Открытие врага. O некоторых современных «польских» художественных фильмах, а также о российских и белорусских сериалах, посвященных второй мировой войне
Discovering the enemy. About the attitude towards Poland in certain Russian and Belarusian movies and TV series concerning World War II

Summary/Abstract: Movies create, among others, historical stereotypes. In USSR the presentation of Polish-Soviet relations during World War II was subjected to propaganda reasons. The USSR created its image as the liberator of Europe, concealing the alliance with Germany in 1939. In Soviet movies, Polish Home Army and government-in-exile were shown as pro-German organizations. Polish threads in contemporary Russian movies and TV series, analyzed in the article, seem to justify the hypothesis, that in the years 2005-2010 a chance to change the view of Russian-Polish relations during World War II appeared in Russia. Once the barriers which prevented Russians from learning about the most important facts were gone, the foundations for further exploration of the Polish theme were created. This can result in dissemination of basic knowledge, which is essential for establishing normal Russian-Polish relations.

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