The Civil Administration of Eastern Territories (1919-1920): the reasons for the failure of Piłsudski's federation idea
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The Civil Administration of Eastern Territories (1919-1920): the reasons for the failure of Piłsudski's federation idea
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Berlin : Peter Lang, 2022.
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574 p
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Polish studies – transdisciplinary perspectives; vol. 40
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INTRODUCTION — Chapter 1: THE GLOBAL, POLISH, AND LITHUANIAN SITUATION AFTER POLAND REGAINED INDEPENDENCE: Background; ‘Special policy’ pursued by Germany in the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania’s territory in Lithuania; German policy in the western part of the former Poland-Lithuania; German policy in the eastern part of the former Poland-Lithuania; In Byelorussia; Warsaw’s view of the Entente’s politics; The situation in Warsaw; The Polish community’s activities in the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania prior to the establishment of the ZCZW; Two programmes regarding the Eastern Territories of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as reflected in Polish political Thought; Poles of Vilnius and the centre of power alternative to the Chief of State — Chapter 2: FORMATION AND ORGANISATION OF THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION OF THE EASTERN TERRITORIES: Territorial scope; Activity of the Ministers of the Treasury in the revived Poland in 1918-20; 1. Władysław Byrka (17th November 1918 to 16th January 1919); 2. Jozef Englich (16th January 1919 to 4th April 1919); 3. Stanisław Karpiński (4th April 1919 to 31st July 1919); 4. Leon Biliński (31st July 1919 to 27th Nov. 1919); 5. Władysław Grabski (14th December 1919 to 24th November 1921); Preparatory works aimed at regulating Poland’s Eastern policies; Overview of the ZCZW’s activities, by stage; First period (8th February 1919-22nd April 1919); Second period (22nd April 1919-10th October 1919); Third period (10th October 1919 to 25th October 1919); Fourth period (25th November 1919-17th January 1920); Fifth period (17th January 1920 to 1st June 1920); Sixth period (1st June 1920 to 9th September 1920) — Chapter 3: THE PERSONNEL OF THE TEMPORARY CIVIL ADMINISTRATION OF THE EASTERN TERRITORIED: A collective portrait of senior ZCZW staff employed at the Commissariat, Branch Office, and districts; Personal characteristics —Chapter 4: THE ATTITUDE OF THE SUPREME COMMAND OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES TO THE TEMPORARY CIVIL ADMINISTRATION OF THE EASTERN TERRITORIES: 22nd April to 10th October 1919; After 10th October 1919; The efforts and labours of the ZCZW’s Conscription-and-Enlistment Department in the Districts of Vilnius, Brześć Litewski, and Minsk — Chapter 5: THE LEGISLATIVE SEJM FACING THE FUTURE OF THE LANDS UNDER THE ZCZW’S JURISDICTION: Background; 10th February to 23rd May 1919; 23rd May 1919 to 25th November 1919; Legislative Sejm’s session of 25th November 1919; After 25th November 1919 — Chapter 6: RECEPTION OF THE PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED IN THE PROCLAMATION TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE FORMER GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA: 22nd April to 25th November 1919; 25th November 1919 to February 1920; Maciej Glogier’s mission to the area of the plebiscite announced in the Proclamation to the residents of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania, February 1920; March 1920 and afterwards — Chapter 7: EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE ZCZW-CONTROLLED TERRITORY: Under Władysław Lichtarowicz’s term-of-office (ended October 1919); Under Łucjan Zarzecki’s term-of-office (October 1919 to September 1920) —Chapter 8: THE ZCZW’S PROGRAMME IN THE LANDS OF LITHUANIA AND IN THE LANDS BYELORUSSIA: Staffing the department in charge of ethnic / national affairs; Daily practices and routines in the Districts of Vilnius and Brześć Litewski (Western Byelorussia); Daily practices and routines in the District of Minsk (Eastern Byelorussia); General assumptions of Polish policies and their determinants between February and August 1919; The Kowno/ Kaunas issue; General premises of Polish policy and its determinants in September to December 1919; The Lithuanian trump card; The Byelorussian trump card; General assumptions behind Polish policy and its determinants in 1920; The Byelorussian trump card; The Lithuanian trump card — Chapter 9: THE VOLHYNIAN DISTRICT: The Volhynian District: its emergence and activities; Daily practices and routines under the ZCZW; Daily practices and routines after the establishment of the Commissariat for the Lands of Volhynia and the Podolian Front — CONCLUSION — Postscript — Appendix 1 — Appendix 2 — Bibliography — Index of names — List of illustrations.
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ENThis study seeks to discuss one of the major aspects (in my view) of the Eastern policies pursued by Poland as a re-emerging state after the First World War, confronted with the federation-oriented policy of Józef Piłsudski, the then-Chief of State, and the differing viewpoints of his opponents. This book explores the approaches adopted in relation to the actions taken by Poland in the Eastern territories not only by Germany, which had been on the losing side in WWI, but also by the victorious Entente powers. The collapse of Russia made them face a range of interwoven problems that their political elites had not previously contemplated, and thus lacked the necessary tools, let alone the essential knowledge, to effectively shape the new political reality. The interests of Russia, the notable absentee, and its increasingly active new rulers at the Kremlin, also played a crucial role. In this context, the actions of the newest entities on the world map and subjects of the events in question, i. e. Lithuania, Byelorussia, and Ukraine, was of lesser significance, although not negligible, either. [p. 11].
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10.3726/b19743
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9783631866221; 9783631878682; 9783631878729
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