Dawning of Christianity in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe

This book covers two fields of research. The first part of the volume includes essays authored by Polish, German, Czech, and Ukrainian archeologists and historians on the genesis and unique nature of the roads whereby Christianization proceeded in Polish lands in the early Middle Ages in the context of the kindred processes underway especially from the 10th century in neighboring lands. The second part of this publication includes considerations on the politics of memory as applied to the beginnings of statehood in Poland and Kievan Rus’. Chosen examples reveal the uniqueness and the evolution of various politics of memory related to the founding myths of statehood in modern Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.

Igor Kąkolewski is a professor and Director of the Centre for Historical Research in Berlin, Polish Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on early modern history of Poland-Lithuania and Europe, history of Polish-German relations, studies in memory culture.

Christian Lübke is a professor and Director of the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe, Leipzig. His research fields include history of the Middle Ages in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, Russian history, social and economic history.

Przemysław Urbańczyk is a professor and Director of the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on archaeology and history of the Middle Ages in Poland, Central Europe, Scandinavia and North Atlantic region.