Włodzimierz Borodziej

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Włodzimierz Borodziej
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Born(1956-09-09)9 September 1956
Warsaw, Poland
Died12 July 2021(2021-07-12) (aged 64)
NationalityPolish
EducationWarsaw University
OccupationPolitical analyst, academic, historian
Known forhistorical research on the World War II, especially the Warsaw Uprising

Włodzimierz Borodziej (9 September 1956 – 12 July 2021[1]) was a Polish historian and writer specializing in contemporary European history with particular focus on Polish-German relations. Borodziej was a professor of humanistic sciences, and former of the Warsaw University.

Biography[]

Born in Warsaw, Włodzimierz Borodziej was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Wiktor Borodziej (1929–2004) from the former Polish secret police Służba Bezpieczeństwa who reportedly helped his son acquire German high school education in Berlin and in Vienna while serving abroad.[2] Discussion of his father and his involvement with the secret operation Żelazo (Iron) against political targets in Western Europe,[3] has caused some controversy in Polish academia, as some commentators see it as irrelevant, and an attempt to discredit his son's work due to family background.[3]

Włodzimierz Borodziej graduated with a master's degree from the Warsaw University in 1979. In 1984 Borodziej received a title of Doctor of Philosophy from his own alma mater, followed by habilitation earned in 1991 for his scientific treatise Poland in international relations between 1945 and 1947 (Polska w stosunkach międzynarodowych 1945-1947). In 2004 he received the title of professor of humanistic sciences at Warsaw University, where in 1999–2002 Borodziej served as prorector (deputy to university's rector).[4][5] In 2020, he was awarded the Carl von Ossietzky Prize (Carl-Ossietzky-Preis) conferred by the German city of Oldenburg for his work on the Polish-German history in the 20th century.[6]

Work[]

Borodziej was the author of The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 published in Polish, German and English. In his book he paints a complex picture of the everyday life in the embattled city, describes the Home Army operations, as well as supply situation and medical challenges in the capital.[7]

He was also a leading figure in the establishment of the House of European History which opened in Brussels, Belgium in 2017.

Selected publications[]

  • Włodzimierz Borodziej (1985), Terror i polityka : policja niemiecka a polski ruch oporu w GG 1939-1944, ISBN 83-211-0718-4.
  • Włodzimierz Borodziej (1990), Od Poczdamu do Szklarskiej Poręby: Polska w stosunkach międzynarodowych 1945-1947, ISBN 0-906601-77-0.
  • Włodzimierz Borodziej at al (1999), Polska i Niemcy: krótki przewodnik po historii sąsiedztwa, ISBN 83-910344-0-2.
  • Włodzimierz Borodziej (2001), Der Warschauer Aufstand 1944, ISBN 3-10-007806-3.
  • Włodzimierz Borodziej (2006), The Warsaw Uprising of 1944, ISBN 0-299-20730-7.
  • Włodzimierz Borodziej (2009), Gdyby... całkiem inna historia Polski: historia kontrfaktyczna, ISBN 978-83-247-1676-0.
  • (co-author) (2015), Nasza wojna. Europa Środkowo-Wschodnia 1912–1916. Tom 1. Imperia.

References[]

  1. ^ Nie żyje prof. Włodzimierz Borodziej (in Polish)
  2. ^ Tadeusz Olszak (17 November 2009). "Z gwiazdozbioru Wywiadu PRL" (in Polish). Gazeta Polska. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Ewa Milewicz (19 September 2008). "Jak IPN załatwił prof. Borodzieja" (in Polish). Wyborcza.pl. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ Włodzimierz Borodziej at Nauka Polska database of Polish scientists.
  5. ^ Włodzimierz Borodziej at the Institute of History of Warsaw University.
  6. ^ "Polak otrzymał prestiżową niemiecką nagrodę" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. ^ Jan C. Behrends (2003). "W. Borodziej: Der Warschauer Aufstand" (in German). Rezension zu: Der Warschauer Aufstand 1944, in: H-Soz-u-Kult, 20 February 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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