996–1999 many interdisciplinary research projects on history and culture of contemporary Polish lands at the turn of the ninth and tenth centurie were conducted. Although Czech-Polish relations were main subjects of various independent research projects, they resulted in various interesting outcomes, particularly archeological materials. They enabled new insight into above-mentioned research fields. And it also refers to times, when the state of Great Moravia was formed, and to scale and character of its contacts with tribes inhibiting Silesia and Lesser Poland (especially in reference to their „material culture”). The interest in Czech history and culture at the turn of the ninth and tenth centuries covered following issues: source text studies, political ideology and social relations in the Czech Premyslid state. Yet there are still some unacknowledged topics, i.e. Polish-Czech religious, economic and intellectual (in reference to writing) contacts.