Catholic and Orthodox Christians in the Borderlands – anecdotes from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. A few reflections on the history contained in the humor and jokes of that time
Roman Jurkowski
University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynAbstract
The article is an attempt to determine to what degree historical anecdotes can be used in scientific historical research. Several selected anecdotes relating to denominational and religious issues occurring in the Taken Lands at the end of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century are analyzed. The author shows that this type of information can only be of a supporting nature in scientific research. Nevertheless, they cannot be omitted because they are valuable research material for the personal characteristics of given historical figures.
Keywords:
historical anecdotes, the Taken Lands, religious relations, Orthodoxy and Catholicism, Poles – Belarusians – RussiansReferences
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