%0 Journal Article
%T The Great War in the “Journal” of Aleksandra Czechówna (Part V: 5 January – 2 November 1918)
%A Lesiak-Przybył, Bożena
%J Krakowski Rocznik Archiwalny
%V 2018
%R 10.4467/12332135KRA.18.004.14391
%N XXIV
%P 151-198
%K World War I, Krakow, journal, daily life, Aleksandra Czechówna, 1918
%@ 1233-2135
%D 2021
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/krakowski-rocznik-archiwalny/article/wielka-wojna-w-dzienniku-aleksandry-czechowny-czesc-v-5-stycznia-2-listopada-1918-r
%X Aleksandra Czechówna (1839–1923) was the daughter of Tomasz Czech and Aleksandra, née Zielińska. Her “Journal from the whole life...”, written for almost 70 years (1856– 1923), is stored in the National Archives in Krakow, ref. no. 29/1582/1–29/1582/44 (former ref. no. IT 428/1–428/44). It represents a great source that depicts the cultural, social and daily life of Krakow in the second half of the 19th century, and the first two decades of the 20th century.The text placed here comes from volume 42 of the “Journal”, ref. no. 29/1582/42 (former ref. no. IT 428/42). It represents a continuation of the entries concerning the first four years of World War I and describes the fifth year of the ongoing fight (see “Krakowski Rocznik Archiwalny” 2014, vol. 20, pp. 111–132; 2015, vol. 21, pp. 133–163; 2016, vol. 22, pp. 139–170).The presented text was written by a perceptive observer of events of great importance for Poles. The author mainly used press reports and clerical announcements, but also made use of personal accounts. The description of the situation is, therefore, incomplete, especially with regard to politics. It does, however, provide a wide range of information about the events taking place on the eastern front as well as in Krakow. It paints a picture of the difficult daily life, full of worries, sacrifices and shortages, of the residents of the city in the next year of the ongoing war. It also provides a description of the feeling of Poles, their constant uncertainty, but also the great expectations connected with recreating a Polish state. When the dreams of Poles finally became a reality and Poland regained independence, beside the great joy, A. Czechówna was still worried by the international situation and internal conflicts.