Piotr Gontarczyk

Piotr Gontarczyk (born April 29 1970 in Żyrardów) is a Polish historian and political scientist.

Gontarczyk is employed by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance and specializes in history of the Polish communist movement during the WWII and in contemporary history. In 2008 Gontarczyk and Sławomir Cenckiewicz published a historical publication entitled "SB a Lech Wałęsa. Przyczynek do biografii" ("Lech Wałęsa & SB"). The book caused a major controversy in Poland and both authors were heavily criticised [] . In their work Gontarczyk and Cenckiewicz claim that in the 1970s the Solidarity leader and former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa was a secret informer of the Polish communist secret police - Służba Bezpieczeństwa (SB) [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/2126507/Lech-Walesa-was-Communist-spy,-claims-book.html Lech Walesa was Communist spy, claims book, Daily Telegraph, 14 Jun 2008, access 04-10-2008] ] .

Publications

Gontarczyk's work as a historian, researcher and political scientist comprises several books and numerous press articles as well as scientific papers.

Books

* "Tajne oblicze GL-AL, PPR. Dokumenty" (1997-1999) ISBN 83-87654-03-5 - co-author
* "Pogrom? Zajścia polsko-żydowskie w Przytyku 9 marca 1936 r. Mity, fakty, dokumenty" (2000), ISBN 83-909046-4-0
* "Polska Partia Robotnicza. Droga do władzy 1941-1944" (2003), ISBN 83-60335-75-3
* "Tajny współpracownik "Święty" (2005) ISBN 83-919221-8-9
* "Kłopoty z historią" (2006) ISBN 83-60533-03-1
* "SB a Lech Wałęsa. Przyczynek do biografii" (2008) ISBN 83–60464–74–8 (with Sławomir Cenckiewicz)

References