State and Prospects for Research on the Image of Poland and the Poles in France between October 1938 and December 1939

The text presents the state of research on the image of Poland and the Poles in France between October 1938 and December 1939. This problem appears, first of all, as part of discussions on international politics and becomes part of the then current political situation. As such, it is mainly presented from the point of view of French public opinion on crucial political problems. Only very few of the studies cited in the text devote separate attention to the image of Poland. Despite many achievements in the studies on it, the question remains open with regard to the overall presentation of the problem in the context of not only the political but also popular press, and also of the new communication channel, which was the radio, or public opinion polls conducted in France from December 1938.