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Together with other compatriots from Landwarow who were committed to the cause, Alicja Podolska explained to people the necessity to vote for trustworthy people in the elections. She tried to convince less aware parents to enroll their children at the Polish school. The school which would give them not only knowledge, but also, it would inject respect for national values. phot. archives and the author

Alicja Podolska: I Ached to Teach Children Reading and Writing in Polish

She was only sixteen years old when she left her family home. According to today’s standards she was still a child when she made a firm decision that she wanted
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L24.lt 2016-04-01
Final building of King Zygmunt August male Gymnasium on Mała Pohulanka, corner of Góra Bouffałowa, photo from author's collection.

How Polish Gymnasiums in Vilnius were formed

Education froze, any kind of public life froze. For every word said in Polish in public place, there was a 25-30 rubles fine. School child that spoke their mother tongue
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Wilnoteka 2015-11-12