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First posted on July 8th 2002, last revised on November 23rd 2008







Poland since 1990
Poland 1981-1990
Poland 1969-1981
Poland 1948-1969
Poland 1945-1948
Poland in World War II
Poland between the Wars
Poland in World War I

See here for the History of Congress Poland, History of Poznan (Posen), History of Galicia and Lodomeria, History of the Polish Exile

See here for the History of the Kingdom of Poland, -1795

Historical Atlas, Poland Page
List of Wars, Poland Page


Students' Paper : Kim, Jae Hee, History of Polish-Russian/Soviet Relations (2009)
Students' Paper : Song, Yong-hyun, 19th Century Paris, Center of Exiles (2007)







WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from BBC Country Profiles; from World Desk Reference ; from Nations Encyclopedia; from Wikipedia; from CIA World Factbook Country - Poland
Library of Congress, Country Studies : Poland
Links, General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL
Links, on History from Virtual Library History : Polish History Index; from Virtual Library Labour History; from Virtual Library Women's History; from Virtual Library Economic and Business History
from KODEKS; as of June 2008 exclusively on Kashubia
Historical Dictionaries
Historical Maps click here
Timelines from timelines.ws, from BBC News
Category : Years in Poland, from Wikipedia
Accounts of History A Brief History of Poland, from Polonia Today; The History of Poland, by Mieczyslaw Kasprzyk; Political History of Poland, by F. Kobylarz
Article History of Poland, from Wikipedia
Encyclopedia Entries Article Poland, Gnesen-Posen, Cracow, Kielce, Breslau, Tarnow, Plock, Culm, Ermland, from Catholic Encyclopedia 1907-1914 edition
Articles Poland, Breslau, Byelostok, Cracow, Danzig, Elbing, Kattowitz, Liegnitz, Lodz, Lublin, Posen, Stettin, Thorn, Warsaw, from EB 1911
Articles Cracow, Danzig, Galicia, Posen, Silesia, Warsaw, from Jewish Encyclopedia 1901-1906
Article Polen, Beuthen, Bialystok, Breslau, Danzig, Elbing, Gleiwitz, Gnesen, Kattowitz, Krakau, Liegnitz, Lodz, Lublin, Posen, Stettin, Thorn, Tschenstochow Warschau, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German
Entry Greco-Poland, from Footnotes to History, by James L. Erwin
Politics Political Resources on the Net : Norway; Governments on the WWW : Poland; For the Record 2000 : Norway, from UN Human Rights System; Article Politics of Poland, from Wikipedia
The History of the Communist Movement in Poland .. by Zbigniew Wiktor
Military see here
Category : Military History of Poland, from Wikipedia
Orders, Decorations and Medals of Poland, from ODM
Piotr H. Rosicki, Case Studies : The Katyn Massacres of 1940, from Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence
Economy & Finances A Global History of Currencies : Poland
Article Economy of Poland, from Wikipedia
Polish state finance, 1576-1717, from ESFDB
Economic History and Economy of Poland, by Thayer Watkins; Polish Economic History, from OK Economics
The History of the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Articles Wieliczka Salt Mine, from Wikipedia; Mining in Poland, from Global Info Mine; Coal Mining in Upper Silesia & Heavy Industry under Communism, from Polish Site
History of Stocznia Gdansk (shipyard)
Polish Pub Guide : Beer - Brewing Industry - History, from European Beer Guide; The History of Polish Vodka : Its Origin, Name and Distillation, by Marian Hanik
A History of the Calisia Piano Maker (Kalisz), from UK Piano Page
Article Polski Fiat 125p, from Wikipedia
Janusz K. Tanas, Perspective of Polish Business : a Historical Snapshot (2003)
Poland, from European Textile Network (lists historical sites)
Ethnography Languages of Poland (12), from Ethnologue
Article Kashubians, from Wikipedia
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Poland
Religion Chronology of Catholic Dioceses - Poland, from Kirken i Norge
Virtual Jewish History Tour : Poland, from Jewish Virtual Library; Poland, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
Category Religion in Poland, from Wikipedia
Panewniki Franciskanie (Polish language page of the Franciscan Order, Province Polonia); Ordo Fratrum Minorum, scroll down for Polonia
History of Regions Articles Silesia : History; History of Pomerania; West Prussia : History; Masovia; ; Lesser Poland; Greater Poland; Kuyavia (Kujawien); Pomerelia, from Wikipedia
Voivodships, Counties of Poland, from www.statoids.com
History of Cities History of Warsaw, from e-warsaw, from Wikipedia
History of Cracow (Krakow), from Wikipedia
History of Wroclaw (Breslau), from Wroclaw Life, from Wikipedia
History of Gdansk (Danzig) see at this site
History of Szczecin (Stettin), from Wikipedia
History of Torun (Thorn), from Wikipedia
History of Poznan, from Wikipedia
