„Niespełniony pisarz, który został historykiem”. Jerzy Wojciech Borejsza (22 sierpnia 1935 - 28 lipca 2019)
“An Unfulfilled Writer who Became a Historian”. Jerzy Wojciech Borejsza (22 August 1935 - 28 July 2019)
Author(s): Mariusz WołosSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), History of Communism, Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Jerzy Wojciech Borejsza (1935-2019); Polish historiography; history of the 19th century; totalitarian and authoritarian regimes in Europe;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to present the scientific biography of Professor Jerzy Wojciech Borejsza, an expert on the history of the 19th and 20th centuries, and to characterise his achievements and views on historiography. Borejsza was one of the most prominent experts in the Polish revolutionary movement and emigration after the January Uprising. Later, he was interested in the history of Italian fascism, Adolf Hitler’s worldview, including his attitude towards the Slavs, and the Soviet version of the totalitarian regime.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 53/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 197-245
- Page Count: 49
- Language: Polish