The Portfolio: British columnists, Polish émigrés and Russian classified diplomatic correspondence

• Authors: Radosław Żurawski vel Grajewski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Portfolio; or a Collection of State Papers,etc. Illustrative of the History of our Times was a joint publishing venture of Polish émigrés gathered round Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski and his British sympathizers led by David Urquhart. Its core content were classified Russian diplomatic documents seized by Polish insurgents during the November 1830 Rising. Published as a series of volumes in 1835–1837 and 1843–1844 (New Series), The Portfolio principal aim was to discredit Russia; and more practically to rally the European public opinion to contain Russia’s advance in the East and to support the cause of Poland’s independence.

Keywords

EN

The press in the 19th century; Poland’s Great Emigration; Great Britain in the 19th century; Poland in the 19th century; Russia in the 19th century; Anglo-Russian rivalry in the 19th century; The Eastern Question; Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770–1861); David; prasa XIX w.; Wielka Emigracja; Wielka Brytania XIX w.; Polska XIX w.; Rosja XIX w.; rywalizacja brytyjsko-rosyjska w XIX w.; kwestia wschodnia w XIX w.; Adam Jerzy Czartoryski; David Urquhart

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Rocznik Historii Prasy Polskiej
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2014

online

2015-02-07

Contributors

author

Radosław Żurawski vel Grajewski