History of Lublin, from Wikipedia
Institutions History of Broadcasting in Poland, from The Broadcast Archive; Article Radio Polonia, Telewizja Polska, from Wikipedia
History of the University of Krakow, from Wikipedia
History of Rail Transport in Poland, from Wikipedia
List of Waterways : Poland, from Wikipedia
Poland, from Airline History
Structurae : Poland; Search Lighthouse Explorer for Poland
Poland Index, from Academic Corporations
Culture Article Polish Language : History, from Wikipedia
Article Polish Literature from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 edition; Virtual Library of Polish Literature; Polish Literature, links from Slavophilia
Article Cinema of Poland, from Wikipedia
Bibliographies Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keywords Polen, Poland (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970)
Books on Genocide and Related Topics in Polish, from Prevent Genocide
Biographies List of Poles, from Wikipedia; Biographies of Polish Saints, from Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon, in German
Chinese Ambassadors to Poland, from PRC MOFA
Specific Topics Brier, Robert (2002) : Der polnische "Westgedanke" nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg (1944-1950). (The Polish "Perception of the West" after WW II), posted by Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Osteuropa, in German
Hölzlwimmer, Laura (2007) : "In wahrer Sorge um das Wohl des Vaterlandes". Die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Staat und katholischer Kirche im stalinistischen Polen als öffentlich ausgetragene Konkurrenz um Vertrauen. ("With Genuine Concern for the Well-Being of the Fatherland". The Confrontations between State and Catholic Church in Stalinist Poland as a Contest for Trust, Conducted in Public), posted by Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Osteuropa, in German
Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Poland
Freemasonry in Russia and Poland, by Ernest Friedrichs (1908)
Category : Disasters in Poland, from Wikipedia
Article Poland at the Olympics, Category Sport in Poland, Football in Poland, from Wikipedia
Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon); from Rulers (B. Schemmel); from Regnal Chronologies; from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated); Political Leaders of Poland, from ZPC, including party leaders
Titles of European Rulers : Poland
Lists of Ambassadors Embajadores de Mexico en Polonia, from Acervo Historico Diplomatico
Population Figures Historical Population Statistics : Poland, from Population Statistics by Jan Lahmeyer
Historical Abortion Statistics - Poland, from Johnston's Archive
Documents Internet Museum of the Polish People's Republic
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Poland, from ILO, 84 docs. since 1934
Internet Law Library : Poland
Verfassungen Polens (Constitutions of Poland), from Verfassungen.de, in German
Foreign Office (British) : Peace Handbooks (1919-1920), posted on Internet Archive; v. 8. Poland and Finland, no. 43-48
Online Newspapers links from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers
Election Results from Psephos (since 1990); from IFES Election Guide; from Electoral Geography 2.0 (since 1989)
Poland, from Elections and Electoral Systems (links)
Archives, Musea, Libraries Repositories of Primary Sources : Europe : Norway, from Univ. of Idaho. Mostly Archive Webpages, 43 entries
Historical Research in Europe, listing of archives; click Atlas Search, Poland, 191 entries
Foreign Ministry Archives Services of the European Union Member States : Poland, from Consilium Europa
Libraries in Poland, from LibDex, 31 entries
Poland Documents, at Central Archive for the History of the Jewish People, Jerusalem
History of the Polish National Library, from The European Library
Tentative Lists : Poland, World Heritage List, scroll down for Poland; from UNESCO World Heritage
Poland Index, from Showcaves, has historical mines
Register of the Commission for Polish Relief Records, 1939-1949, at Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution, scroll down for Poland
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry; National Anthem, from National Anthems Net
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of Poland, from World Currency Museum, from Ron Wise's World Currency Museum
Catalog of Polish Banknotes, site in Polish/German
Poland Coins, from Don's World Coin Gallery
Stamps Rare Poland, Polish Levant, Polish States Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamps Gallery; Poland Stamps 1860-1918, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer
Others License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates of the World
Passport, from World Passports
Airline Timetable Images : Poland

