Alkohol w życiu codziennym powstańców styczniowych walczących w Wielkopolsce Wschodniej na podstawie wspomnień uczestników zrywu niepodległościowego z lat 1863-1864
Alcohol in the Everyday Life of the January Insurgents Fighting in Eastern Greater Poland Based on the Memories of the Participants of the Independence Uprising of 1863-1864
Author(s): Krzysztof PłachcińskiSubject(s): Sociology, Social history, Substance abuse and addiction, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: January Uprising; insurgents; volunteers; drinking; alcohol; vodka; spirit;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the issue of alcohol consumption by the January insurgents fighting in Eastern Greater Poland and on the border of Wielkopolska and Kujawy. The author writes about the scale of this phenomenon and what its causes were, why the volunteers drank and what they most willingly consumed, who supplied them with alcohol and how the insurgent authorities reacted to drinking. The text also shows the numerous functions of alcohol in the life of the insurgents – from raising morale during the fight to faith in its healing power.
Journal: Polonia Maior Orientalis
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: X
- Page Range: 71-85
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish