Deutsche, Russen und Polen : Paradigmen der gegenseitigen Wahrnehmung
The transition and transformation within the three countries dealt with are still in process. In her essay, the author analyses whether there is a need for Poland to re-define its relationship to Germany and Russia, whilst searching for a new identity and a new place within Europe. She argues that t...
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Universität Potsdam
1996
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| Online Access: | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11158 http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2006/1115/ |
| Summary: | The transition and transformation within the three countries dealt with are still in process.
In her essay, the author analyses whether there is a need for Poland to re-define its
relationship to Germany and Russia, whilst searching for a new identity and a new place
within Europe. She argues that there is a set of historical and geopolitical reasons for
doing so. But whilst the Polish aim is to normalise its relationship to its neighbours, the
perception of Russians and Germans in Poland is rather different. On the one hand, in
the Polish people opinion, Germany is the main promoter of their European institutional
integration wishes. On the other, relatively aggressive attitude towards Russia can also
be identified. The essay is a strong plea for mutual responsibility and co-operation in
favour of peace and security in Europe. Additionally Russia is to be regarded as part of
European history, and should thus be involved in the European political process.
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