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Decades ago, the historian Bernard Wasserstein set out to uncover the hidden past of the town forty miles west of Lviv where his family, especially his grandfather Berl, originated: Krakowiec (Krah-KOV-yets). In this book he recounts its dramatic and traumatic history. 'I want to observe and understand how some of the great forces that determined the shape of our times affected ordinary people.'
Wasserstein traces the arc of history across centuries of religious and political conflict, as armies of Cossacks, Turks, Swedes and Muscovites rampaged through the region. In the Age of Enlightenment, the Polish magnate Ignacy Cetner built his palace at Krakowiec and, with his vivacious daughter, Princess Anna, created an arcadia of refinement and serenity. Under the Habsburg emperors after 1772, Krakowiec developed into a typical shtetl, with a jostling population of Poles, Ukrainians and Jews. In 1914, disaster struck. 'Seven years of terror and carnage' left a legacy of ferocious national antagonisms. During the Second World War the Jews were murdered in circumstances harrowingly described by Wasserstein. After the war the Poles were expelled and the town dwindled into a border outpost. Today, the storm of history once again rains down on Krakowiec as hordes of refugees flee for their lives from Ukraine.
In the lives of Wasserstein's own family and the many others he has rediscovered, the people of Krakowiec become a prism through which we can feel the shocking immediacy of history. Original in conception and brilliantly achieved, A Small Town in Ukraine is a masterpiece of recovery and insight.
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Dane bibliograficzne / Bibliographic info
Rodzaj (nośnik) / Type of product
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książka / book
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Dział / Department
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Książki i czasopisma / Books and periodicals
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Autor / Author
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Bernard Wasserstein
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Tytuł / Title
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A Small Town in Ukraine
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Podtytuł / Subtitle
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The place we came from, the place we went back to
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Język / Language
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angielski
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Wydawca / Publisher
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Penguin Books
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Rok wydania / Published in year
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2024
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Rodzaj oprawy / Binding type
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Miękka
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Wymiary / Size
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12.6x19.6
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Liczba stron / Number of pages
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290
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Ciężar / Weight
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0.26 kg
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ISBN
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9781802061406 (9781802061406)
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EAN/UPC
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9781802061406
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Stan produktu / Condition
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nowy / new - sprzedajemy wyłącznie nowe nieużywane produkty
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Inne wydania
książka / book
(j. angielski)
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Miękka
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2023
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Niedostępna
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[pokaż]
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