21 publications were evaluated in two categories: "Best Polish-language publication on the history of Polish diplomacy" and "Best foreign-language publication promoting Poland’s history". It is worth to notice that entries included many foreign scientific publications on Poland’s history. This shows that researchers are increasingly interested in Polish history.

 

At the request of the Historical Diplomacy Council, the minister of foreign affairs decided to award the following prizes and honourable mentions for 2022:

 

1. For "Best publication on the history of Polish diplomacy in the Polish language":

 

First prize: Vladas Sirutavičius (Lithuania), for the monograph Litwini a litewscy Polacy, Litwa a Polska 1988–1994 [Lithuanians and Lithuanian Poles, Lithuania and Poland 1988–1994], Kraków, 2022.

Second prize: Joanna Lusek, for the monograph Konsulat na granicy. Działalność Konsulatu Generalnego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Bytomiu (1922-1931) [A consulate at the border. The activity of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Bytom (1922–1931)], Bytom-Opole, 2022.

Third prize: Piotr Długołęcki for the edition of sources Polskie dokumenty dyplomatyczne 1981 lipiec-grudzień [Polish diplomatic documents, July-December 1981], Warszawa, 2022.

 

2. For "Best foreign-language publication promoting Poland’s history":

 

First prize: Wolfgang Templin (Germany) for the monograph Revolutionär und Staatsgründer: Józef Piłsudski - eine Biografie, Berlin, 2022.

Second prize: Piotr Puchalski for the monograph Poland in a colonial world order. Adjustments and aspirations, 1918-1939, London-New York, 2022.

Third prize: Miguel Conde Pazos (Spain) for the monograph La quiebra de un modelo dinástico. Relaciones entre la Casa de Austria y los Vasa de Polonia (1635-1668), Madrid, 2022.

Ms Algė Andriulytė (Lithuania) was also awarded a certificate of recognition for the monograph Ferdynand Ruszczyc: civis Vilnensis sum, Vilnius, 2022, which showcases a complete Polish cultural heritage of Vilnius.