Rys, keep posting, as Mark has said, you do this in a very amicable way, it is good to hear story from witness, direct or indirect through parentage. Not all...
Hi group, very interesting document and study of Ejszyszki - Wilno - Belorus (forgive my spelling of Bialorus/Belorus, how do you spell it? suppose it depends...
As I read the posts I am always aware that ethnic definitions are not as clear as they are made out to be. My ancesters, as many others, are a mixture of...
Hi John Life is not really as simple as we might sometimes wish. As you pointed out, political countries do not always totally or even partially define...
I think this "ethnicity" thing is a bit of a red-herring. My dads family - All Polish, all catholic, the only ones deported were my granddads side who were...
Those Belarusians who became Catholic, began to call themselves Poles (this was in 21-39 and before KRESY), but the features of writing names confirms...
Thank you to everyone who posted such thought-provoking contributions on the topic of Polish ethnicity vs. citizenship. In the immortal words of the great...
Well, I think what is important is how General Anders regarded himself! Note that in the Polish census in the inter-war years, the defining characteristic was...
Dear Dan! I admire your wit and completely agree with your argument. Matter of national authenticity - complex. Especially in Russia. It is generally difficult...
Hello John, In your post you asked " I would be grateful for guidance to any sources that have already tackled it." ie. citizenship vs ethnicity. Good luck in...
I recently had to fill in a census form. There was a section on ethnicity. There was a section on what colour you are, then whether your ORIGINS are British...
This has been a very interesting, thought provoking and deeply emotion stirring topic. John you write such a carefully considered posts and I admire so much...
Good one Basia. This ought to be particularly thought-provoking in this group. I was born in Scotland, majority of influence growing up was Scottish, in...
Basia, Nicely written, yes there is much for thinking about and when people ask me, what is my background, I answer Australian Born (Australian Citizen) of ...
Mark T. Welcome home, this is why we are all here. Lenarda, Australia From: Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
The brutality of Collective Farming - http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t <http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&sqi=2&ved ...
You need food!! alternating days or weeks with Polish food and then Scottish food and then, of course Canadian food. Food really does make connections. (on one...
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Dearest Basia, Thank you for your so touching private life history you share with us...! That's so valuable! It is , however, very significant, and probably no...
On the weekend I had guests for dinner - my godfathers son Edek and his wife Helen whose parents were Ukrainian. Edek and Helen are planning to go to Poland...
Lucyna, great example of multiethnic (now I also know how to spell the word as the google dictionary fails to find it) and you have given us something to...
Thanks but food complicates the issue because we dont know what Canadian food is. We eat Polish, Italian, British, Chinese and too many other fares here in...
I was born in Germany I have never felt the slightest feeling of belonging to Germany and have never felt even remotely German. Dear Basia, I am reminded...
From what I have googled the village of paportno no longer exists. Only the remnants of the cemetery The last villagers were taken to the USSR in 1945-46....
Dear Basia, Your well-crafted contribution struck a chord with me. Â Although born and bred in New Zealand, and proud to be a Kiwi first and foremost, I start...
There are actually differences between the terms "nation" (naród), "state" (stan) and "country" (kraj) As shown by yheir etymology (origin). Nation (like...
Zenon! A wonderful, heartfelt story. How hard is it to identify themselves in your situation. I also live in the past, because of this no good waiting. ...
The whole question of ethnicity is interesting. My granddad decided to join the Polish army in 1918 "because it would be one less mouth to feed". One of his...
Skiing in Colorado earlier this month, I met a delightful woman from the former Vilnius. She was working on the desk in the lodge where I stayed, so we had...
