Glaukopis is a nationalist Polish history journal catering to the far right. It was founded by Wojciech Muszyński.

Glaukopis
DisciplineHistory
LanguagePolish
Edited byWojciech Muszyński
Publication details
History2003–present
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Glaukopis
Indexing
ISSN1730-3419
LCCN2005248129
OCLC no.58401207
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History

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The magazine was established by Wojciech Muszyński and his wife in 2003 – among its aims were to reject "political correctness" on controversial topics and present "truthful research" on Polish-Jewish relations.[1] It is published in cooperation with the Department of Polish Studies at The Institute of World Politics.[2] Muszyński remained its editor-in-chief until 2019.[3]

In 2021, the magazine was entered into a list of scientific journals approved by the Government of Poland.[4]

Reception

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Andrzej Żbikowski believes that the publication's primary aim is to rehabilitate the wartime activities of the National Armed Forces unconditionally.[5] Andreas Kahrs characterized Glaukopis as a right-wing source in a study of Polish right-wing extremism, noting that its website linked to that of the far right All-Polish Youth and that Muszyński had appeared as a speaker at events held by the extreme right-wing National Radical Camp; he viewed it as part of an effort by certain Polish historians to make the precursors of today's far-right organisations in Poland look respectable again.[6] Jan Grabowski has judged the journal to cater to the Polish far right and considers it an unreliable source; he highlights that Mariusz Bechta, who continues to be affiliated with the journal, had published various works by European fascists, including Léon Degrelle, Julius Evola, and Jan Mosdorf.[7] The Gazeta Wyborcza has described Glaukopis' political stance as nationalist[8] or far right.[9]

The publication has been accused of publishing antisemitic material, and was involved in a controversy involving possible skewed coverage of the Holocaust on Wikipedia.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Twórcy kwartalnika Glaukopis w Klubie Ronina. "Odrzucając polityczną poprawność, prezentujemy tematy dotąd niezbadane"" [Creators of the quarterly Glaukopis at the Ronin Club. "Rejecting political correctness, we present topics hitherto unexplored."]. wpolityce.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ "Zespół redakcyjny" [Editorial team]. Glaukopis Pismo społeczno-historyczne (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ^ "Zespół redakcyjny - Glaukopis" [Editorial team] (in Polish). 2019-07-27. Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  4. ^ "Nowe czasopisma "naukowe" MEiN. Na liście m.in. pismo wychwalające polski faszyzm" [New "scientific" journals of the MEiN. The list includes a journal praising Polish fascism]. oko.press (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. ^ Żbikowski, Andrzej (2018). "The Dispute over the Status of a Witness to the Holocaust". In Polonsky, Antony; Węgrzynek, Hanna; Żbikowski, Andrzej (eds.). New Directions in the History of the Jews in the Polish Lands. Jews of Poland. Boston: Academic Studies Press and POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. p. 409. doi:10.2307/j.ctv7xbrh4.39. ISBN 978-8-394426-29-3.
  6. ^ Spanka, Eva; Kahrs, Andreas (2014). "Die Bewegung marschiert: "Ruch Narodowy" und Polens extreme Rechte" [The Movement Marches: "Ruch Narodowy" and Poland's Extreme Right]. Osteuropa (in German). 64 (1): 137. ISSN 0030-6428. JSTOR 44936534.
  7. ^ a b Grabowski, Jan; Klein, Shira (2023-04-03). "Wikipedia's Intentional Distortion of the History of the Holocaust". The Journal of Holocaust Research. 37 (2): 133–190. doi:10.1080/25785648.2023.2168939. ISSN 2578-5648.
  8. ^ Pospischil, Alina (2 February 2020). "Pisał o "lewackich degeneratach" i "podludziach". Śledczy ustalili, że hejterem jest członek komitetu przy IPN" [He wrote about "leftist degenerates" and "subhumans." Investigators determined that the hater was a member of a committee at the IPN]. Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. ^ Chołodowski, Maciej (12 March 2019). "Skrajna prawica i IPN wybielają "Burego". Opinia, ale bez nowego śledztwa?" [The far right and the IPN are whitewashing "Bury." Opinion, but without a new investigation?]. Gazeta Wyborcza.
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