Study on the Persistent Factors of Historical Conflict in Poland-Russia (2017.02)

• Authors : Nam-Kook Kim
• Journal : Journal of European Union Studies
• Publisher : Institute for EU Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• Volume : 45
• Publication Date : February, 2017
• Abstract : It is not easy to imagine reconciliation in the near future between Poland and Russia because of their long history of conflicts. What is the cause of such confrontation and why can t they find solution of exit from such antagonism? They have complicated records of invasion each other and animosity of citizens in two countries has reinforced through tragic affairs such as Katin massacre and Smolensk accident. To escape from the current impasse, Poland and Russia should acknowledge inevitability of coexistence in terms of geopolitical and historical perspectives. They should sit together and discuss misfortune of history refusing temptation to ignore or distort tragic past. This can be a starting point for reconciliation of two countries as shown in other European cases and can also be a clue for East Asian situation.

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