Edward Prus

Edward Prus (born 1931 in Załoźce (now known as Zaliztsiv) near Zboriv, (now in the Ternopil oblast, Ukraine, died December 31, 2007) was a controversial Polish political activist and politologist with fields of interest in history of Poland (particularly the Second World War events in the Kresy region and contemporary Polish-Ukrainian relations) and politology. He was a professor at several minor Polish higher education institutions.

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Biography

During World War II, Edward Prus was a member of the Polish resistance, primarily involved in fighting the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Later, he joined the destruction battalion (auxiliary formations of NKVD)[1]

After the war he received a doctorate from the University in Warsaw. He would become a political activist, supporting the Polish communist government, and would hold professorship at several minor Polish higher education institutions. During the 1980s, he was an activist of the Patriotic Association Grunwald (Zjednoczenie Patriotyczne Grunwald).

After the fall of communism in Poland Prus became associated with Radio Maryja nationalist Catholic faction, and similar organizations and media.[2] Prus was also known for his anti-EU positions and he worked as an adviser of the movement Nie dla Unii Europejskiej (No to the European Union) in Cracow. He was equally opposed Poland's accession to NATO. He has been also known for his strong criticism of Ukrainians, particularly in the view of the 20th century Polish-Ukrainian relations.

Works

Prus's works have been criticized for significant bias.[3] Many of Prus' publications have been printed in Wroclaw by the controversial Nortom publishing house. Nortom is listed by the Roth Institute in Tel Aviv among the four Polish publishers known for their "antisemitic, Holocaust distorting or Holocaust denying books."[4] Prus's works have been classified as nonscientific.[5]

Books

Notes

  1. ^ Piotr Kosiewski, Grzegorz Motyka. Forum Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. Historycy polscy i ukraińscy wobec problemów XX wieku‎. 2000. ISBN 83-7052-758-2, str. 173
  2. ^ ELIZA MICHALIK, PIOTR LISIEWICZ. "Przeszłość wielu pretorianów o. Rydzyka stanowić będzie szok dla licznych słuchaczy Radia Maryja". Ojciec-dyrektor.de. http://www.ojciec-dyrektor.de/ludzie.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  3. ^ See critical mentions by Timothy Snyder in To Resolve the Ukrainian Problem Once and for All: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ukrainians in Poland, 1943–1947, Journal of Cold War Studies, Spring 1999, Vol. 1, No. 2, Pages 86-120 and Rafał Wnuk from Institute of National Remembrance in Recent Polish Historiography on Polish-Ukrainian Relations during World War II and its Aftermath, InterMarium Volume 7 (2004)
  4. ^ The Steven Roth Institute for the study of Contemporary Antisemitism Racism University of Tel Aviv.
  5. ^ Recent Polish Historiography on Polish-Ukrainian Relations During World War II and its Aftermath (also here [1]). p.5. - Written by Rafal Wnuk, Institute for National Remembrance, Lublin.