Category Archives: Kresy

Sibiracy

Posted on 10 February 2017 by lkonieczny

Sibiracy is the plural of the Polish word Sibirak. In general, it refers to Poles who were “resettled” to Siberia. But in the context of today, February 10, it refers to the one or more million Poles who were actively … Continue reading →

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To Fry, or Not to Fry…That is the Question!

Posted on 23 December 2016 by lkonieczny

My mother’s mother’s parents were both from a small village in what was then Galicia, later Poland between the World Wars, and is now Ukraine. My Great-Grandfather was Polish, and my Great-Grandmother was Ruthenian. Since my earliest childhood memories, we.ve … Continue reading →

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The Savior of Christendom

Posted on 17 June 2016 by lkonieczny

I have a special place in my heart for Jan III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland from 1674 until his death in 1696. Perhaps in part this is because I have read all about him in the excellent book “JAN … Continue reading →

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Stalin’s Deportations Began 75 Years Ago Today

Posted on 10 February 2015 by lkonieczny

75 Years ago today, on February 10, 1940, Stalin and his NDVD (Secret Police) began the mass deportation of Polish Citizens to Siberia. Beginning in 1940 and continuing into 1941, somewhere between 300,000 and 1,500,000 Poles were  evicted from their … Continue reading →

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Roman Catholic Church in Łuka Mała

Posted on 2 January 2015 by lkonieczny

When I visited the home of my ancestors in 2011 in what is now Ukraine, we briefly visited the town of Łuka Mała, also called Mała Łuka. Our goal was to see the Greek-Catholic Church where my great-grandmother had been … Continue reading →

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I am in Poland every day of the week–yet at home in Florida, USA

Posted on 13 September 2014 by lkonieczny

I am totally blessed. You see, I get to spend some time in Poland every day of the week, and from the luxury of my home office in sunny Florida, USA. How do I do it? It’s easy, it’s called … Continue reading →

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Zdjęcia z Polski i Kresów — II

Posted on 22 November 2013 by lkonieczny

I wrote about my Photos from Poland and the Borderlands a while back. In my trips to Poland, have have been fortunate to take a number of photographs of the sites and people of Poland and of the the borderlands–specifically … Continue reading →

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Battle of Khotyn (Chocim): November 11, 1673

Posted on 11 November 2013 by lkonieczny

It was 340 years ago today that a significant battle was fought at the fortress of Chocim (today Khotyn in Ukraine) between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s forces led by hetman (miliary chief commander) Jan Sobieski and the Ottoman Empire forces let … Continue reading →

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Zdjęcia z Polski i Kresów

Posted on 21 September 2013 by lkonieczny

In my trips to Poland, have have been fortunate to take a number of photographs of the site and people of Poland the the borderlands–specifically Ukraine, so far. Some of them are just OK, yet remind me of the places … Continue reading →

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Tarnoruda – St. Stanislaus Church

Posted on 31 January 2012 by lkonieczny

Today I am writing about a place that has a very special place in my heart: St. Stanislaus Polish Roman Catholic Church in Tarnoruda, Ukraine, called Kościół p.w. św. Stanisława B. M. Tarnoruda is a small town in the Khmelnytskyi … Continue reading →

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