Jerzy Krzysztof Eisler (born 12 June 1952 in

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) is a Polish

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, focusing mostly on the history of

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during the communist era. He is a professor at the History Institute of the

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, and member of the

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in Warsaw. In 1994-97 he was a principal of

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Polish school in

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. Eisler gained a title of professor in 2002 and was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit medal in 2006.Spotkanie z cyklu Konfrontacje Historyczne - Okrągły Stół. Spojrzenie z perspektywy czasu i pokoleń.
at Wirtualna Polska portal

Works

* ''Od monarchizmu do faszyzmu. Koncepcje polityczno - społeczne prawicy francuskiej 1918 - 1940'' (From Monarchism to Fascism. Sociopolitical Conceptions of the French Right 1918-1940) (1987) * ''Kolaboracja we Francji 1940 - 1944'' (Collaboration in France 1940-1944) (1989) * ''Marzec 1968. Geneza - przebieg - konsekwencje'' (1991) * ''Zarys dziejów politycznych Polski 1944 - 1989'' (1992) * ''List 34'' (Letter 34) (1993) * ''Grudzień 1970. Geneza - przebieg - konsekwencje'' (2000) * ''Polski rok 1968'' (Polish Year 1968) (2006) * ''"Polskie miesiące" czyli kryzys(y) w PRL'' (2008)

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* 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers University of Warsaw alumni 1952 births Writers from Warsaw Living people Historians of Poland Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta People associated with the Institute of National Remembrance 21st-century Polish historians {{Poland-historian-stub