Fabio Wasilewski

Fabio Wasilewski studied at the Free University of Berlin and is currently studying for a Master's degree in History at the Humboldt University. He is interested in the history of East Central Europe, German-Polish history and the history of migration.

"Rugi Pruskie" (Die Ausweisung der Polen aus Preußen), Öl auf Leinwand, um 1909

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Max Sering and Max Weber

Exploring Colonial Thought in Economic and Agricultural Discourse on Prussian Eastern Provinces

The age of imperialism unleashed a new way of thinking about the Prussian Eastern Provinces and their inhabitants in the German Empire, based on colonial patterns. Among other intellectuals, Max Weber also propagated a colonial image of Poles in both culturalist and racist categories.