The mythology of the East-West divide
I was born in Silesia, which has changed affiliations several times throughout its history. Silesia was part of Greater Moravia, Bohemia, Piast Duchy, the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, and Prussia. In Prussia, Silesia represented the eastern flank, but in Bohemia, the Holy Roman Empire,...
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| Published in | The Legacy of Division p. 70 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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Central European University Press
15.10.2020
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| Online Access | Get full text |
| ISBN | 9633863740 9789633863749 |
| DOI | 10.1515/9789633863756-008 |
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| Summary: | I was born in Silesia, which has changed affiliations several times throughout its history. Silesia was part of Greater Moravia, Bohemia, Piast Duchy, the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, and Prussia. In Prussia, Silesia represented the eastern flank, but in Bohemia, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Habsburg Monarchy, it represented the north-western flank. At the Potsdam Conference in 1945, Silesia was given to Poland by Attlee, Truman and Stalin. From then on it was the western flank of the Soviet Empire, and seen from Madrid and Paris it belonged to the other, eastern part of Europe, guarded by |
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| ISBN: | 9633863740 9789633863749 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9789633863756-008 |