Przyczyny upadku Polski według Iwana Kedryna-Rudnyckiego

Abstract

This article discusses articles written by the Ukrainian journalist Ivan Kedryn-Rudnytsky, which were published in the journal Krakivs’ki Visti in the spring and summer of 1940. It was published by Ukrainians in German-occupied Cracow from 1940 to 1944 (until October), and later in Vienna. In his twenty-seven articles, the author discussed in detail the reasons which, in his opinion, led to the defeat of Poland in September 1939. In his deliberations he went back to the beginnings of the Second Polish Republic and analysed the system, politics, administration, foreign policy, policy towards national minorities, the state press strategy and actions taken by individual politicians. He was critical of people and phenomena, but based his judgments on facts. This article outlines his most important arguments and divides them into categories.