Az árulók: Adolf Roliński, Ludwik Księżopolski – és a galíciai igazságszolgáltatás a 19. század harmincas éveiben
The traitors: Adolf Roliński, Ludwik Księżopolski – and Galician jurisdiction in the 1830s

Summary/Abstract: After the suppression of the 1830/1831 or ”November” war of independence, in autumn, thousands of soldiers, who had fought against the tsarist Russian army on the territory of the Kingdom of Poland, were seeking refuge in Galicia, in the noble mansions of the Hungarian counties bordering Galicia and in Transylvania, for example, in Nagyenyed. Many of the former freedom fighters who found a new home in Galicia joined underground conspiracy movements and partisan groups which were planning a new revolt against much hated Russia. Often, these events led to serious consequences, like arrests, several month-long legal proceedings, years of prison terms and incarceration in notorious prison fortresses. The „heroes” of the paper were soldiers during the 1830/31 Polish war of independence who, as part of the retaliation after the suppression, were forced to enrol in the Russian army and sent to distant provinces in Russia. They managed to escape and find refuge in Galicia. There, surrounded by the respect and trust of their former brothers in arms, they joined the underground movement. Two of them, Adolf Roliński and Ludwik Księżopolski decided to collaborate with the Austrian secret police and gave up their partners, acquaintances, friends and benefactors associated with the conspiracy – they went as far as to randomly name persons unknown to them in the hope of Vienna's „gratefulness” and help in exchange. Through the story of the two traitors and the personal dramas of the victims, the author aims to present how the investigative bodies of the era operated and to show the Austrian jurisdiction in Galicia in the 1830s in its true colours.

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