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Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russophobic war--related crimes took place in Germany. The incidents were aimed at Russians or people perceived as such. At that time, the Russian-German late resettlers Spätaussiedler also experienced discrimination, being stereotypically perceived as pro-Putin immigrants from post-Soviet countries. The article analyzes the escalation of anti-Russian prejudices and discrimination in Germany in 2022, also directed at Russian-German late resettlers, in the context of their migration history and sense of social integration.

Paweł Popieliński, Mniejszość niemiecka w III Rzeczypospolitej (1989—2019) w procesie integracji ze społeczeństwem większościowym, Wydawnictwo Instytutu Studiów Politycznych PAN, Warszawa 2020, 514 s.

Diese Publikation befasst sich mit den sozialen, kulturellen, wirtschaftlichen und subjektiv wahrgenommenen Lebensbedingungen der deutschen Minderheit im Grenzgebiet Woiwodschaft Oppeln innerhalb der dominierenden polnischen Kultur. Basierend auf quantitativen soziologischen Untersuchungen zeigen die Autor*innen die Bedeutung des Wertes für den Gruppenzusammenhalt auf und heben hervor, wie vielschichtig und komplex die Identität und das Bewusstsein für das Gruppenpotenzial in der Region sind. Daher liegt der Schwerpunkt der vorgestellten Untersuchungen auf drei detaillierten Forschungsproblemen: der gegenwärtigen Funktion der deutschen Minderheit, der Frage der nationalen oder regionalen Identität und der Wahrnehmung der Minderheit durch ihre Mitglieder als Wert.
This publication is devoted to the issue of the German minority in the Opole Voivodeship, which was dealt with in the social, cultural, economic dimension as well as the subjective evaluation of the members of this group. The empirical study's context was determined by the dominant Polish culture within which the German minority functions. The book combines the "classical perspective" of research on the largest national minority in Poland (the issue of culture and identity) with its "dynamic" dimension (relations with the social environment, entrepreneurial ethics, civic involvement). As a result of this combination, we obtained a comprehensive picture of self-identification of the German minority representatives, filling a gap in the literature on the subject.

This article aims to characterise the positive and negative aspects of being a national minority, using the example of the German minority in the Opolskie Voivodeship and the category of social welfare in the sociological sense. In order to conceptualise and operationalise the idea of national identity, attention has been focused mainly on its cultural determinants, with particular emphasis on the role of language and organisational activity. The empirical exploration of the research questions was based on surveys, carried out by the authors of the article on behalf of the Social-Cultural Society of Germans in Opole Silesia (SCSG) in the summer of 2019, among members of the German minority organisation. [1] The research was carried out in the period from June to August 2019 as part of the SCSG's campaign entitled "The German minority has a value", financed by the Polish Ministry of Interior and Administration.

The article is devoted to the problems of institutionalisation of the German minority in the Opolskie Province between 1989 and 1990. It indicates the peculiarity of this group in this area. Based on interviews conducted among the founding members, chairmen and active members of the German Friendship Circles (DFKs) in the Opolskie Province who led socio-cultural and political activity, particularly in the early 1990s, the authors analyse and show the twists and turns of the processes of creating and functioning 15 DFKs in this province. They focus on the socio-political context of establishing the organisations, motives for joining them, intra- and extra-group contacts, religious issues, minority-majority relations and language issues.

Vor drei Jahrzehnten schlossen die Republik Polen und die Bundesrepublik Deutschland den Vertrag über gute Nachbarschaft und freundschaftliche Zusammenarbeit. Wie steht es heute um die Beziehungen der beiden Länder zueinander? Der Sammelband Von der Versöhnung zur Alltäglichkeit? widmet sich dieser Frage in mehreren Kapiteln: Es geht um Wirtschaft, grenznahe Zusammenarbeit, Zivilgesellschaft, Geschichtspolitik und Erinnerungskultur, Minderheitenpolitik und Sicherheitspolitik. In ihrem Schlusswort fordern die Herausgeberinnen und Herausgeber: "Die gegenseitigen guten Beziehungen müssen ununterbrochen gepflegt, ausgebaut und vertieft werden, auch und gerade weil dies im Interesse beider Länder liegt."

Kosman, M.: The Polish res publica of national and ethnic minorities from the Piasts to the 20th century. - S. [7]-22