Historia jednego życia autorstwa Franciszka Żulichowskiego. Rosja i Rosjanie u granic Carskiego Imperium na przykładzie powiatu olkuskiego w latach 1897–1914

Abstract

The article aims to present everyday life in the Olkusz poviat at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, especially in terms of relations between the Poles and Russians. In these times, Olkusz belonged to the Kielce Governorate of the Kingdom of Poland, and was one of the most western regions in the vast Russian Empire. Due to its location, relations in the city were influenced not only by Poles' national liberation views, but also by arranging their lives on the border, where, for example, smuggling was an everyday issue. The article, however, particularly analyzed the russification of Poles at that time, thanks to excerpts from unpublished diaries, but also important and interesting social relations between Poles and Russians.