Wojciech Roszkowski autor Roztrzaskane Lustro Upadek Cywilizacji Zachodniej 1st

Wojciech Stefan Roszkowski OOB (born 20 June 1947 in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

) is a

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economic historian and writer, specializing in Polish and European history of the 20th and 21st century. He was a

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and

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(MEP) in 2004–2009. From 1980 to 1983 he was a member of the independent self-governing trade union

Solidarność Solidarity ( pl, „Solidarność”, ), full name Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity" (, abbreviated ''NSZZ „Solidarność”'' ), is a Polish trade union founded in August 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. Subseq ...

. From 1990 to 1993 he served as

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Warsaw School of Economics SGH Warsaw School of Economics ( pl, Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie, ''SGH''Collegium Invisibile Collegium Invisibile is an academic society founded in 1995 in Warsaw that affiliates outstanding Polish students in the humanities and science with distinguished scholars in accordance with the idea of a liberal education. The association ai ...

and a signatory of the

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. Under the pseudonym Andrzej Albert, he has published books about 20th-century Polish history, focusing on 1918–1980, as well as a synthesis of the political history of the world post-1945. The books were edited in single and three-band releases, in Polish and English. His book "The World of Christ", a complete history of the world depicted during the lifetime of Jesus Christ, was published in 2016 after over fifty years of work.

Education

* Masters (1971), Doctorate (1978) and professor (1995)

Career

* 1988–1989: Lecturer at the Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., USA * 2000–2002: Vice-rector at the Warsaw School of Economics (1990–1993), director of the Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) (1994–2000), Kościuszko Chair of

Polish Studies Polish studies, or Polonistics ( pl, filologia polska, or ''polonistyka'') is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates the Polish language and Polish literature in both historic and present-day forms. In the United State ...

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

, USA * 1980–1993: Member of the independent self-governing trade union NSZZ Solidarność * Chairman of the 'S' group at the Socio-Economics Dept * 1980–1981: of the Warsaw School of Economics * 1996–1998: Chairman of the Wilson Center European Alumni Association * 1982–1986: Author of historical books * since 1990: about 400 000 copies published, including 'Najnowsza historia Polski', underground publication (under the pseudonym Andrzej Albert), with a dozen or more official publications

Publications

* ''Najnowsza historia Polski 1914–2002'' (''Newest History of Poland 1914–2002)'', 2003, . * ''Historia Polski 1945–2005 (History of Poland 1945–2005)'', Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2006, . * ''Droga przez mgłę (Walking through the fog)'', Instytut Jagielloński, 2006, . * ''Świat Chrystusa (The world of Christ)'', Wydawnictwo Biały Kruk, 2016, . * ''Mistrzowska gra Józefa Piłsudskiego (Józef Piłsudski's Mastergame),'' Wydawnictwo Biały Kruk, 2018, . * ''Roztrzaskane Lustro – Upadek cywilizacji zachodniej (The Shattered Mirror – The Downfall of the Western Civilization)'', Wydawnictwo Biały Kruk, 2019, . * ''Orlęta Lwowskie (Lwów Eaglets)'', Wydawnictwo Biały Kruk, 2019. * ''Kierunek targowica – Polska 2005–2015 (Heading to targowica – Poland 2005–2015)'', Wydawnictwo Biały Kruk, 2019.

Controversy

In 2022, "Historia i teraźniejszość" (History and Present Times) authored by Roszkowski was introduced as possible textbook in secondary schools (the choice of textbook is made by the teacher). The book has been widely criticized for the author's open disapproval of Western pop culture, stigmatizing IVF-conceived children, equating feminism with nazi doctrines, as well as for persuasive and prescriptive language.

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* * 1947 births Living people Polish economists Law and Justice MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 Fellows of Collegium Invisibile Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Collegium Civitas faculty {{Poland-MEP-stub