Neobična sudbina ratnog zarobljenika iz Daruvarskog kraja ili kako preživjeti raspad Ruskog Carstva
The unusual fate of a prisoner of war from Daruvar or how to survive the collapse of the Russian Empire

Summary/Abstract: This paper describes the war journey, captivity and homecoming of soldier Antonin Zamostny (1891 – 1955) from Veliki Zdenac near Daruvar during World War I in the territory of the Russian Empire. Zamostny wrote down his memories a year before his death according to the diary he kept from 1914 – 1921. This text is preserved in a 57- page manuscript in the family›s inheritance written with a typewriter under the title „Zapisy z meho života na vojne. Napsano v Vel. Zdencich 12.1 1954. r. dle poznamek z deniku vedeneho od r. 1914-1921.”. In addition, a brief description of the military and political conditions in the Russian Empire during World War I is given, along with rich cartographic and pictorial material.

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