Liczebność diaspory polskiej w Obwodzie Kaliningradzkim Federacji Rosyjskiej. Zarys problematyki
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2012
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe WNPiD UAM w Poznaniu
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The Size of Polish Minority in the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation. An Outline of the Subject
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The issues related to Polish minority in the countries of the former Soviet Union
have been intensively studied, especially since the early 1990s. It is however impossible
to determine a precise number of the members of Polish minority residing in
the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation. This results from the imprecise
and incomplete data presented by the local administration. The most optimistic statistics
estimate Polish minority at approximately 20,000 people. On the other hand,
when one refers to the ‘strict’ but certainly underestimated official data a number of
nearly 5,000 is mentioned. Additionally, the issue of national affiliation is frequently
related to the subjective perception of ethnic identity by the residents of the territory
in question. Therefore, even though some Polish ties do exist, they do not necessarily
translate directly into a mature Polish national identity, let alone the intention to
admit such identity.
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Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne, 2012, nr 1, s. 265-279.