«Don’t Fester Behind Bars, Get On with Your Life Here, in this Small Wired City…» (Everyday Life of the Interned Ukrainian Soldiers in Aleksandriv, Evidenced with the Camp Periodicals, 1921)

Іhor Sribnyak

DoS (History), Professor, Head of the Department of World History, Historical-Philosophical Faculty, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University

UDС 94(477):930.1(028)«1921»

DOI:  http://doi.org/10.17721/2524-048X.2018.10.217-252

Abstract

The article analyzes the conditions of stay and the main manifestations of the cultural and educational activities of interned Ukrainian soldiers in the camp of Alexandriv (Poland) in 1921. Based on the use of a wide range of archival sources, the author concluded that the camp of everyday war has been marked by considerable difficulties, but gradually the situation of the interned has been normalized. The camp was founded by a number of educational, cultural and artistic organizations, as well as a cooperative, which positively influenced the moral spirit of war. In addition, studios in camp schools, attending various educational courses allowed everyone to refill their knowledge of knowledge, which was extremely important in terms of emigration, allowing to fill the constructive meaning of the camp of the daily routine of a large number of interned, first of all from the number of officers.

The availability of the theater, the choir, the orchestra, various coteries for the sake of successfully and extremely important mission of fastening the national consciousness of the war and strengthening their moral spirit, largely allowed to prevent collapsing in the interned environment. An important component of the camp’s everyday life was the camp press, which, in spite of all the issues, i.a. the difficulties of its publication in Alexandriv, was able to quickly inform the public on the events in Europe and Ukraine, while not forgetting about the coverage of camp life. However, the interned did not have the opportunity to develop their cultural and educational achievements, for back in the autumn of 1921 the Polish authorities have resorted to the settlement of the mentioned camp and the displacement of its inhabitants to other camps.

Key words

Interned, education, camp, senior officer, magazine, Alexandriv, Poland.

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