The presented article aims at showing legal, structural, economic, and social changes taking place in villages situated in the areas on the Polish-Ruthenian border, with the example of Hrubieszów County in Chełm Land. On the basis of the analysis of the surviving sources (in particular the land registry with records of yearly courts in Hrubieszów, which so far has been used very...
Along with the approaching war, the organization and character of the Parisian daily life changed at the turn of July and August 1914. The mobility of people, principles and opening hours of shops, and public transport came under new regulations, together with the function of public institutions, entertainment venues, and cafes. Additionally, problems closely related to war...
This article includes polemical remarks on the analysis of the current conditions of editing the Old-Polish baptismal certificates, as was presented by Tomisław Giergiel. The author refers his comments mainly to observations concerning scholarly editions, excluding publications in which the contents of certificates were given in a diversified and popularizing form. This results...
Most authors writing about the so-called Marian reforms do not try to trace the process of shaping the discourse devoted to their course. Meanwhile, drawing attention to the way this issue was presented by nineteenth-century scholars provides additional arguments to support the belief that the traditional vision is misguided. Considering the fact that none of the ancient authors...
The issues regarding PPR, its structure, people and political activity are well explored on the central level, and in some cases on the regional level as well. There have been no studies so far about PPR in Chojnice County in years 1945–1948, however. Thus, an author decided to fill this gap in by making a study on the basis of primary sources. The foundation for this task are...
The activity of the Teresa Ossolińska née Stadnicka can be treated as an interesting example of the activities taken by women in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the second half of the 18th century. Her actions, such as heeding her political and founding activities, the strategy of managing huge assets, as well as thought-out matrimonial patronage, deserve more detailed...
Using the example of the old Stremoukhov family, which belonged to the provincial aristocracy, the author tries to illustrate the peculiarities of the relationship between the state power apparatus and the nobility. The nobility in the social system of the Russian state existed as a class that monopolized property rights to manage the state. The economic and social well-being of...
The article presents Jan Długosz’s views on sexual inclinations and practices of the Polish medieval monarchs, seen in terms of sinful behaviours. Juxtaposing the chronicler’s statements on the intimate sphere’s pathologies of the representatives of the Piast and Jagiellon dynasties is the starting point of conducted argumentations. Then, on the basis of the gathered material...
The abolition of serfdom in 1861 was the beginning of global reformations that dealt with the administrative and territorial division of the empire. According to the new division, the lowest territorial unit was a rural community (territorial community) in Kyiv, Podolia and Volhynia guberniyas, the highest – volost. The control of rural communities was performed by peasant self...
The final phase of the Napoleonic Wars was associated with rapid changes in Central Europe. Apart from the border changes, the thorough reforms of state management carried out in the Russian Empire were also valid. One of the important elements of these changes was the determination of the status of the Duchy of Warsaw in relation to the Empire. The article presents a short, but...
The article refers to the figure of Józef Milik (1891–1944), a national movement parliamentarian and social activist from Podlasie. The article tries to present a political biography of a pre-war member of the People’s National Association and the National Party from 1928 to 1935 on the basis of available archival and statistical sources as well as studies and diaries. It also...
The article deals with the representation of World War II in the German Generation War and focuses on one particular plot, connected with the character of a German Jew who joins a Home Army unit. The way these events had been depicted, led to a lawsuit filed by a Home Army veteran and the Home Army World Alliance against the producers of the series. The main subject of the...
The film representations of the Polish United Workers’ Party are most often inserted in the dichotomous world of values, with explicitly assigned assessments. This article is concerned with the films reflecting in a more complex way on the Party members’ fates, perceiving individual biographies, being open to various interpretations of the past and able to separate the assessment...
During the Second Polish Republic the Catholic Church and especially the church’s higher hierarchy remained in constant conflict with the political supporters of Józef Piłsudski. This was the case for a number reasons, from Piłsudski’s supporters’ religious indifference, through their participation in freemasonic activities, liberal lifestyles, and leftist and socialist...
The article concerns the book of Matteo Compagnaro dedicated to post-conciliar theology in Latin America. The reason for writing the text was many controversial statements of the author of the book. The article evaluates the structure, sources, and factual contents of the monograph by Matteo Compagnaro. The author notes important shortcomings of the work and takes issue with...
Critical evaluation of the reign of the Wettin dynasty in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth dominated Polish historiography until the mid-20th century. August II the Strong was blamed for bringing the monarchy under the control of Peter I the Great, and the nobility for anarchizing political life – in a word, for the beginning of the collapse of the state. The study of the...
In this paper I present the book of Jan Pomorski Homometahistoricus. Studium sześciu kultur poznających (Lublin 2019). My main goal concerns the reconstruction of basic ideas and presuppositions of the Author and the relations between the concepts which he proposes. I also indicate the questions that are inspired by the thought analyzed, as well as the importance of the fields of...
History is strongly linked to the country and its citizens. It identifies the nation and the country, it helps to preserve the identity by reminding the people of their legacy. That is why it is a perfect means of building a country's brand and evoking associations with its location and society. Poland is constantly searching for new markets for its products, even in countries in...
This publication presents the 19th-century deed of general visitation in one of the most unique religious buildings in Central and Eastern Europe, namely Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Kamianets-Podilskyi – the world's only Catholic cathedral with a minaret adjacent to it, which in turn is a characteristic element of Muslim mosques. The presented documents date back probably to...
Late medieval astrological predictive texts (iudicia, calendars, almanacs etc.) are an interesting source of knowledge about the past. The practice of publishing such texts was a result of the development of the so-called Krakow school of astronomy and astrology. The Krakow masters, who held the position of professors at the chair of astronomy and astrology, were obliged to...
From the beginning of the 16th to the end of the 18th century, the custom of sending young people for broadly understood educational purposes was practiced throughout Europe. In travels, which sometimes lasted several years, young peregrins were accompanied by a smaller or larger, depending on the financial capabilities and rank of the family, retinue. The most important role...