Faces of War: Ostatnio dodane
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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: ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Community Resilience Dimensions of Agency and Human Values in the Response of Polish Border Communities to the Refugee Crisis Caused by the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)This research aims to explore the role of community resilience in response to the refugee crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 by specifically studying two core dimensions of community ... -
Conveying the Tragedy of War Through Unconventional Photography Methods
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)This article analyses the specificity of conveying the tragedy of war through artistic photography. Comparing photos from the Vietnam War and the contemporary Russian-Ukrainian war illustrates how the range of figurative ... -
Regional Office for Aid to the Victims of War in Prague (1919–1938)
; Kruglova, Nadezda
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)
The killings and mutilations brought about by World War I left a significant mark on society: missing husbands and fathers, surviving war veterans, widows and orphans. The newly formed Czechoslovakia had to deal with this ... -
A Comprehensive Examination of the 1852 Persian Military Manual: ‘General Regulations for the Exercises and Marches of the Infantry of the Esteemed Government of Iran’
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)This article deals with the study and analysis of an important Persian military manual, entitled ‘General Regulations for the Exercises and Marches of the Infantry of the Esteemed Government of Iran’ ( قواعد کلیه از برای ... -
Military Service of Knights, Vogts and Village Mayors in the Kingdom of Poland under the Reign of Władysław II Jagiełło: Legal Regulations
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)The reign of Władysław Jagiełło in Poland was highly significant. He not only established a new dynasty but also succeeded diplomatically and militarily in foreign policy. His forty-year reign was also a time of granting ... -
Grand Tour Correspondence in the Time of War: The Early Stages of the War of the Spanish Succession in the Letters of Henry Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock and His Tutor Paul Rapin-Thoyras (1701–1702)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)Letters sent during a Grand Tour, an early modern educational journey, are often considered important sources for the history of tourism and travel, history of diplomacy or family relations. However, the example of the ... -
Tumultus ac trepidatio in urbe. Social Perceptions and Effects of War in Rome and Some Italic Cities in the Late 3rd Century B.C.
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)From the Second Punic War onwards, it is possible to identify significant episodes regarding war's effects on Rome and other Italic cities. Apart from their military defence system, the perception of a state of war, its ... -
An Examination of Sassanian Siege Warfare (3rd to 7th centuries CE)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-31)This article examines Sassanian siege warfare and technology in the domains of ballistae, ‘scorpions’, catapults, and battering rams. Sassanian siege warfare necessitated the use of protection/shielding for personnel (combat ... -
Social Political Differentiation of Electoral Moods of the Population of the Ukrainian SSR after World War II
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-12-30)In this paper, the main manifestations of the electoral moods of the population of the Ukrainian SSR during the elections to the Supreme Soviets of the USSR, the Ukrainian SSR and local authorities in 1946–1947 are considered. ...