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Mazurzy – dylematy tożsamości
Masurians – questions of identity

Author(s): Andrzej Sakson
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Ośrodek »Pamięć i Przyszłość«
Keywords: Masurians;Western and Northern Territories;Poland post 1945;identity;

Summary/Abstract: Masurians living in contemporary Poland constitute a fragmented and scattered community. As a result of successive waves of emigration to Germany, of the approximately 80 thousand protestant Masurians in 1948 only about 5 thousand remain. They possess differing identities - some consider themselves to be German or Masurian German, some Masurian, and the rest Polish Masurian or Polish.

  • Issue Year: 1/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-49
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish