Belarusians in Poland in the period of destruction of the traditional society

Authors

  • Eugeniusz Mironowicz Institute of History and Political Science, University of Bialystok, 1 Niezależnego Zrzeszenia Studentów Avenue, Białystok 15-420, Poland

Keywords:

Poland, Belarusians, society, transformation, agrarian reform, everyday life

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analyze of thee changes in the political and socio-economic life of Poland after the World War II and their influence on the life of Belarusians who resided in Bialystok region. The author describes the changes in their everyday life and the housekeeping, reveals the influence of agrarian reform on the social structure and economic situation of Belarusians. It is noted that in the post-war Poland Belarusians got the opportunities for social, cultural and political development, and therefore they do not perceived the changes as a tragedy.

Author Biography

  • Eugeniusz Mironowicz, Institute of History and Political Science, University of Bialystok, 1 Niezależnego Zrzeszenia Studentów Avenue, Białystok 15-420, Poland

    doctor of science (history), full professor; head of the department of international politics

References

  1. Mironowicz E., Tokć S., Radzik R. Zmiana struktury narodowościowej na pograniczu polsko-białoruskim w XX w. Białystok : Wydaw. Uniw. w Białymstoku, 2005 (in Pol.).

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Published

2018-04-27

Issue

No. 2 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. History

Section

Belarusians Abroad

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How to Cite

[1]
Mironowicz, E. 2018. Belarusians in Poland in the period of destruction of the traditional society. Journal of the Belarusian State University. History. 2 (Apr. 2018), 75–81.