Edward Prus

Edward Prus (born 1931 in Załoźce (now known as Zaliztsi) near Zboriv, (now in the Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, died December 31, 2007) was a controversial Polish activist and political scientist with fields of interest in history of Poland (particularly the Second World War events in the Kresy region and contemporary Polish-Ukrainian relations) and politology. He was a professor at several minor Polish higher education institutions.

Biography

During World War II, Edward Prus was a member of the Polish resistance, primarily involved in fighting the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Later, he joined the destruction battalion (auxiliary formations of NKVD)^[1]

After the war he received a doctorate from the University of Warsaw. He would become a political activist, supporting the Polish communist government, and would hold professorship at several minor Polish higher education institutions. During the 1980s, he was an activist of the Patriotic Association Grunwald (Zjednoczenie Patriotyczne Grunwald).

After the fall of communism in Poland Prus became associated with Radio Maryja nationalist Catholic faction, and similar organizations and media.^[2] Prus was also known for his anti-EU positions and he worked as an adviser of the movement Nie dla Unii Europejskiej (No to the European Union) in Kraków.^{[citation needed]} He was equally opposed Poland's accession to NATO.^{[citation needed]} He has been also known for his strong criticism of Ukrainians, particularly in the view of the 20th century Polish-Ukrainian relations.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Prus's works have been criticised for significant bias.^[3] Many of Prus' publications have been printed in Wrocław by the controversial Nortom publishing house. Nortom is listed by the Roth Institute in Tel Aviv among the four Polish publishers known for their "antisemitic, Holocaust distorting or Holocaust denying books."^[4] Prus's works have been classified as nonscientific.^[5]

Books

• Pannacjonalizm. Polityczna działalność emigracyjna byłych kolaboracjonistów z Europy wschodniej i południowo-wschodniej, Śląski Instytut Naukowy, Katowice 1976.
• Z dziejów współpracy nacjonalistów ukraińskich z Niemcami w okresie II wojny światowej i okupacji, Katowice 1985, Wyd. Akademia Ekonomiczna;
• Herosi spod znaku tryzuba: Konowalec - Bandera - Szuchewycz,Warszawa 1985, wyd. Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych, ISBN 83-202-0369-4
• Władyka świetojurski, Warszawa 1985, Wyd. Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych, ISBN 83-202-0302-3
• Atamania UPA: tragedia kresów, Warszawa 1988 Wyd. Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych, ISBN 83-202-0631-6
• UPA - armia powstańcza czy kurenie rizunów ? Wrocław 1994, wyd.: "Nortom", ISBN 83-85829-31-8
• Holocaust po banderowsku. Czy Żydzi byli w UPA,wyd. I Wrocław 1995 ISBN 83-85829-45-8, Wyd. II rozszerzone: Nortom, Wrocław 2001, ISBN 83-85829-18-0
• Taras Czuprynka. Hetman UPA i wielki inkwizytor OUN, Nortom, Wrocław 1998, ISBN 83-85829-02-4
• Patriarcha galicyjski. Rzecz o arcybiskupie Andrzeju Szeptyckim metropolicie grekokatolickim, Nortom, Wrocław 1999
• Rycerze żelaznej ostrogi: oddziały wojskowe ukraińskich nacjonalistów w okresie II wojny światowej Wrocław 2000 ISBN 83-86882-98-0, wyd. Atla2
• SS-Galizien. Patrioci czy zbrodniarze?, Nortom, Wrocław 2001, ISBN 83-85829-68-7
• Legenda Kresów .Szare Szeregi w walce z UPA, Nortom, Wrocław 2003, ISBN 83-85829-44-X
• Stepan Bandera 1900-1959. Symbol zbrodni i okrucieństwa, Nortom, Wrocław 2004, ISBN 83-85829-89-X
• Operacja "Wisła", Nortom, Wrocław 2006, ISBN 978-83-89684-41-7
• Banderomachia - łże-rząd Stećki na tle rzeczywistości, Nortom, Wrocław 2007, ISBN 978-83-89684-09-7
• Szatańskie igrzysko: historia Organizacji Ukraińskich Nacjonalistów (OUN), Nortom, Wrocław 2009 ISBN 978-83-89684-29-5

Notes

1. Piotr Kosiewski, Grzegorz Motyka. Forum Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. Historycy polscy i ukraińscy wobec problemów XX wieku. 2000. ISBN 83-7052-758-2, str. 173
2. ELIZA MICHALIK, PIOTR LISIEWICZ. "Przeszłość wielu pretorianów o. Rydzyka stanowić będzie szok dla licznych słuchaczy Radia Maryja". Ojciec-dyrektor.de. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
3. See critical mentions by Timothy Snyder in To Resolve the Ukrainian Problem Once and for All: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ukrainians in Poland, 1943–1947, Journal of Cold War Studies, Spring 1999, Vol. 1, No. 2, Pages 86-120 and Rafał Wnuk from Institute of National Remembrance in Recent Polish Historiography on Polish-Ukrainian Relations during World War II and its Aftermath, Intermarium 7, no 1 (2004)
4. The Steven Roth Institute for the study of Contemporary Antisemitism Racism Archived 2003-04-27 at the Wayback Machine University of Tel Aviv.
5. Recent Polish Historiography on Polish-Ukrainian Relations During World War II and its Aftermath Archived June 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (also here ). p.5. - Written by Rafal Wnuk, Institute for National Remembrance, Lublin.