Ludwik Abramowicz-Niepokójczycki (5 July 1879 – 3 March 1939) was a Polish

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, bibliophile, publicist and editor. He was one of the major activists of the ''

krajowcy The Krajowcy (, ''Fellow Countrymen'' or ''Natives''; lt, Krajovcai, be, Краёўцы) were a group of mainly Polish-speaking intellectuals from the Vilnius Region who, at the beginning of the 20th century, opposed the division of the former Po ...

'' faction, living in

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(Vilna in Russian).

Life

Born in

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, he studied in

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. In 1906 he moved to

. During

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, while living in Poland, he actively supported Lithuanian independence. There he was active contributor to '' Gazeta Wileńska'', founded by Michał Römer. Later he was an editor of Polish language newspaper ''Przegląd Wileński'' (Wilno Review, 1912–1913, 1921–1939). The newspaper promoted krajowcy views and developed

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cultural ideas separate from

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culture. After Abramowicz returned to Vilnius in 1919, he actively promoted the idea, that Vilnius Region should be transferred to Lithuania without tying Lithuania to union with Poland, although he suggested a cultural autonomy for Poles. The issues of the ''Przegląd Wileński'' newspaper were confiscated many times by local authorities. Abramowicz held active correspondence with Lithuanian

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and other Lithuanian activists. Abramowicz delivered a speech at

Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavičius (, pl, Jan Basanowicz; 23 November 1851 – 16 February 1927) was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival. He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often give ...

' funeral.

References

Sources

* Maria Nekanda-Trepka
Ludwik Abramowicz-Niepokójczycki - redaktor "Przeglądu Wileńskiego"
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