It was wrong not to respect the heart psychology of a young warrior…” Archbishop Józef Teofil Teodorowicz’s criticism of the SNC and the Legions Cover Image

„Było błędem nie uwzględniać psychologii serca młodzieńczego wojownika…” Arcybiskupa Józefa Teofila Teodorowicza krytyka NKN i Legionów
It was wrong not to respect the heart psychology of a young warrior…” Archbishop Józef Teofil Teodorowicz’s criticism of the SNC and the Legions

Author(s): Renata Król-Mazur
Subject(s): History, Military history, Oral history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Archbishop Josef Teodorowicz; World War I; Supreme National Committee; Polish Legions; political thought;

Summary/Abstract: The text presents political opinions of one of the leading politicians of the early twentieth century – the last Armenian Catholic archbishop – Józef Teofil Teodorowicz. His attitude towards the irredentist movement developing in the Polish lands is analysed, and then his choice of a political option at the outbreak of the Great War together with his attitude towards the Supreme National Council (SNC). Archbishop Teodorowicz’s views on the most important events occurring in the Polish lands up to the end of 1917 are presented.

  • Issue Year: 49/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 99-129
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish