Warszawska Praga, znana i nieznana
The Warsaw Praga Known and Unknown

Summary/Abstract: The sketch deals with the Warsaw district of Praga, the author’s birthplace. In a presentation of less known historical facts from the turn of the nineteenth century P. Elsztein tries to evoke the daily ambiance of a noisy and busy part of town, always in a hurry. In doing so, he cites numerous descriptions by assorted publicists, poets and writers – the chroniclers of Warsaw and especially Praga.

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