Ewa Korzeniowska as a mother and a good spirit of the home – the upbringing of children in a Polish Borderland noble family during the partitions Cover Image

Ewa Korzeniowska jako matka – strażniczka ogniska domowego. Wychowanie w kresowej rodzinie szlacheckiej na ziemiach polskich pod zaborami w okresie międzypowstaniowym
Ewa Korzeniowska as a mother and a good spirit of the home – the upbringing of children in a Polish Borderland noble family during the partitions

Author(s): Joanna Skolik
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Zakład Historii Edukacji w Instytucie Pedagogiki Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: The borderland; upbringing; partitions; Polish borderland nobility

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a portrait of Ewa Korzeniowska; Joseph Conrad’s mother andTadeusz Bobrowski’s sister. Her life was seriously influenced by Russian autocracy persecuting those Poles who even dared to dream about an independent Poland. Her letters and the recollections of other family members present her as a true Polish mother and wife.

  • Issue Year: XII/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 235-241
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English, Polish