Jerzy Turonek
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Dr. Jerzy Turonek is a Polish-Belarusian historian and notable member of the Belarusian minority in Poland.
He was born in Dukshty
into the family of a notable West Belarus
ian political activist Branislau Turonak.
In 1952 he graduated from the Higher School for Planning and Statistics in Warsaw
and later worked for the Polish foreign trade chamber where he was analysing the international chemicals market and worked at the European economic commission in Geneve.
Since early 1960s
Jerzy Turonek started active historical researches on the Belarusian national movement of the early 20th century, Polish-Belarusian relations in the 20th century and the history of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1986 he became Doctor of History.
He was born in Dukshty
Dukštas
Dūkštas is a city in eastern Lithuania, north from Ignalina, on the bank of Lake Dūkštas.-References: . Lithuanian Department of Statistics....
into the family of a notable West Belarus
West Belarus
West Belarus is the name used in reference to the territory of modern Belarus which belonged to the Second Polish Republic between 1919 and 1939. The area of West Belarus was annexed into the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic following staged elections soon after the Nazi-Soviet Invasion of...
ian political activist Branislau Turonak.
In 1952 he graduated from the Higher School for Planning and Statistics in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
and later worked for the Polish foreign trade chamber where he was analysing the international chemicals market and worked at the European economic commission in Geneve.
Since early 1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
Jerzy Turonek started active historical researches on the Belarusian national movement of the early 20th century, Polish-Belarusian relations in the 20th century and the history of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1986 he became Doctor of History.
Works
- Białoruś pod okupacją niemiecką (Belarus under German occupation, Warsaw, 1993),
- Wacław Iwanowski i odrodzenie Białorusi (Vatslau Ivanouski and the renaissance of Belarus, Warsaw, 1992),
- Książka białoruska w II Rzeczypospolitej 1921-1939 (Belarusian book publishing in the Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish RepublicThe Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
, Warsaw, 2000), - Беларуская кніга пад нямецкім кантролем (1939-1944) (Belarusian book publishing under German control in 1939-1944, Minsk, 2002).
- Людзі СБМ (People GMS (Belarusian Youth Union))