Lublin in the Interwar Period: The City and Its Residents
Lublin in the Interwar Period: The City and Its Residents

Summary/Abstract: This article aims at examining two closely related components of Lublin in the interwar period, i.e. the city itself and its residents. Although the hostilities of the Great War did not affect Lublin directly, it does not mean that they did not leave any trace. The collapse of the supply system, terrible accommodation conditions, low sanitary levels, increased crime, collapse of industrial plants, unemployment and homelessness, were all clearly visible in the city which became the capital of the voivodeship and the center of many national, municipal, and military offices. Taking all these elements into consideration, the Author analyzed the following issues in this article: the city’s urban development, residents’ living conditions, activities of the authorities and offices, economic life, problems in culture, science, and education, as well as health care services. The conducted analysis induces a statement that life in the inter-war Lublin consisted of the elements which can be evaluated in plus but there were also many factors which could be assessed only negatively. Despite many shortcomings, the Author noticed that, considering the modernization carried out at the time, the balance of the decision makers’ efforts should be assessed positively. For it should be remembered how important the problems that faced the city’s authorities were and how limited the available financial, technological, and staff resources were.

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