Thinking about the Fatherland: Confession of a Diplomat
Andrzej JAROSZYŃSKI
John Paul II Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland , PolandAbstract
The essay comprises a personal account of a former Polish diplomat of his experience and concept of the fatherland. The paper describes the development of the author’s sense of his national identity, beginning with his experience of the communist Poland, and continuing up to the period of his diplomatic service after 1989. In the conclusion, the author discusses the question of nationality as a person’s identity.
Keywords:
Poland, fatherland and motherland, national and individual identity, opposition to communism, diplomacyJAROSZYŃSKI, A. (2020). Myśląc Ojczyzna: Słowo dyplomaty. Ethos. Quarterly of The John Paul II Institute at the Catholic University of Lublin, 32(4 (128). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/ethos/article/view/9717
Andrzej JAROSZYŃSKI
John Paul II Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
John Paul II Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
