The First Stage of the Sovietisation of Poland. Notes on the Margin of the Lexicon 'Soviet Camps and Prisons on Polish Territory (1944-1945)' Cover Image

Pierwszy etap sowietyzacji Polski. Uwagi na marginesie leksykonu "Obozy i więzienia sowieckie na ziemiach polskich (1944-1945)"
The First Stage of the Sovietisation of Poland. Notes on the Margin of the Lexicon 'Soviet Camps and Prisons on Polish Territory (1944-1945)'

Author(s): Tadeusz Wolsza
Subject(s): Political history, History of Communism, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: deportations; NKVD; camps; Smersh; repressions; Sovietisation; prisons;

Summary/Abstract: This review article provides a thorough analysis of the origins, development, and significance of the NKVD camps on the Polish territories in 1944 and 1945. It concludes that these camps marked the initial phase of the Sovietisation of Poland.

  • Issue Year: 56/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 243-258
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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