HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF POLISH-GERMAN RELATION IN THE CONTEXT OF PRESIDENCY OF LECH WALĘSA

Abstract

The article dedicates to Polish-German mutual relations in the angle of view of historical memory. It is very interesting such an example for analyzing and making research. First of all, German was separated many years before. Western Germany was an Independent state, which could provide own foreign policy due to own raison d’état. Moreover, Western Germany had social and political changes in the early 50-60 years, which was dedicated to creation new narrative of history. And after 40 years at early 90th Western Germany had strongly democratic society and good position at European Continent. After Unification of both Germanies in the end of 80th, new Germany faced by new challenges – creation new relations between eastern neighbors. One of them was Poland. The example of historical memory of Poland is also very interesting and in many ways its more complicate due to strong links with Soviet political and historical doctrine. In some ways Eastern German and Poland had some similar effects. But in the example of Eastern Germany, those processes, processes of creation new systems of historical views, were more internal cases of Germany. Such conclusions are on the first view. But, in real, the processes of unification of both Germanies and renew of Poland independent started as an international case, and was a part of international system. Both countries, united Germany and III Republic of Poland in the early 90th tried more in the constructive way build relation between them. They tried to create more realistic relations, but they didn’t pay attention on the questions of history, obviously on “dark pages”. As the result we had situation, where mutual relations develop on the political and economic backgrounds. Firstly, it was some smart way to creation these relations. But, as results, the problems of past hit with new power in the second part of 90th. So, we thing that, the conception of Poland-Germany unity of interest was helpful at the start of renew relations, but in some way, it created dangerous situation in the second part of 90th.