»EU means USSR« – The History of the Polish Anti-Semitic Concept of the »Jewish Commune« (zydokomuna)

The myth of »Judeo-Communism« has existed in Polish memory since the beginning of the 20th century at the latest. »Zydokomuna« encompassed most of the motifs of the medieval »Jew-Devil« image and combined them with the modern notion of a world conspiracy. As an amalgam of anti-Semitism, anti-communism and anti-Russianism, this myth is a constitutive element of Polish nationalism. It played a prominent role in general political life, especially before and after the Second World War.

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