Edward Prus (born 1931 in

Załoźce Zaliztsi ( uk, Залізці; pl, Załoźce; yi, זאַלעשיץ, Zaleshitz), previously known as Zalozhtsi ( uk, Заложці) until 1993, is an urban-type settlement in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the admini ...

(now known as

Zaliztsi Zaliztsi ( uk, Залізці; pl, Załoźce; yi, זאַלעשיץ, Zaleshitz), previously known as Zalozhtsi ( uk, Заложці) until 1993, is an urban-type settlement in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the admini ...

) near

Zboriv Zboriv ( uk, Зборів, pl, Zborów, yi, זבאָרעוו, Zbarav, russian: Зборов) is a town in Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast, west Ukraine. It is located in the historical region of Galicia. Local government is administered by Z ...

, (now in the

Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

, died December 31, 2007) was a controversial

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

political activist and

politologist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

with fields of interest in

history of Poland The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, ...

(particularly the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

events in the

Kresy Eastern Borderlands ( pl, Kresy Wschodnie) or simply Borderlands ( pl, Kresy, ) was a term coined for the eastern part of the Second Polish Republic during the interwar period (1918–1939). Largely agricultural and extensively multi-ethnic, it ...

region and contemporary Polish-Ukrainian relations) and

politology Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

. He was a professor at several minor Polish higher education institutions.

Biography

During World War II, Edward Prus was a member of the Polish resistance, primarily involved in fighting the

Ukrainian Insurgent Army The Ukrainian Insurgent Army ( uk, Українська повстанська армія, УПА, translit=Ukrayins'ka povstans'ka armiia, abbreviated UPA) was a Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary and later partisan formation. During World ...

. Later, he joined the

destruction battalion Destruction battalions,, uk, Винищувальні батальйони, be, Zniszczalnyja batalëny, , et, hävituspataljonid, lt, Naikintojų batalionai, lv, Iznīcinātāju bataljoni, group=nb colloquially istrebitels (истреби� ...

(auxiliary formations of

NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union. ...

) After the war he received a doctorate from the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...

. He would become a political activist, supporting the Polish communist government, and would hold professorship at several minor Polish higher education institutions. During the 1980s, he was an activist of the Patriotic Association Grunwald (''Zjednoczenie Patriotyczne Grunwald''). After the

fall of communism The Revolutions of 1989, also known as the Fall of Communism, was a revolutionary wave that resulted in the end of most communist states in the world. Sometimes this revolutionary wave is also called the Fall of Nations or the Autumn of Natio ...

in Poland Prus became associated with

Radio Maryja Radio Maryja is a religious and political socially conservative Polish radio station. It was founded in Toruń, Poland, on 9 December 1991, by the Redemptorist Tadeusz Rydzyk. The name "Maryja" is a traditional Polish form of the name "Mary", ...

nationalist Catholic faction, and similar organizations and media. Prus was also known for his anti-EU positions and he worked as an adviser of the movement ''Nie dla Unii Europejskiej'' (No to the European Union) in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. He was equally opposed Poland's accession to

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

. He has been also known for his strong criticism of Ukrainians, particularly in the view of the 20th century Polish-Ukrainian relations.

Works

Prus's works have been criticised for significant bias. Many of Prus' publications have been printed in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

by the controversial

Nortom NORTOM is a Polish publishing house, founded in 1992 in Wrocław, specialising in books on Polish history with a focus on the Kresy region of the prewar Second Polish Republic, the Polish literature and political thought, including post-communist e ...

publishing house. Nortom is listed by the Roth Institute in Tel Aviv among the four Polish publishers known for their "antisemitic, Holocaust distorting or Holocaust denying books."The Steven Roth Institute for the study of Contemporary Antisemitism Racism
University of Tel Aviv. Prus's works have been classified as nonscientific.

Books

* ''Pannacjonalizm. Polityczna działalność emigracyjna byłych kolaboracjonistów z Europy wschodniej i południowo-wschodniej'', Śląski Instytut Naukowy,

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

1976. * ''Z dziejów współpracy nacjonalistów ukraińskich z Niemcami w okresie II wojny światowej i okupacji'', Katowice 1985, Wyd. Akademia Ekonomiczna; * ''Herosi spod znaku tryzuba: Konowalec - Bandera - Szuchewycz'',Warszawa 1985, wyd. Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych, * ''Władyka świetojurski'', Warszawa 1985, Wyd. Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych, * ''Atamania UPA: tragedia kresów'', Warszawa 1988 Wyd. Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych, * ''UPA - armia powstańcza czy kurenie rizunów ?'' Wrocław 1994, wyd.: "

", * ''Holocaust po banderowsku. Czy Żydzi byli w UPA'',wyd. I Wrocław 1995 , Wyd. II rozszerzone:

, Wrocław 2001, * ''Taras Czuprynka. Hetman UPA i wielki inkwizytor OUN'',

, Wrocław 1998, * ''Patriarcha galicyjski. Rzecz o arcybiskupie Andrzeju Szeptyckim metropolicie grekokatolickim'',

, Wrocław 1999 * ''Rycerze żelaznej ostrogi: oddziały wojskowe ukraińskich nacjonalistów w okresie II wojny światowej'' Wrocław 2000 , wyd. Atla2 * ''SS-Galizien. Patrioci czy zbrodniarze?'',

, Wrocław 2001, * ''Legenda Kresów .Szare Szeregi w walce z UPA'',

, Wrocław 2003, * ''Stepan Bandera 1900-1959. Symbol zbrodni i okrucieństwa'', Nortom, Wrocław 2004, * ''Operacja "Wisła"'', Nortom, Wrocław 2006, * ''Banderomachia - łże-rząd Stećki na tle rzeczywistości'', Nortom, Wrocław 2007, * ''Szatańskie igrzysko: historia Organizacji Ukraińskich Nacjonalistów (OUN)'', Nortom, Wrocław 2009

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prus, Edward 1931 births 2007 deaths Polish nationalists 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Polish political scientists Polish resistance during World War II 20th-century political scientists