abstract:Polish studies (also known as PolonisticsCentre of Bohemistics and Polonistics - University of Latvia) is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates Polish language and literature in both its historic and present-day forms. The common Polish name for the field is polonistyka.
Zbigniew Lewicki, a specialist in American studies at the University of Warsaw, told the Polish Radio External Service that there is also concern about Russia's perceived attempts to increase its influence in former Soviet satellite states, including Poland.