Post-war Reconstruction of Polish Cities - the Case of Warsaw

U ovom radu riječ je o poslijeratnoj obnovi poljskog grada Varšave nakon bombardiranja u Drugom svjetskom ratu. Oko 96,5 posto povijesne baštine grada uništeno je za vrijeme njemačke okupacije varšavskog teritorija u Drugom svjetskom ratu. Okupacija grada je trajala pet godina, a za cilj je imala potpuno devastirati grad, izbrisati kulturu i identitet Poljaka na tom prostoru te provesti politiku kulturnog čišćenja i masovnog ubijanja židovskog stanovništva. Sovjetske vlasti su 1945. godine prekinule i zaustavile daljne aktivnosti njemačkih vlasti na teritoriju Varšave i od tog trenutka može se pratiti priprema i tijek radova na obnovi Varšave. Ovim će se radom nastojati istražiti koje su to strategije bile primjenjene u obnovi grada te kako se odvijao proces obnove Varšave nakon Drugog svjetskog rata, što će biti dodatno objašnjeno i analizirano na nekoliko odabranih primjera obnove spomenika kulture. Naposljetku, saznat će se koji su to uspjesi i neuspjesi poslijeratne obnove te koji su to temeljni razlozi bili zbog kojih su se Varšavljani odlučili na obnovu grada nakon rata.This paper deals with the post-war reconstruction of the Polish city of Warsaw after the bombing in Second World War. About 96.5 percent of the city's historical heritage was destroyed during the German occupation of Warsaw's territory in Second World War. The occupation of the city lasted for five years, and its goal was to completely devastate the city, erase the culture and identity of the Polish in the area, and carry out a cultural cleansing and mass killing of the Jewish population. In 1945, the Soviet army interrupted and stopped further activities of the German army on the territory of Warsaw. From that moment on, the preparation and course of work on the reconstruction of Warsaw can be followed. Furthermore, the goal of this thesis is to investigate the strategies and processes involved in the reconstruction of the city of Warsaw after the Second World War. The investigation involves analysis of the several selected examples of the reconstruction of cultural monuments in this Polish city. Finally, the paper will deal with the success and failure of the post-war reconstruction, as well as with the main reasons why the citizens of Warsaw decided to rebuild their city after the war