Pamiątki po Orzeszkowej na Grodzieńszczyźnie: problem zachowania dziedzictwa kulturowego

Abstract

The article discusses the significance of Eliza Orzeszkowa, a Polish writer, in the history and culture of the Grodno region in Belarus. The memory of the Polish writer is still alive in Grodno. The city was her home even though it was not always loved by her and she was not always happy in it. The Positivist writer made this city be a part of her works and the chronicle of the Belarusian region. Grodno was one of its main characters. The inhabitants of the Grodno region are grateful for her memory. It is debatable whether the writer loved Grodno, but she was born not far from there, in the village of Milkovshchyna in 1841, and in 1864 she moved to the town on the Neman and lived here all her adult life. She was very gentle towards all people regardless of their nationality. From 1883 to 1888, after closing down her bookshop in Vilnius, Orzeszkowa became a prisoner of the town on the Neman River, where for five years she has been under constant police surveillance. The article also describes the activities of the Yefim Karsky Grodno Regional Scientific Library towards preserving her memory.