The Dusk of Prometheanism (1935–1940)
The Dusk of Prometheanism (1935–1940)
Author(s): Wojciech ŁysekContributor(s): Dominika Gajewska (Translator)
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Instytut Solidarności i Męstwa im. Witolda Pileckiego
Keywords: The Dusk of Prometheanism; Polish government; Soviet Union;
Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is to highlight the importance of the Polish Promethean campaign in the late period of the Second Polish Republic. From the historiographic point of view, the issue of when exactly Polish Prometheanism came to an end remains a subject of debate. The proposed periodization focuses on 1932 – the year that Poland and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty; or 1935 – the death of Józef Piłsudski. And yet the most obvious date that sounded the knell of Prometheanism seems to be September 1939 – the German attack on Poland. After the Soviet attack of 17 September 1939, the Polish government had to flee the country. Conditions for promoting the Promethean idea visibly improved in 1939–1940, and that is precisely what makes Polish government policy towards the Soviet Union during the period from 1935 to 1940 so interesting.
Journal: Studia nad Totalitaryzmami i Wiekiem XX
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 308-329
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English