Ruszyć masy, odzyskać Polskę… Figura żołnierza-obywatela w polskiej myśli politycznej przed 1945 r.
Move the masses, reclaim Poland... The figure of the soldier-citizen in Polish political thought before 1945.
Author(s): Piotr KuligowskiSubject(s): Military history, Political history, Social history, Government/Political systems, Politics and society, 19th Century, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: citizen; democracy; independence; nation; the January Uprising; the November Uprising; socialism; soldier;
Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the role and significance of the soldier - citizen in polish political thought before 1945. Starting with the Enlightenment and proto-socialist origins, author shows the changes during the 19th century (mainly during the period between the 1831 and 1863 uprising) and reactivation after the revolution 1905-1907, and during the Second World War. The main thesis of the text is an acknowledgment that the character of soldier - citizen in Poland was both democratic and revolutionary. In other words, his activity was supposed to bring not only Polish independence, but also a fundamental change in the social structure. At the core of this concept was the widening the uprising movement by the enfranchisement of the peasantry and the conversion of this strata to the modern political community - the nation.
Journal: Ogrody Nauk i Sztuk
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 499-507
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish