The Political Myth of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu in the Thought of Contemporary Polish Nationalist Groups

Abstract

The article presents the issue of influence of the political myth of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu on the thought of contemporary Polish nationalist groups� The Legionary Movement is a particular example of combining a strong religious commitment with political extremism� The figure of Codreanu is one of the most frequently invoked in the discourse of contemporary nationalist groups� The aim of this article is to show the influence of the Codreanu myth on the political thought of four contemporary Polish groups: National Revival of Poland, All-Polish Youth, National-Radical Camp, and Falanga� As a result of the analysis of the content presented by the groups mentioned above, the political myth of Codreanu can be considered the most popular personal political myth of contemporary Polish as well as European nationalism