Sarmatian Review

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Sarmatian Review
ISSN
1059-5872
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The Sarmatian Review (formerly The Houston Sarmatian)

Slavic nations of Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe
).

The editor-in-chief was Ewa Thompson. From 1992 an abbreviated web edition was available, free of charge, six to ten weeks after the publication of the print edition.

History

The journal was established in 1981, under the auspices of the Houston chapter of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, as The Houston Sarmatian, obtaining its subsequent title in 1988. In 1999 a nonprofit public foundation, the Polish Institute of Houston, was formed as a cultural and educational institution with the chief purpose of continuing the journal's publication.[4]

The journal took its name from "Sarmatia", a semi-legendary appellation for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a multicultural state that, from the 16th to the 18th century, included most of Eastern Europe.

Content

The journal concerned itself with the Slavic countries (most prominently

ethnic questions, and matters related to mass media, higher education, literature, government, religion, and politics
.

The journal published articles, reviews, and occasionally samples of poetry.

See also

References

  1. ^
    CEEOL
    . Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies
    . 2007. p. 29.
  3. ^ "Polona". polona.pl. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ^ Kimmel, Marek (2013-01-24). "Polish Cultural and Civic Organizations in Houston". Polish Church Houston. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

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