Polish young people in Latvia

Between Polish and Russian identity, a dilemma of the identity of students in Polish schools in Daugavpils and Rēzekne

Bibliographic Data

ID11264794
AuthorsMarcin Wojciech Solarz (0000-0002-9973-2599, University of Warsaw, corresponding author), Małgorzata Wojtaszczyk (0000-0003-2502-1943, University of Warsaw), Magdalena Skorupska (0000-0001-6489-1760, University of Warsaw), Ada Górna (0000-0003-1591-7260, University of Warsaw), Krzysztof Górny (0000-0002-8088-3389, University of Warsaw), Anna Hofman (University of Warsaw), Małgorzata Tryfon (University of Warsaw)
Year2020
Volume51
Issue1
Pages69-85
Publication date2020-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Baltic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-9778 • E-ISSN: 1751-7877
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01629778.2019.1684329
OpenAlexW2984105820
LanguageEN
References cited21

This article discusses the results of field research into the Polish minority in eastern Latvia conducted in the autumn of 2016. The focus of the research was the sense of national identity felt by young people of Polish descent in Latvia and their ties with Poland, in particular as evidenced by the pupils of two Polish schools in Daugavpils and Rēzekne. The methods used were survey questions and memory maps. The findings indicate that the local Polish minority is strongly Russified, especially in their language of everyday communication. Paradoxically, however, the Polish school students express deep emotional ties with Poland

Aesthetics · Art · Dilemma · Identity (music · National identity · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European Politics and Security · Gender Studies · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Law

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