Open AccessNaked eye: memoirs and diaries as a historical source material for studying the history of Belarusian press in the Second Polish Republic.
Author(s) -
Nadzeya Sluka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
z badań nad książką i księgozbiorami historycznymi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-8730
pISSN - 1897-0788
DOI - 10.33077/uw.25448730.zbkh.2020.210
Subject(s) - memoir , the republic , history , art history , media studies , sociology , philosophy , epistemology
The article deals with the particular kind of documentary sources for the history of the Belarusians in the Second Polish Republic – memoirs and diaries. The memoirs of Liudvika Vojcik, Janka Bagdanowič, Marjan Pieciukievič, and also the diaries of Maksim Tank and Piotr Siaŭruk are reviewed. The article concludes that personal writings provide unique information about the Belarusian national movement and the Belarusian press that can be applied in further historical research.