Course: Modern History of Poland (1918-1990)

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Course title Modern History of Poland (1918-1990)
Course code KHI/KV18
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zítek Adam
Course content
1. Formation of the Second Polish Republic 2. Polish-russian war and other conflicts 3. Years of the Second Polish Republic 4. Coup d´etat in May 1926 5. The Second World War 6. Formation of Polish People´s Republic 7. Anti-communist resistance 8. Polish October 1956 9. March 1968 10. Opossition in 70s and 80s 11. Martial Law in 1981 12. Fall of the communist regime and transformation

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Students will be presented with the most important chapters from modern Polish history since regaining independence to the decline of communism. Lectures will also refer to Czechoslovak-Polish relations.
Students will gain basic knowledge of modern polish history and will be familiar with important events as well as the general context of polish history in 1918-1990. Students will be also informed about the most important literature and other resources, which allowed them self-study of modern polish history.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
There is required attendence and successfully accomplished test.
Recommended literature
  • BORÁK, Mečislav - PILICH, Józef. Katyň - paměť národa: sborník k 70. výročí Katyňského zločinu. Český Těšín, 2010.
  • BORÁK, Mečislav. Vraždy v Katyňském lese. Ostrava, 1991.
  • DAVIS, Norman. Bílý orel, rudá hvězda: polsko-sovětská válka 1919-1920 a "zázrak na Vislou". Praha, 2006.
  • DAVIS, Norman. Boj o Varšavu: boj Poláků proti nacistům 1944. Praha, 2005.
  • DAVIS, Norman. Polsko: dějiny národa ve středu Evropy. Praha, 2003.
  • FRIEDL, Jiří - JIRÁSEK, Zdeněk. Rozpačité spojenectví: československo-polské vztahy v letech 1945-1949. Praha, 2008.
  • FRIEDL, Jiří - JUREK, Tomasz - ŘEZNÍK, Miloš - WIHODA, Martin. Dějiny Polska. Praha, 2017.
  • FRIEDL, Jiří. Češi a Poláci na Těšínsku 1945 - 1949. Brno, 2012.
  • FRIEDL Jiří. Na jedné frontě: vztahy československé a polské armády za druhé světové války. Praha, 2005.
  • FRIEDL, Jiří. Vojáci-psanci: polská Svatokřížská brigáda Národních ozbrojených sil na českém území v roce 1945. Praha, 2015.
  • KOSMAN, Marceli. Dějiny Polska. Praha, 2011.
  • PACZKOWSKI, Andrzej. Půl století dějin Polska 1939-1989. Praha, 2000.
  • ŘEZNÍK, Miloš. Dějiny Polska v datech. Praha, 2010.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Documentation of Historical Memorials (A16) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (Single Subject) (A14) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -