The Break-up of the Russian Customs Administration Evacuated from the Kingdom of Poland in 1917–1919
The Break-up of the Russian Customs Administration Evacuated from the Kingdom of Poland in 1917–1919
Author(s): Krzysztof LatawiecSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Political history, Social history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Keywords: Kingdom of Poland; Russia; customs administration; Provisional Government; Bolsheviks;
Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the dismantling of the customs administration in 1917–1919, evacuated from the Kingdom of Poland further inland into Russia in 1914. On the basis of archival and published sources the author presents the process of the slow breakup of the structure of the customs offices. This process initiated by the Provisional Government was continued by the Bolshevik authorities. Some offices were closed down while some of them were absorbed by the Soviet structure of customs administration agencies.
Journal: Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość.
- Issue Year: 41/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 267-283
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
