Działalność polityczna elit Narodowej Demokracji na Białostocczyźnie w latach 1918-1928

Abstract

Political influences of the National Democracy in the Bialystok province was very strong in the west of the province and reflected a importance and political influence of elites supporting this political strand. The majority of elites connected with the National Democracy (including women) had started the social and political activities before the year 1918. Those elites mostly descended from urban and rural intelligentsia. The authority of elites at the regional level resulted from their engagement in life of the region - professional, social and political. Political elites engaged themselves into creation of regional departments and organizations connected with the political activity . The activity of elites of the National Democracy within the scope of creating the departments of the party in Bialystok province was also very powerful after the year 1926 , when the crisis took place at the national level in the activity of the organization of the National Democracy.