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Online Libraries Central and Eastern European Online Library
Virtual Library Eastern Europe, maintained in Germany, most sources in German
On Central, Eastern Europe Adrian Webb, The Longman Companion to Central and Eastern Europe since 1919, London etc.: Longman 2002 [G]
General Accounts M.B. Biskupski, The History of Poland, Westport : Greenwood 2000, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 943.8 B622t
Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski, Poland, an illustrated History, NY : Hippocrene 2000, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 943.8 P746p
Article Poland, in Encyclopædia Britannica, Macropædia, Vol.25 pp.930-957; KMLA Lib. Call Sign
R 032 B862n v.25
Enno Meyer, Grundzüge der Geschichte Polens (Main Features of Polish History), Darmstadt : Wissenschaftliche Buchgemeinschaft 1977 [G]
Manfred Hellmann, Daten der Polnischen Geschichte (Dates in Polish History), München : dtv 1985 [G]
Norman Davies, Heart of Europe. A Short History of Poland, Oxford : UP (1984) 1986 [G]
Norman Davies, God's Playground. A History of Poland, Vol.II : 1795 to the Present, NY : Columbia UP revised edition (1979) 2005, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 943.8 D255g
Specific Periods Eric P. Kelly, The Land and People of Poland, Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, (1943) revised ed. 1964 [G]
R.F. Leslie (ed.), The History of Poland since 1863, Cambridge : UP (1980) 1989 [G]
Poland, pp.106-116, in : Derek H. Aldcroft, Europe's Third World. The European Periphery in the Interwar Years. Leicester : UP 2006, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 940.09724 A357e
Padraic Kennedy, Rebuilding Poland. Workers and Communists 1945-1950, Ithaca etc.: Cornell UP 1997, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 38.9438 K36r
Richard C. Lukas, Forgotten Holocaust. The Poles under German Occupation 1939-1944, NY : Hppocrene (1990) revised edition 2005, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 940.53 L955f
F. Bujak, The Jewish Question in Poland (1919), posted on Internet Archive
S. Askenazy, W.J. Rose, Dantzig & Poland (1921), posted on Internet Archive
Th. Bach, Education in Poland (1923), posted on Internet Archive
M. Machray, The Poland of Pilsudski (1936), posted on Internet Archive
G. Humphrey, Pilsudski - Builder of Poland (1936), posted on Internet Archive
W. Lutoslawski, Bolshevism and Poland (1919), posted on Internet Archive
A.L. Goodhart, Poland and the Minority Races (1920), posted on Internet Archive
A.L. Strong, I Saw the New Poland (1946), posted on Internet Archive
R. Umaiastowski, Russia, Poland and Great Britain 1941-1945 (1946), posted on Internet Archive
Poland, Its People, its Society, its Culture (1958), posted on Internet Archive
I. Cohen, A Report on the Pogroms in Poland (1919), posted on Internet Archive
J. Frejlich, Fundamental conditions of the economic independence of Poland (1918), posted on Internet Archive
A. Syski, The United Statyes of Poland (1919), posted on Internet Archive
Local, Regional History Zdzislaw Zygulski, Cracow, an Illustrated History, NY : Hippocrene 2001, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 943.86 Z99c
Historical Dictionary George Sanford, Adriana Gozdecka-Sanford, Historical Dictionary of Poland, Scarecrow 1994, KMLA Lib. Call Sign R 943.6 S224h