LOSY ZESŁAŃCA 1863 OLGIERDA WILCZYŃSKIEGO
I JEGO PROŚBY DO WŁADZ SYBERII
THE FATE OF THE 1863 EXILE OLGIERD WILCZYŃSKI AND HIS REQUESTS TO THE SIBERIAN AUTHORITIES
Author(s): Eugeniusz NiebelskiSubject(s): Russian Literature, 19th Century, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: 1863 uprising; fate of exiles; Irkutsk; St. Petersburg; Lviv; Vilnius; Olgierd Wilczyński; Siberian letters; former Russia;
Summary/Abstract: The text characterizes the fate and achievements of the participant of the 1863 uprising sent to exile to Siberia, OlgierdWilczyński from Lithuania, who, after returning from exile, tried to pursue a scientific career and join the scientific circles ofPolish historians. In St. Petersburg and Vilnius, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, he published brochures and texts,among others: on history and archaeology — about the antiquities of Rus’, Russia and Europe. In connection with his workin genealogy, in 1911 he was also imprisoned in Vilnius and was tried for falsifying archival documents. 1916 he was in St.Petersburg, but his future fate is unknown. His works, especially on the beginnings of Rus’, are nowadays re-published inRussia, although his biography is not known.
Journal: Przegląd Rusycystyczny
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 187
- Page Range: 30-48
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish
