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Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising
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Artikel-Nr:
9780739172711
Veröffentl:
2012
Seiten:
232
Autor:
Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising tells the story of one woman, whose life encompasses a century of Polish history. From Siberia, to the German occupation of Poland, to the Warsaw Rising, to a Soviet prison, to the rebuilding of postwar Warsaw—Kaia’s memories are given life and context in this biography that sheds light not only on her life, but on twentieth-century Poland, as well.
Kaia, Heroine of the 1944 Warsaw Rising tells the story of one woman, whose life encompasses a century of Polish history. Full of tragic and compelling experiences such as life in Siberia, Warsaw before World War II, the German occupation, the Warsaw Rising, and life in the Soviet Ostashkov prison, Kaia was deeply involved with the battle that decimated Warsaw in 1944 as a member of the resistance army and the rebuilding of the city as an architect years later.
Kaia’s father was expelled from Poland for conspiring against the Russian czar. She spent her early childhood near Altaj Mountain and remembered Siberia as a “paradise”. In 1922, the family returned to free Poland, the train trip taking a year. Kaia entered the school system, studied architecture, and joined the Armia Krajowa in 1942. After the legendary partisan Hubal’s death, a courier gave Kaia the famous leader’s Virtuti Militari Award to protect. She carried the medal for 54 years. After the Warsaw Rising collapsed, she was captured by the Russian NKVD in Bialystok and imprisoned. In one of many interrogations, a Russian asked about Hubal’s award. When Kaia replied that it was a religious relic from her father, she received only a puzzled look from the interrogator. Knowing that another interrogation could end differently, she hid the award in the heel of her shoe where it was never discovered.
In 1946, Kaia, very ill and weighing only 84 pounds, returned to Poland, where she regained her health and later worked as an architect to the rebuild the totally decimated Warsaw.
Kaia’s father was expelled from Poland for conspiring against the Russian czar. She spent her early childhood near Altaj Mountain and remembered Siberia as a “paradise”. In 1922, the family returned to free Poland, the train trip taking a year. Kaia entered the school system, studied architecture, and joined the Armia Krajowa in 1942. After the legendary partisan Hubal’s death, a courier gave Kaia the famous leader’s Virtuti Militari Award to protect. She carried the medal for 54 years. After the Warsaw Rising collapsed, she was captured by the Russian NKVD in Bialystok and imprisoned. In one of many interrogations, a Russian asked about Hubal’s award. When Kaia replied that it was a religious relic from her father, she received only a puzzled look from the interrogator. Knowing that another interrogation could end differently, she hid the award in the heel of her shoe where it was never discovered.
In 1946, Kaia, very ill and weighing only 84 pounds, returned to Poland, where she regained her health and later worked as an architect to the rebuild the totally decimated Warsaw.
Foreword by Bruce E. Johansen
Introduction: The Message of Isaac B. Singer
Chapter 1. Poles in Siberia
Chapter 2. The Szemiot-Iljin Family
Chapter 3. Zaysan at the Foothills of the Altaj
Chapter 4. 11 Months by Train from Siberia to Poland
Chapter 5. Poland, Bialystok
Chapter 6. Vilnius
Chapter 7. Warsaw, the 1930s
Chapter 8. Outbreak of the War
Chapter 9. Zamosc
Chapter 10. Warsaw under the German Occupation
Chapter 11. The Hubal Soldiers
Chapter 12. Arrest of Modest and Death in Auschwitz
Chapter 13. “Buzzard”, a Hubal Partisan
Chapter 14. The Organization
Chapter 15. The Warsaw Uprising
Chapter 16. “Thank you, I have a lollipop”
Chapter 17. Eastbound Journey to Bialystok
Chapter 18. Arrest
Chapter 19. NKVD Camp 41 in Ostashkov
Chapter 20. Back from Ostashkov
Chapter 21. After the Return
Chapter 22. Marek Szymanski
Chapter 23. Inprisonments: the Lublin Castle and Wronki
Chapter 24. Released, then arrested again
Chapter 25. Finally, back to normal?
Chapter 26. Rebuilding of Warsaw
Chapter 27. Trips and Travels
Chapter 28. Poland’s Attraction: Kashubia and Sudovia
Chapter 29. Communism in Poland
Chapter 30. Marek, the Loyal Hubal soldier
Chapter 31. Friends
Chapter 32. Animals and Pets
Chapter 33. Major Hubal’s Virtuti Militari Cross
Chapter 34. Farewells
Chapter 35. Marek's Death
Chapter 36. Poland Independent, Poland Westernized: Fears and Anxieties
Chapter 37. Departing
Notes
Appendix: Images of Siberia and Warsaw Uprising
Bibliography
Index
Introduction: The Message of Isaac B. Singer
Chapter 1. Poles in Siberia
Chapter 2. The Szemiot-Iljin Family
Chapter 3. Zaysan at the Foothills of the Altaj
Chapter 4. 11 Months by Train from Siberia to Poland
Chapter 5. Poland, Bialystok
Chapter 6. Vilnius
Chapter 7. Warsaw, the 1930s
Chapter 8. Outbreak of the War
Chapter 9. Zamosc
Chapter 10. Warsaw under the German Occupation
Chapter 11. The Hubal Soldiers
Chapter 12. Arrest of Modest and Death in Auschwitz
Chapter 13. “Buzzard”, a Hubal Partisan
Chapter 14. The Organization
Chapter 15. The Warsaw Uprising
Chapter 16. “Thank you, I have a lollipop”
Chapter 17. Eastbound Journey to Bialystok
Chapter 18. Arrest
Chapter 19. NKVD Camp 41 in Ostashkov
Chapter 20. Back from Ostashkov
Chapter 21. After the Return
Chapter 22. Marek Szymanski
Chapter 23. Inprisonments: the Lublin Castle and Wronki
Chapter 24. Released, then arrested again
Chapter 25. Finally, back to normal?
Chapter 26. Rebuilding of Warsaw
Chapter 27. Trips and Travels
Chapter 28. Poland’s Attraction: Kashubia and Sudovia
Chapter 29. Communism in Poland
Chapter 30. Marek, the Loyal Hubal soldier
Chapter 31. Friends
Chapter 32. Animals and Pets
Chapter 33. Major Hubal’s Virtuti Militari Cross
Chapter 34. Farewells
Chapter 35. Marek's Death
Chapter 36. Poland Independent, Poland Westernized: Fears and Anxieties
Chapter 37. Departing
Notes
Appendix: Images of Siberia and Warsaw Uprising
Bibliography
Index