Polish society attitudes towards the Russian Army in the first months of the Great War on the basis of memorial literature Cover Image

Społeczeństwo polskie wobec armii rosyjskiej w pierwszych miesiącach I wojny światowej na podstawie literatury wspomnieniowej
Polish society attitudes towards the Russian Army in the first months of the Great War on the basis of memorial literature

Author(s): Artur Golak
Subject(s): Military history, Studies in violence and power, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Politics of History/Memory, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: World War I; the Great War; the Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland); Russian soldiers; Cossacks; stereotype;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present the image of Russian soldiers as presented in the memoirs documenting the first year of the Great War. The text presents the attitudes and opinions expressed and presented about the soldiers of the Russian army. This is confronted with the formed, extremely negative stereotype of the Russian soldier functioning in Polish society. The text presents individual opinions and observations resulting from the scrutiny of the reactions of the general population, concerning the behavior of the Russian army, relations with civilians, and military presence. In the article, the author points to the elements of the socio-political reality that were the source of this state of affairs.

  • Issue Year: 27/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 9-17
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish