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Granice Poljske (političko-geografska studija)
Boundaries (Frontiers) of Poland

Author(s): Andrija Bognar
Subject(s): Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Geopolitics
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Boundaries; Frontiers; Poland;

Summary/Abstract: Knowing of political-geographic, geopolitical and geostrategic characteristics of the Polish frontier, is an important precondition for more complete understanding of the bases of nowadays and future European security. Poland is a part of Rimland, exactly on the point where the most favourable penetrations to the heart of Heartland start, (they start with MOULD/RICH SOIL 2JOne for Siberia and Smolensky corridor to the centre of Soviet state -Moscow). At the same time, Poland is a part of the continental inland, which being situated between Heartland and sea powers on the west, has all the characteristics of a conflict zone. Frequent changes of frontiers are principal distinctions of the polit-geographic structure of this part of Europe. The fact that the notion »state on wheels« is attributed to Poland, is reflected by extremely sensitive geopolitical and geostrategic position of Poland within this territory.

  • Issue Year: X/1973
  • Issue No: 01-02
  • Page Range: 55-101
  • Page Count: 47
  • Language: Croatian