The Remembrance of the Katyń Massacre and President Lech Kaczyński's Concept of Polish–Russian Relations [2005–2010]

Wawrzyński, Patryk

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“…What is interesting, this argument even applies to Poland's policy towards Russia in [2005][2006][2007], when the Law and Justice Party (in Polish: Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) held power. Such a view may seem odd, as many researchers note a deterioration in Polish-Russian relations at that period and usually ascribe it to nationalist attitudes on part of PiS (Kuźniar 2012;Zięba 2013: 182-199;Wawrzyński 2012;Mal'gin 2011: 11-12;Taras 2014;Stolarczyk 2016: 195-206).…”

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A New Perspective on Poland’s Policy towards Russia in 2005–2007: a Middle Power Attempts to Engage a Rising Major Power

Antonovič

2021

Politics in Central Europe

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Scholars of middle powers have been trying to solve its definitional issues and some progress has been made in the systemic approach. This article shows that further advancement may be gained by employing neoclassical realism in studying middle powers’ foreign policy behaviour. This done by analysing Poland’s policy towards Russia in 2005–2007. It is widely accepted in academic literature that Poland in 2005–2007, during the rule of the Law and Justice Party, pursued a confrontational policy towards Russia. However, this article challenges such widespread views. It demonstrates that Poland’s policy towards Russia was actually simultaneously based on balancing and engagement. Using a neoclassical realist framework and data gathered from interviews with Poland’s main foreign policymakers at that time, this article shows that the balancing was caused by the power asymmetry and differing interests between Russia and Poland, whereas the engagement – by the Polish policymakers’ attempts to influence Russia’s intentions towards Poland and by their perceived situation in the European balance of power.

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A New Perspective on Poland’s Policy towards Russia in 2005–2007: a Middle Power Attempts to Engage a Rising Major Power

Antonovič

2021

Politics in Central Europe

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Securitization of Past: Analysis of the Katyń Issue in the Context of EU Integration

Sebina

2016

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This paper provides a theoretical explanation of what causes historical issues to impact bilateral relations between two states. The case which was chosen for analysis – popularly known as the Katyń issue – involves changes in Polish foreign policy towards the Russian Federation due to the remembrance of the Katyń Massacre. The main assumptions are based on the concept of securitization and its analytical framework, particularly the societal portion, which is proposed by the Copenhagen School of security study. The process of European integration can be seen as the main causal factor leading to a complex of vertical and horizontal competition between Poland, the EU, and Russia over the construction of their historical identities with a referent object of securitization in Poland. The main conclusion of this paper suggests that significant differences in the understanding of various nations’ roles in WW2 between the EU and Russia have led to the securitization of the Polish historical image of WW2. The Polish audience considered it important to accept the historical truth. The Katyń issue in Polish–Russian relations has become a case that reflects the process which leads to securitization of disputes between historical victims and victimizers on a state–to–state level.

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The Remembrance of the Katyń Massacre and President Lech Kaczyński's Concept of Polish–Russian Relations [2005–2010]

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A New Perspective on Poland’s Policy towards Russia in 2005–2007: a Middle Power Attempts to Engage a Rising Major Power

A New Perspective on Poland’s Policy towards Russia in 2005–2007: a Middle Power Attempts to Engage a Rising Major Power

Securitization of Past: Analysis of the Katyń Issue in the Context of EU Integration

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