Szymon Rudnicki
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Prof. dr hab. Szymon Rudnicki (born in 1938 in Wilno) is a Polish
historian. He specializes in the history of the Second Polish Republic
, right-wing political movements of that era, and the Polish-Jewish relations.
He lectured at the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw
, in 1973-1987 he was its deputy director. In November 1996 he received a degree of professor. Rudnicki focuses mostly on the ideology and activities of Polish interwar right-wing movements. He also focuses on the Jewish question in Poland and the Polish-Jewish relations in interwar Poland. His book Żydzi w parlamencie II Rzeczypospolitej (Jews in the Parliament of the Second Republic), published in 2003, won the KLIO Prize (Nagroda KLIO) in 2004 for the best scientific monography. Rudnicki is also a member of the Jewish Historical Institute
(Żydowski Instytut Historyczny), where he co-edited their bulletin as the Kwartalnik Historii Żydów (Jewish History Quarterly).
In 2008 he was awarded the Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research for his achievements in the area of contemporary Polish political history and the history of Polish Jews.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
historian. He specializes in the history of the Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
, right-wing political movements of that era, and the Polish-Jewish relations.
He lectured at the Institute of History of the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
, in 1973-1987 he was its deputy director. In November 1996 he received a degree of professor. Rudnicki focuses mostly on the ideology and activities of Polish interwar right-wing movements. He also focuses on the Jewish question in Poland and the Polish-Jewish relations in interwar Poland. His book Żydzi w parlamencie II Rzeczypospolitej (Jews in the Parliament of the Second Republic), published in 2003, won the KLIO Prize (Nagroda KLIO) in 2004 for the best scientific monography. Rudnicki is also a member of the Jewish Historical Institute
Jewish Historical Institute
The Jewish Historical Institute is a research institute in Warsaw, Poland, primarily dealing with the history of Jews in Poland.The Jewish Historical Institute was created in 1947 as a continuation of the Central Jewish Historical Commission, founded in 1944. The Jewish Historical Institute...
(Żydowski Instytut Historyczny), where he co-edited their bulletin as the Kwartalnik Historii Żydów (Jewish History Quarterly).
In 2008 he was awarded the Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research for his achievements in the area of contemporary Polish political history and the history of Polish Jews.
Works
- Narodowa Demokracja w Warszawie, 1918–1939 (National Democracy in Warsaw, 1918–1939) (1972)
- Działalność polityczna konserwatystów polskich, 1918–1926 (Political Activity of Polish Conservatists, 1918–1926) (1981)
- Obóz Narodowo-RadykalnyObóz Narodowo-RadykalnyThe National Radical Camp was a Polish extreme right anti-semitic, anti-communist, and nationalist political party, formed on 14 April 1934 mostly by the youth radicals who left the National Party of the National Democracy movement....
. Geneza i działalność (National Radical Camp. Genesis and Activity) (1985) - Ziemiaństwo polskie w XX wieku (Polish Gentry in the 20th century) (1996)
- Roman Rybarski - o narodzie, ustroju i gospodarce (Roman Rybarski on Nation, System and Economy) (1997)
- Żydzi w parlamencie II Rzeczypospolitej (Jews in the Parliament of the Second Republic) (2003)
- Równi, ale niezupełnie (Equal, but not Completely) (2008)
External links
- Profile at Nauka Polska portal