Between micro- an macrohistory. The fate of Zofia F., an inhabitant of Wysowa (Gorlice county), during World War II Cover Image

Między mikro- i makrohistorią. Losy Zofii F., mieszkanki Wysowej (pow. gorlicki) w okresie II wojny śwaitowej
Between micro- an macrohistory. The fate of Zofia F., an inhabitant of Wysowa (Gorlice county), during World War II

Author(s): Jarosław Syrnyk
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: microhistory; World War II; Poland; Ukraine; OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists); NKVD

Summary/Abstract: The article is based on the interrogation protocols prepared to an unidentified investigator from the OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists) Secret Service. He interrogated a young woman from the village of Wysowa (Gorlice county), who during the war was sent to Germany as forced laborer, and after the war went to the Soviet Union via Czech Republic and Romania. In circumstances yet to be fully clarified she was recruited by the NKVD to reconnoiter the activities of the Banderites on the Polish side of the Polish–Soviet border. After crossing the border she was apprehended by an OUN member and handed over to the investigators from this organization. Her testimony is an illustration of complex and often even tragic fates of civilians entangled into “big history” during and after World War II.

  • Issue Year: 77/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 61-75
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish