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Summary
EvocationsofearlymedievalSlavoniaontheBaltic
coatinselectedliteralyworksoftheinterwarperiod
ThearticleisdevotedtotheevocationsofmedievalNorthern-
WestSlavdominPolishliteratureoftheinterwarperiod.Afterthe
FirstWorldWarandPolandregainingitsindependencetogether
withfragmentaryaccesstotheBaltic,thememoryoftheancientSlavic
rangebecameanimportantelementbuildingnationalidentity.
Thevalueofthesea,whichancestorsfromVistulatotheElbe
wieldedinthetimesoftheSlavsethnos,thefirstPolishkingsandSla-
vonicprinces,wasre-appreciated.Historicalareashaveonceagain
becomeaconnectorwithnativeculture,andattemptshavebeenmade
torenewthelostbondwithethnicrootsfromcenturiesago.Thatis
whythewriterswillinglyreferredtomythology,Slaviccultural
legacyoressentialelementsoftheBalticSea,whichintheMiddle
AgeswereassociatedwiththefightagainstGermanismformain-
tainingfreedom,especiallyaftertheOderRiver.
Literaturereminiscentofpastcenturiesservedeasieradaptation
tonewlivingconditionsandre-tamingtheseaspace.Polishmari-
timethoughthasbeensuccessfulbothinpoliticsandintheemo-
tionalneedsofthehistoricalspirit.
