Neobična sudbina ratnog zarobljenika iz Daruvarskog kraja ili kako preživjeti raspad Ruskog Carstva
The unusual fate of a prisoner of war from Daruvar or how to survive the collapse of the Russian Empire
Author(s): Zdravko PalavraSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Matica hrvatska Daruvar
Keywords: World War I; memories; diary; Antonin Zamostny; Veliki Zdenci; Russian Empire;
Summary/Abstract: This paper describes the war journey, captivity and homecoming of soldier Antonin Zamostny (1891 – 1955) from Veliki Zdenac near Daruvar during World War I in the territory of the Russian Empire. Zamostny wrote down his memories a year before his death according to the diary he kept from 1914 – 1921. This text is preserved in a 57- page manuscript in the family›s inheritance written with a typewriter under the title „Zapisy z meho života na vojne. Napsano v Vel. Zdencich 12.1 1954. r. dle poznamek z deniku vedeneho od r. 1914-1921.”. In addition, a brief description of the military and political conditions in the Russian Empire during World War I is given, along with rich cartographic and pictorial material.
Journal: Zbornik Janković
- Issue Year: V/2021
- Issue No: 5-6
- Page Range: 65-77
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Croatian