TY - JOUR
TI - Ambiguity of the Concept of “Polishness” in the Narratives of the Inhabitants of the Ostrowiec Region (Belarus)
AU - Jakimowicz, Marcelina
TI - Ambiguity of the Concept of “Polishness” in the Narratives of the Inhabitants of the Ostrowiec Region (Belarus)
AB - 
	The article is based on ethnographic research conducted in the Ostrowiec region of Belarus. This region is characterized by the greatest postwar decline of the polish population, across the whole of Belarus (in the 1960s from 65.5% to 9.8%).The text presents reflections from the research related the historical awareness of “polish footnote” and their meanings given by the local population, but also covers the ethnic and religious specificities of the region. The last part of the article is narratives of people defined as “the last Poles” – born in the Second Polish Republic polish speaking catholick, who remember the pre-war and war periods.
VL - 2017
IS - Volume 45, Issue 1
PY - 2017
SN - 0083-4327
C1 - 2299-9558
SP - 55
EP - 69
DO - 10.4467/22999558.PE.17.004.7899
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-etnograficzne/article/wieloznacznosc-pojecia-polskosci-w-narracjach-mieszkancow-rejonu-ostrowieckiego-bialorus
KW - polish minority
KW - Ostrowiec District on Belarus
KW - Belorusian SSR
KW - historical awareness
KW - lithuanian-belarusian borderland
KW - footnote of memory