To what extent does Polish collective memory of the Katyn massacre and Smolensk disaster influence current Polish - Russian relations

• Název práce v češtině: Do jaké míry ovlivňuje polská kolektivní paměť na katyňský masakr a smolenskou katastrofu současné polsko-ruské vztahy?
• Název v anglickém jazyce: To what extent does Polish collective memory of the Katyn massacre and Smolensk disaster influence current Polish - Russian relations
• Klíčová slova: Kolektivní paměť, polsko-ruské vztahy, katyňský masakr, smolenská katastrofa
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Collective Memory, Polish-Russian Relations, Katyn Massacre, Smolensk Disaster
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2024/2025
• Typ práce: bakalářská práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra německých a rakouských studií (23-KNRS)
• Vedoucí / školitel: PhDr. David Emler, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 25.10.2024
• Datum zadání: 25.10.2024
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 19.06.2025 09:20
• Místo konání obhajoby: C321, 321, seminární místnost IMS
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 29.04.2025
• Oponenti: prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D.

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Předběžná náplň práce

Práce se zabývá vlivem, který má polská kolektivní paměť na katyňský masakr a smolenskou
katastrofu na utváření současného diplomatického klimatu mezi Polskem a Ruskem. Analýza
historického kontextu mezi Polskem a Ruskem a toho, jak se na Katyň a Smolensk vzpomínalo v
současnosti i v moderním kontextu, si klade za cíl rozšířit význam těchto událostí pro polskou
kolektivní paměť a jak to následně ovlivňuje diplomatické vztahy s Ruskem.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

This thesis examines the influencing power that Polish collective memory of the Katyn Massacre
and Smolensk Disaster play in shaping the current diplomatic climate between Poland and
Russia. Analyzing the historical context between Poland and Russia and how Katyn and
Smolensk were remembered both contemporaneously and in the modern context this thesis aims
to expand on the significance of these events to the Polish collective memory and how this then
affects diplomatic relations with Russia.