Views of Polish Democrat Eugenie Starchewski on the Prospects for the Development of Europe
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of the article is to analyze and reveal the essence of the views of the Polish democrat, public and political figure E. Starczewski regarding the new foundations of international politics and unification of the European community in the first decades of the 20th century. The research methodology is based on general scientific principles, historical-systemic and textological methods, socio-political and prosopographic analysis. The scientific novelty consists in the presentation of the progressive views and positions of the Polish democrat E. Starczewski regarding the social and civilizational development of mankind and the construction of new foundations of European politics, which are consonant with modernity. The author's conclusions point to the uniqueness of Ye. Starchevskyi's personality. He distinguished himself as a historian, lawyer, public and political figure, publicist. The views expressed by him regarding the need to change social foundations and international policy, recognize the rights of peoples to political development, define borders within ethnic territories, and ensure the rights of national minorities became the program of activities of Polish democrats. His views on the need to unify European states into one organization based on parity, peaceful coexistence, protection of economic, political, and cultural rights of peoples deserve attention. His statements about the human desire for personal happiness and self-realization, the protection of human rights, and tolerance in the perception of others, which constitute the core values of the modern European Union, remain profoundly relevant.
Author: Olga Bilobrovets
Institution: Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405418655