Caucasian Peoples in the Concepts of Ethnogenesis of Poles and the Creation of the Polish State

Abstract

In the article the significance of the Caucasus in the concepts of the ethnogenesis of Poles in history is presented. I introduced the most important authors who believe that the region was homeland of Poles, and at least a part of society – nobility. At the end of the article I pointed out that although nowadays the theory that the Poles came from the Caucasus is rejected, however, it is used to carry out the narrative of closeness and Polish-Caucasian brotherhood.