September 30, 2025Open Access

Distant Affinity: an Overview of Polish-Iranian Cultural Relations

Key Points

Cultural relations have roots in the shared Indo-European heritage of Slavic and Iranian peoples, with connections evolving over time.
Historical moments of intensified ties showcase the cultural exchanges, despite their generally unrecognized nature.
The study utilizes linguistic studies to trace cultural roots, underlining the significance of these relations through various periods.
These relations, while not strong historically, gain importance by highlighting periods of cultural interaction.

Abstract

The article presents Polish-Iranian cultural relations throughout history in a concise yet multifaceted manner, beginning with the shared Indo-European roots of the Slavic and Iranian peoples, as evidenced by linguistic studies, and ending in modern times. Although the cultural ties between Poland and the broadly defined Iranian world are ancient, they have never been particularly strong nor clearly recognised or appreciated by either side. Nevertheless, they do exist and, in certain periods, have gained in intensity. The author of the article identifies several such historical moments.

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Renata Rusek-Kowalska (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc26268a7d58c25ebb31bf https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4467/23531991kk.25.002.21751

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