Narodowościowa przynależność prawosławnej społeczności warszawskiej Pragi przełomu XIX i XX w.

• Authors: Doroteusz ks. Sawicki

Title variants

EN

The National Status of the Orthodox Church Community in Warsaw Praga at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

DE

Nationale Zugehörigkeit der orthodoxen Gemeinschaft des Warschauer Stadtteils Praga um die Wende des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts

RU

Национальная принадлежность православного сообщества варшавской Праги на рубеже 19 – 20 веков

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The second half of the nineteenth century was a period of dynamic development in Warsaw’s district of Praga. Along with industrial development, trade and transportation came a sharp increase in the population of Warsaw – from 260 000 in 1864 to 900 000 in 1914. The population of Praga rose from a several thousand to 90 000. Orthodox Christians made up 13% of the population of the district, around 15 000. These Orthodox Christians, however were not made up of one nationality. At the turn of the twentieth century, 70% of Orthodox Christians in Praga were of Russian decent or from the eastern borderlands (Kresy) with Russian sounding last names. 15-20% were “native” Poles with Polish last names. The remaining 10-15% were Greeks, Bulgarians and Georgians. These are of course approximate figures, however only 50% of local Orthodox Christians considered their native language as Russian. This leads us to conclude, that the percentage of non-Russian nationalities among the Orthodox could only account for half of the faithful. Just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, about 5 000 Orthodox Christians lived in Praga. 60% were Russians or from the eastern borderlands with Russian last names, 30% “native” Poles and 10% other nationalities.

Keywords

EN

National Status; Orthodox Church Community; Warsaw Praga; 19th century; 20th century

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Chrześcijańskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Warszawie
• Journal: Rocznik Teologiczny
• Year: 2011
• Issue: 53
• Pages: 123-136

Contributors

author

Doroteusz ks. Sawicki

• Chrześcijańska Akademia Teologiczna w Warszawie