Польская демократия. Идеи - люди - события

In the monograph of Professor Michal Sliwa POLISH DEMOCRACY. IDEAS - PEOPLE - EVENTS describes more than seven hundred years of history of the development of Polish democratic thought from ancient times to the present and reveals its important role in the formation of Polish history and culture. It examines the main problems of democracy in both political and social aspects, as well as analyzes the various approaches to understanding democracy in Poland, due to the peculiarities of the Polish historical path and the Polish national character. The book uses a wide historical material, in particular, the works of Polish thinkers, publicists, politicians from the era of "gentry democracy" to the "Solidarity" movement of the late 20th century. Written in a lively, accessible language, the book can be intended both for specialists and for a wide range of Russian readers interested in Polish history and culture.