The existence of a Pole in Sakhalin in the 80’s and 90’s of the 19th century. Edmund Płoski case Cover Image

Żywot Polaka na Sachalinie w latach 80' i 90' XIX w. Przypadek Edmunda Płoskiego
The existence of a Pole in Sakhalin in the 80’s and 90’s of the 19th century. Edmund Płoski case

Author(s): Krzysztof Łukawski, Rafał Jaźwiński
Subject(s): Language studies
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: intelligentsia; torture; teacher; Poles; Sakhalin; exile

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on a stay of Polish political exiles in the far East, in the Asian side of Russia in the 80’s and the 90’s of the nineteenth century. A life of Edmund Płoski, one of the leaders of the Proletariat party, is given as an example of a life led by the exile. Płoski was sentenced to 16 years of penal servitude in Sakhalin for his political actions. The source basis consists of his previously unpublished memoirs written during his stay at the edge of Russian Empire.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 328-336
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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