The situation of Germans in Lower Silesia post 1989 with reference to the activities of the German cultural and Social Association in Wrocław Cover Image

Sytuacja Niemców na Dolnym Śląsku po 1989 r. na przykładzie działalności Niemieckiego Towarzystwa Kulturalno-Społecznego we Wrocławiu
The situation of Germans in Lower Silesia post 1989 with reference to the activities of the German cultural and Social Association in Wrocław

Author(s): Irena Kurasz
Subject(s): History, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Ośrodek »Pamięć i Przyszłość«
Keywords: Germans in Poland;German minority;organisational activity;cultural activity;German media;

Summary/Abstract: With reference to the activities of the German Cultural and Social Association (NTKS) in Wrocław, this article discusses the changes in the position of Lower Silesian Germans following the political changes of 1989. Changes in the lives of Germans, and also Polish society, came about against the backdrop of the then prevailing geopolitical situation and in relation to the new opening of Polish-German relations. Support for the German community stemming from the newly united Germany together with the new legal possibilities appearing in the now democratic Poland led to the rapid development of the cultural and organisational life of the German minority in Poland and the developing of its structures. The article makes reference to part of the author's own research concerning the reconstruction of cultural activities and presents a summary of the organisational achievements of NTKS in Wrocław post 1989.

  • Issue Year: 1/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 305-323
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish