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Górny’s study examines the political engagement of science during WWI in Eastern Europe from 1912 to 1923. Intellectuals in this region, influenced by the tradition of ‘national characterology,’ integrated contemporary sciences such as physical anthropology, psychiatry, and anthropogeography into their discourse. The intellectual contributions from the East did not fundamentally differ in quality or strategy from those on the Western front; however, their political ties proved to be more enduring and impactful. By incorporating Eastern Europe into the historiographical debate on ‘the war of the spirits,’ the study broadens the geographical focus of existing research and enhances our understanding of the European dimensions of this phenomenon. It explores the interplay between transnational academic communication and the ‘nationalization’ of science, as well as the transfer of academic paradigms and personnel, shedding light on cross-national scholarly disputes. The comparative analysis highlights the unique characteristics of East Central and South-Eastern Europe, indicating that the involvement of science in nation- and state-building processes began well before 1914 and continued beyond 1918. This work is also noted for its quality of writing.

By the second half of the 1940s, newly conquered nations of Central and Eastern Europe were expected to adjust multiple professions, including those related to the historical sciences, to the Soviet model. However, Marxism, soon to become the only acceptable methodology, was no longer understood in the same way as in Bolshevik Russia. Its Soviet variation borrowed heavily from the tradition of Russian historiography and the Russian national tradition. The variations formulated in the satellite countries were also less likely to break away from existing traditions than to revise and re-evaluate them, along with the perspectives on Russia’s role in the history of Central and Eastern Europe.

HISTORIE bedeutet in der polnischen Sprache auch „Erzählung“ und ist der Nominativ Plural des Substantivs „historia“ (Geschichte), das die wissenschaftliche Disziplin der Historiker bezeichnet. Der eigensinnige Gebrauch des Pluralis Majestatis im Titel unseres Jahrbuches hat eine symbolische und praktische Bedeutung, die sich überschneiden und dem Historiker eine neue interessante Erfahrung bieten. Das Leitmotiv der zweiten Ausgabe ist die erzählte und erinnerte Geschichte. Die versammelten Beiträge reflektieren über das kollektive Gedächtnis und zeigen die praktische Umsetzung der Theorie. Sie verbinden die Geschichte zweiten Grades mit der Beziehungsgeschichte und streben an, durch eine detaillierte Analyse der deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen universale Fragen zu entwickeln. Zudem bieten wir den Lesern aktuelle Informationen über wesentliche geschichtswissenschaftliche Probleme und Debatten in Polen. Der Inhalt umfasst: I. PANORAMA: HISTORIE IN POLEN II. HISTORIE ERINNERN – HISTORIE ERZÄHLEN III. HISTORIE AM ZENTRUM FÜR HISTORISCHE FORSCHUNG. Beiträge stammen von renommierten Autoren wie Katharina Blumberg−Stankiewicz, Hans−Jürgen Bömelburg, Piotr Buras, Etienne François und weiteren Experten auf dem Gebiet.