NOVEMBER UPRISING OF 1830–1831 IN THE COMMON CULTURAL MEMORY POLES AND UKRAINIANS

Abstract

The article presents the characteristics of individual samples of weapons, elements of military equipment from the collections of the National Museum King Jan III, Lviv Historical Museum (LHM), which could be used during the national «November» uprising of 1830–1831. The research methodology is based on the principles of historicism, systematic and objectivity. It was found that the weapons and elements of military equipment of the insurgent movement provide an opportunity to learn more about the history of Polish national liberation struggles of the fi rst half of the XIX century, to better understand the course of historical events that later defi ned Poland as an independent European state.Mention was made of the support given to the insurgents by Polish patriots in Lviv and Galicia, in particular student youth, by the participation of Lviv volunteers from General Józef Dvernicki’s corps in the Battle of Gorokhiv, as well as in the battles in Volhynia and Podillia. The presentation of the theme of the «November» uprising in the halls of the National Museum King Jan III and LHM, rebel weapons from the LHM repositories were considered.Some attention is paid to the memorial weapons that belonged to famous people of the «November» uprising, such as General L. Godzava-Kitskі, I. Kruszewski, A. Lyantskoronskі, M. Potockі, K. Nesiolovski.It is stated that for Ukrainians the Polish national liberation struggle in the early ХІХ century has always been an example of how to selfl essly and persistently fi ght for independence, national identity, confi dently go to the liberation goal, despite the imperial moskov oppression and brutal repression.