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"Faces of War" is a journal dedicated to armed conflicts from ancient times to the present day. It is an extension of the Oblicza Wojny series, published since 2020 by the Lodz University Press. The new periodical, "Faces of War", is a peer-reviewed biannual journal published in English, fully available online and free of charge. This allows authors to regularly share the results of their research. A distinctive feature of "Faces of War" is its interdisciplinary approach to the issues discussed in the journal. Therefore, we accept papers from the humanities as well as from disciplines such as international relations, law, security studies, architecture, and urban planning. "Faces of War" is a journal that publishes original studies and presents diverse perspectives that inspire reflection and discussion. The biannual journal is published by the University of Lodz Press and is affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and History at the University of Lodz.
Nazwa: Faces of War
ISSN: 3071-7779
e-ISSN: 3071-8597
Wydawca: University of Lodz Press
Ukazuje się od: 2024 r.
Strona internetowa czasopisma / Journal website
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Keeping the Memory Alive: Ukrainian Commemoration Practices in Public Spaces Amid the War with Russia in 2025
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‘Our Folk Who Have (Not) Become Foreign...’: Political Loyalties in the Donbas During the War of 2014‒2024 (In Light of Oral History Sources)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-12-30)The military conflict that started in the Donbas in 2014, which, in 2022, turned into a full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war, has created a specific way in which it is remembered. This article is based on more than sixty interviews ... -
Use of Panzerfaust-Type Grenade Launchers by German and Soviet Soldiers during the Fighting for Pomerania in 1945
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-12-30)The mass use of anti-tank grenade launchers known as Panzerfausts (armoured fists) by the German Wehrmacht in the final phase of the Second World War in Europe made them an immediately formidable weapon. Faced with dramatic ... -
The Influence of France on the Economic Development of the Second Polish Republic in the First Years after Regaining Independence: An Outline of the Problem
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-12-30)This text aims to highlight the issue of building Polish-French economic relations in the first years after Poland regained independence. For the Polish state at that time, a key concern was securing French support in the ... -
Those Who Must Not Be Remembered: The Romanian Germanophiles and Their Historiographical Posterity
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-12-30)In the aftermath of the Great War, following the victory of the Entente and the fulfilment of the national ideal, the former internal enemy — represented by all those who had sided with the Central Powers — was gradually ... -
Building Civil Society in Wartime: Opportunities and Challenges on the Example of the Military Crisis in Ukraine in 2014‒2023
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-12-30)The article examines the development of diverse forms of activism within Ukrainian society and how citizens have been mobilised in response to oppressive authorities and war. Although the war has triggered a profound ... -
The Bored Cossack: The Way of a Ukrainian Warrior
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-12-30)The article examines Ukrainian folk paintings of Cossack Mamai as the most complete visual archetype of the Cossack, a professional warrior of the Early Modern period. It argues that Mamai’s static posture and melancholic ... -
The Concept of Occidentalism by Dmytro Dontsov as a Methodological Basis for Analysing the Contemporary Russia-Ukraine War
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-12-30)The concept of Occidentalism developed by Dmytro Dontsov serves as a significant analytical tool for understanding the Russia-Ukraine war (2014–2025), viewed as a confrontation between two fundamentally different civilisational ... -
Hungarian Mercenaries in Italy in the 14th Century: An Analysis of a Mercenary Contract of 1361
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-12-30)Hungarian mercenaries began to operate in Italy in the 1340s. The reason for their appearance in the Kingdom of Naples was the planned dynastic link between the Neopolitan and the Hungarian branches of the Angevin family. ... -
Response to the Polemic Regarding the Review of Research on Population Losses in the Wola District During the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)This response draws attention to the purpose of the original 2024 article, presents general remarks on the polemic text, and discusses the allegations concerning the review of research and the comparative study regarding: ... -
Overestimated Balance Sheet — the Astray of Research Without Archival Sources. In Response to Kazimierz Przeszowski
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)The polemic reviews the research of Kazimierz Przeszowski, which was intended as a balance sheet of previous estimates by Stanisław Płoski and Ewa Śliwińska, Adam Borkiewicz, Hanns von Krannhals, Maria Turlejska, Antoni ... -
Ukrainian Classical Music in the Public Sphere Amid the Russo-Ukrainian War: 2022–2023
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)This article discusses the state of Ukrainian classical music during the first years of the full-scale Russian invasion, the understanding of which requires familiarity with the historical context and the rhetoric of ... -
The Evolution of the Role of Mass Media in Wars – Media as a Tool, a Threat and a Side of the War
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)Released information can lead to the outbreak of war, such as ‘The Ems Telegram’. It can also cause changes in the actions of the ‘great and the small’ of this world, influence the perception of reality and lead to a ... -
Representation of the Nazi Crimes in Donbass in Soviet Documentary and Fictional Cinema (1943–1950)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)Soviet documentary and fiction cinema of World War II and the first postwar years created several images related to Donbas. This region had played a significant role in Soviet socio-political discourse since prewar times. ... -
The Fate of the Brazilian Collection of the State Zoological Museum in Warsaw Before and During the Second World War (1939–1945)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)Before the Second World War, the State Zoological Museum in Warsaw was a dynamically functioning research institution, characterised by its rapidly growing collections of contemporary animals for scientific, educational ... -
The Rise of Northern Unionism’s Influence on the Political Scene of Great Britain Against the Backdrop of Belfast’s Social and Economic Transformations During the Great War
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)This article examines the situation in Belfast during the First World War, considering its role as the political and economic centre of the north of Ireland. It explores whether the global conflict contributed to the city’s ... -
Incorporation of Andriy Melnyk’s OUN into the Kharkiv Environment (1941–1943)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)Today, studying the spread of OUN activities, particularly those of the OUN(m), in Eastern Ukraine during the German-Soviet War is particularly relevant. This paper aims to highlight the work of the OUN(m) in Kharkiv during ... -
After One Disaster Comes Another? Extraordinary Events and Their Lessons in the Croniche di Lucca
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)In the Croniche di Lucca, which covers the period of Lucca’s history from 1168 to 1424, we read about many natural disasters. We can read in detail about the lean years of 1181, 1284, 1330, 1348–1350, and 1400, and the ... -
Weapons and Wealth: Economic Effects of the Lucca’s War in Florentine Arms and Armour Production (1429–1433)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-06-30)In traditional historiography, the wartime context is often judged to have had a uniformly negative impact on medieval economies. While this assessment holds in many respects, it has overlooked the specific sector of arms ... -
Ukraine’s Air Defence in the Russian-Ukrainian War (2022–2024): Progress in Regression
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, posed serious challenges to the Ukrainian air defence system. Its traditional instruments – long- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile ...