Abstrakt:
Shared history plays an important part in the Polish-Lithuanian relations. However, the Polish and Lithuanian interpretations of that history are different. Overcoming those differences is possible only to a certain extent. The purpose of this article is to show to what extent comparative studies can contribute to a better understanding of the differences in the knowledge of and the way in which the history is remembered in Poland and Lithuania. It also attempts to build a dialogue about the past and the future.