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Życie codzienne internowanych żołnierzy Armii URL w Kaliszu w latach 1921–1924 (według materiałów z archiwów polskich i ukraińskich)
Maryna Palijenko
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9098-1142
Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Tarasa Szewczenki
Ihor Sribniak
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9750-4958
Uniwersytet Kijowski im. Borysa Hrinczenki
Przegląd Archiwalny Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, No. 13 (2020), pages: 185–202
Publication date: 2023-04-05
https://doi.org/10.48261/PAIPN201310
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Abstract
This article discusses the circumstances and conditions of the stay of interned Ukrainian soldiers in the camp in Kalisz from 1921–1924. Thanks to an extensive search, it was established that in the initial period the internees struggled with serious difficulties in subsistence, caused by a lack of material resources. Despite this, the soldiers tried to promote cultural and educational activities, including the organisation of many didactic groups, both with a military specialisation and also a general educational nature. An important part of everyday life in the camp was the activity of cultural and artistic groups, whose performances contributed to the spiritual unity of the Ukrainian soldiers. The functioning of educational and cultural arms was possible thanks to the aid that came from international charitable organisations as well as donations from Ukrainian benefactors. Thanks to this humanitarian support, the internees were also able to adapt to new living conditions in exile, and some of them, after learning a new occupation, even managed to find work in Poland. Throughout its existence, the Kalisz camp also played the role of a centre of military organisation for the interned Ukrainian oldiers, where the traditions of the UNR Army were nurtured.
Keywords
internowani ukraińscy żołnierze • obóz • Armia URL • Kalisz • Polska interned Ukrainian soldiers, camp • UNR Army • Kalisz • Poland
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