„Autumn of Nations” – the splitting of the communist bloc in Central and Eastern Europe as taught during history lessons in contemporary Polish schools
Journal: Repository of Kazimierz Wielki University
Year: 2016

As an aftermath of the World War II, a new territorial and political division of the world took place. It was in Yalta (4–11.02.1945) where the decisions were made, which were to hand the nations of Middle and Eastern Europe over to the overwhelming influence of the Soviet Union for over 40 years. The Yalta order which was settled then, opened a way for the creation of the communist bloc in this part of Europe. This state of affairs was in place until the turn of 1980s and 1990s. It was then whe