Intermarium

History and collective memories influence a nation, its culture, and institutions; hence, its domestic politics and foreign policy

Marek Jan Chodakiewicz

Contents Introduction Background Sources and Method Part I. Intermarium: A Brief History 1. The Origins 2. Medieval Ruthenia and the Mongols 3. The Balts, the Germans, and the Poles 4. The Commonwealth 5. The Partitions 6. World War I and the Revolution 7. Interwar 8. World War II and Liberation Part II. The Armageddon and Its Aftermath (1939-1992) 9. An Overview 10. The First Soviet Occupation (1939-1941) 11. The Nazi Occupation (1941-1944) 12. The Second Soviet Occupation (1944-1992) 13. Transformation 14. The Liberation Part III. Post-Soviet Continuities and Discontinuities:Domestic and Foreign Challenges 15. An Overview 16. Contemporary Politics 17. The Baltics 18. Southern and Central Intermarium 19. Lifting the Velvet Curtain: Geopolitics andForeign Policy in the Intermarium 20. The Majorities and the Minorities Part IV. Chain of Memory 21. An Overview 22. Landscapes and Impressions 23. False Consciousness 24. A Sample of Individual Recollections 25. National Stereotypes 26. Koniuchy: A Case Study Conclusion Appendix I: The Death Toll in the Intermarium during the Twentieth Century Appendix II: Maps Bibliography Index