Ludwik Abramowicz-Niepokójczycki (5 July 1879 – 3 March 1939)
was a Polish
activist
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, bibliophile, publicist and editor. He was one of the major activists of the ''
krajowcy'' faction, living in
Vilnius
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(Vilna in Russian).
Life
Born in
Moscow
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, he studied in
Kharkiv
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Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
. In 1906 he moved to
Vilnius
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.
During
World War I
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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
Lithuanian cultural ideas separate from
Polish culture. After Abramowicz returned to Vilnius in 1919, he actively promoted the idea, that
Vilnius Region
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The territory ...
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
Jonas Šliūpas and other Lithuanian activists.
Abramowicz delivered a speech at
Jonas Basanavičius' funeral.
References
Sources
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1879 births
1939 deaths
People from Vilnius
People from the Russian Empire of Polish descent
Krajowcy
Jagiellonian University alumni