К činnosti J. Országha a B. Pavlů v krajanskom hnutí v Rusku (1914 - 1917)

To the Activities of J. Országh and B. Pavlů in Compatriot's Movement in Russia (1914 - 1917)

Autor: TAKÁČ Ladislav

TAKÁČ, Ladislav: К činnosti J. Országha a B. Pavlů v krajanskom hnutí v Rusku (1914 - 1917)

TAKÁČ, Ladislav: To the Activities of J. Országh and B. Pavlů in Compatriot's Movement in Russia (1914 - 1917).

Vojenská história, 3, 2, 1999, pp. 77 – 88.

This study deals with two personalities of 1st resistance movement of the Slovaks and Czechs in Russia during World War I. It informs of activities and merits of the Orszagh brothers who owned a shopping mall in Warsaw and a network of so call Slavonic magazines all over the Russia. After the World War I broke out, they moved their Company to Moscow. Jozef and Jan Orszagh joined, in important positions, the insurrection against Austria-Hungary (A-H). They fulfilled many diplomatic tasks (they were members of the most significant delegations that visited Czar and other representatives of the Russian empire), worked in military units, supported the insurrection financially. They were ones of the most important personalities in the insurrection against A-H as well as the Soviet regime. The other personality was Bohdan Pavliu, an important Slovak and Czech journalist before the war, who was putting through modern streams in literature and politics. After the war broke out he was called up in the army, shortly after he crossed the front and was captured and imprisoned. From there he was released and worked in the editorial office of the magazine Czechoslovak in Petersburg. He was fulfilling important political duties. Later, in the course of leaving Russia and battles against the Red Army units he was the leading personality in organising the transfers of military units, so called Siberian anabasis.

Key words: Military History. Europe. Czechoslovak Legion in Russia. World War 1.

Ročník: 3 | Číslo: 2/1999 | Stránky: 77 – 88