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'''Pochodnia''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]: '''Torch''', full name: the Association for the Promotion of Culture and Education "Torch", {{lang-pl|Towarzystwo Popierania Kultury i Oświaty "Pochodnia"}}) was a cultural association of [[Poles in Lithuania]]. The first chairman was [[Wiktor Budzyński]] (1924-1935), succeeded by Jan Przeździecki and Czesław Mackiewicz. Its activities included education, libraries, theatre, museums, exhibitions, press and literature.<ref>Tomasz Krzywicki, ''Litwa: przewodnik'', 2005, {{ISBN|8389188406}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=4WU5cG74I5QC&pg=PA93 p. 93]</ref> Its most important activity was school and after school education. It managed a number of preschools and private primary schools. In 1935 it managed 19 Polish afterschool [[cultural center]]s ({{lang-pl|Świetlica polska}}) with over 12,000 participants, and the central library with 115 library outlets. <ref>Zenon Krajewski, ''Polacy w Republice Litewskiej 1918-1940'', 1998, pp. 41-43</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:07, 30 January 2023
Pochodnia (Polish: Torch, full name: the Association for the Promotion of Culture and Education "Torch", Template:Lang-pl) was a cultural association of Poles in Lithuania. The first chairman was Wiktor Budzyński (1924-1935), succeeded by Jan Przeździecki and Czesław Mackiewicz. Its activities included education, libraries, theatre, museums, exhibitions, press and literature.[1] Its most important activity was school and after school education. It managed a number of preschools and private primary schools. In 1935 it managed 19 Polish afterschool cultural centers (Template:Lang-pl) with over 12,000 participants, and the central library with 115 library outlets. [2]
References
- ^ Tomasz Krzywicki, Litwa: przewodnik, 2005, ISBN 8389188406, p. 93
- ^ Zenon Krajewski, Polacy w Republice Litewskiej 1918-1940, 1998, pp. 41-43