Kasper Bednarek

Kasper Bednarek – is a Ph.D. student at the Pedagogical University of Cracow in the department of history. Graduate of the Institute of History at the Jagielonian University. Author of the dissertation entitled „The activity of polish self-defence units in Eastern Galicia in 1943-1944 (on selected examples)” written under the guidance of prof. Jan Jacek Bruski. Kasper is a member of Home Army veterans union from Lviv District in Cracow. In the veteran union he works as secretary, treasurer and is an editor of „Biuletyn Informacyjny”. Kasper is also a member of Society for Enthusiasts of Lviv and Southeastern Borderlands in Cracow, where he is responsible for the renovation of polish graves at the Łyczakowski cemetery. On 4th of January 2023 he has been awarded medal for „Opiekun Miejsc Pamięci Nardowej” for his overall with the Society. This medal is awarded by Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

He conducts research on: political and social changes in Eastern Galicia during World War II, Polish-Ukrainian relations in Eastern Galicia during World War II also he makes inventories of cemeteries in the Lviv voivodeship.

His PhD thesis will will focus on Polish Underground Force activity in Eastern Galicia during First Soviet Occupation (1939-1941).