Today, on the territory of the state historical and cultural museum-reserve “Lychakiv Cemetery” tribute was paid to the revolutionaries and fighters against the Russian imperial rule on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the January Uprising.<\/p>\n
The event was attended by the deputy head of the Lviv OVA, Yuri Buchko, the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Lviv, Eliza Dzvonkiewicz, as well as representatives of the Polish community in the Lviv region.<\/p>\n
The participants of the event honored the memory of the participants of the January Uprising, and also honored all the fallen fighters against the Russian imperial rule.<\/p>\n
For reference:<\/p>\n
The January Uprising was an uprising of 1863-1864 in the territories of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Along with the Poles, Lithuanians, Belarusians and Ukrainians took part in the uprising. The cause of the uprising was the desire of the leading part of the Polish-Lithuanian society to gain national independence and restore statehood.<\/p>\n
The uprising ended with the Russian imperial government brutally dealing with the participants of the uprising: hundreds of participants were executed, thousands were sent to Siberia or sent to the army, and their property was confiscated.<\/p>\n
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