Interwar Period in Polish History Handbooks of the Fifty Years (1945 – 1994)
Journal: Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Year: 2023

The article presents the theoretical aspects of teaching Polish history at schools from 1945 to 1994. The author emphasizes that the Poles undeniably are a nation whose identity and national character have been shaped to a great extent by tradition and history education. It has been proven that the national character is formed in the course of history and the factors contributing to it may be easily recognized. When the national character manages to specify itself it tends to stability and rejec