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STUDIES

Roman Michałowski, The Nine-week Lent in Boleslaus the Brave's Poland. A Study of the First Piasts' Religious Policy

Maria Bogucka, The Characteristic Traits of Religious Relations in Early-Modern Gdańsk

Tomasz Wiślicz, The Township of Kleczew and Its Neighbourhood Fighting the Devil (1624-1700)

Mirella Kurkowska, Literary Works as a Source for Studying Social History. German Popular Novel during the Biedermeier Period

Andrzej Topij, Resettlements of the German Population in the Soviet Union (1941-1942)

REVIEWS

A History of Polish Diplomacy 10th-20th Centuries, ed. G. Labuda and W. Michowicz (Marceli Kosman); Ecclesia et civitas. The Church and Religious Life in Medieval Town, ed. H. Manikowska and H. Zaremska (Jacek Adamczyk); Jan Pirożyński, Johannes Gutenberg and the Beginnings of the Era of Printing (Bogumiła Kosmanowa); Maria Bogucka, Baltic Commerce and Urban Society, 1500-1700. Gdańsk/Danzig and its Polish Context (Andrzej Wyrobisz); Bożena Popiołek, Women's World under Augustus II. Studies in the Mentality of Women from Nobility Circles (Maria Bogucka); Society in the Times of Transformation. A Book in Honour of Professor Anna Żarnowska, ed. M. Nietyksza, A. Szwarc, K. Sierakowska, A. Janiak-Jasińska (Włodzimierz Mędrzecki)

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NEWS

12th Conference of the Commission for Lithuanian Studies (Henryk Wisner)