Między realizmem a nostalgią. Myśl polityczna emigracyjnych środowisk kresowych (1939–1991)
Between realism and nostalgia. Political thought of Polish emigrant circles from Eastern Borderlands (1939–1991)

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the political thought of the circles from the Eastern Borderland that functioned among the Polish wartime exiles and then the post-War pro-independence emigrants. In the introduction, the author defines such notions as Kresy (Polish Borderlands) or kresowianie, characterises those circles, and then discusses their opinions on such issues as the eastern border, attitude towards the Lithuanians, Belarussians and Ukrainians, or federalism. The author points to the diversity of the circles and the evolution of their political thought indicating the mid-1950s as an important point in their development. The final part of the article includes a reflection of its realism.

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