Zbigniew Klemens Karpus (born 1954) is a Polish historian.
Professor
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of
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń or NCU ( pl, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, UMK) is located in Toruń, Poland. It is named after Nicolaus Copernicus, who was born in Toruń in 1473.Head Office of State Archives, Poland, "Polish-Russian Findings" /ref> where he is the director of Institute of International Relations, he is the author of several books and dozens of articles. He specialized in the relations between
Poland
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and her eastern neighbours (
Russia
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,
Ukraine
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and others).
Among the specific areas of his interests is the fate of prisoners of war during the Polish-Soviet War, history of the political emigrés from Russia to Poland in the Second Polish Republic, history of interwar
Pomorze
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and
Kujawy
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and their local
Jew
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ish communities.Gazeta Wyborcza, Opole, "Spotkanie z prof. dr. hab. Zbigniewem Karpusem", 2009-12-03 /ref>
Selected publications
*Tuchola. Obóz jeńców i internowanych 1914-1923
*Polska i Ukraina. Sojusz 1920 roku i jego następstwa
*Jeńcy i internowani rosyjscy i ukraińscy na terenie Polski w latach 1918-1924 (doctoral thesis)
*Zwycięzcy za drutami. Jeńcy polscy w niewoli (1919–1922). Dokumenty i materiały
*Wschodni sojusznicy Polski w wojnie 1920 roku.