Dziennik podróży Adama Logi (1800–1831) z Leszna do Bonn 1820 roku. O marzeniach oraz postrzeganiu świata i Niemców przez młodego Polaka, tragicznego powstańca 1831 roku
Journal of Adam Loga's travels (1800–1831) from Leszno to Bonn in 1820. The dreams and perception of the worls and Germans by a young Pole and tragic insurgent of 1831

Summary/Abstract: The journal kept by Adam Loga during his journey from Leszno to Bonn in 1820 is an excellent source of knowledge of the political and social reality of Silesia and the eastern German territories in the period directly following the Napoleonic Wars. From his travelogue we may learn much about the everyday life of the region’s inhabitants and the prevailing customs, as well as about the functioning of the “new” Prussian state after the Vienna Congress and deep reforms. Among elements of the picture painted by the author are interesting insights into modes of traveling, as well as remarks on the landscape and appearance of Silesian and German cities. However, there is also a second, more interesting and fascinating layer of the journal, not accented as much by its author. The dilemmas of an entire generation of citizens of the former Polish Republic, who found themselves under Prussian rule, appear in it. In them, we may find national traits of Poles that A. Loga set out to combat, but not always successfully. The pages of his journal also include the author’s reflections on the mutual relations between Poles and Germans/Prussians, with remarks stemming from a fascination with German culture appearing in the author’s works. This is all the more significant considering how the previous generation referred to what was German (and even more so – Prussian) with great reluctance and sometimes even contempt. The positive change in the stereotypical perception of “Germans” and “Prussians” by Poles over the last 50 years – during the Stanisław II Augustus (last Polish king) and early post-Napoleonic periods – is very clear. At the same time, the journal exhibits a certain idealization of the Polish nation, which showcases the struggle taking place within the soul of a young Pole (with non-Polish roots, which itself is not without significance, this time ideological). In this layer, the author’s remarks come across as extremely sincere, which is confirmed by his biography. Adam Loga, a representative of the Greater Poland elite and a friend of Prussian politicians, suddenly gave up everything to fight in the November Uprising, in which he died tragically.

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