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Instytut Historii Nauki im. Ludwika i Aleksandra Birkenmajerów Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Date on-line publ.: Type of object: Subject and Keywords:Karolina Kaczorowska ; deportations of Poles ; Polish education in refugee camps ; Polish Government in London ; Władysław Anders
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The article shows the fate of Karolina Kaczorowska during her childhood, who, together with her family, was deported during World War II from the eastern lands of the Second Polish Republic deep into the Soviet Union, and then rescued from captivity with the participation of the Polish army under the command of General Władysław Anders to find herself located in various parts of the world: Iran, Kyrgyzstan, India and Africa. The shaping of the life of an adolescent child through organized education in refugee camps and Polish settlements between 1942 and 1946 is presented, as well as the enormous effort of the Government of the Republic of Poland in London put into creating decent educational conditions in all places of residence of Poles. Kaczorowska’s portrayal of Karolina née Mariampolska’s young life is an example of the fate of many Polish children who had to cope during the war and in the post-war emigration situation.
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Original in:Library of the Institute for the History of Science PAS
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