Fascination with Piłsudski
“I lived in Minsk until 1916 […] The Polish army, i.e. Dowbor’s Corps, was also stationed in Minsk; many friends and relatives who were in the house and whom I met often served there. Thanks to them I came into contact with the legend of Piłsudski; his printed portraits reached both Minsk and Moscow, as did legionary songs. It was then that my fascination with Piłsudski began”, recalls Jerzy Giedroyc in his “Autobiography for Four Hands”. In the house of Kultura you can see numerous traces of this fascination; photos and engravings of the Marshal in the Editor’s office and in the winter garden; photos, copies of articles, postcards in the archive…
