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Little fatherlands

Recently in polish mass media like press, radio. and television we can very often meet a statement „little fatherland”. lt seems to be in opposition to „fatherland” - describing something great, real. tutelary and indivisible. ln polish language we can hardly find a adequate word to German „Heimatsland which is usually used in contrary to „Vaterland"  Until now it has been enough to use a word „.regionalism” - it includes all meanings connected with varieties of styles and ways of life, buildings forms, dresses, and local customs which we can find in different parts of Our Fatherland. Nobody can deny a possibility of using the world „little fatherland”, but it can not be done cause of political needs. It is rather poetical transformation of the world „fatherland”. lt describes country of childhood or place of extraordinary experiences.  The article develops that problem.