Vershina was founded in 1910 by Polish voluntary settlers. During first two decades the village consisted Polish cultural and language enclave, but as a result of changes caused with communism, repressions and collectivization, ...

The Old Believers are the followers of the Russian Orthodox Church, who did not accept Patriarch Nikon’s reforms in the 17th century. Because of the ensuing persecutions, they were often forced to emigrate. Nowadays, in ...

The problems of language island situation have been present in humanities for over 160 years. However, in spite of the changing world, this question remains valid. The Polish community near Irkutsk – the village of Vershina ...

Проживающие в Польше старообрядцы составляют двуязычную общину. Примерно до 20-х гг. ХХ в. многие члены общины были одноязычными или владели польским языком лишь в ограниченной форме. Доминирующей позиции русского говора ...

В старообрядческой общине этих деревень, являющихся единственными в Польше местностями, почти полностью заселёнными старообрядцами, в последние десятилетия происходят сильные изменения, вызванные целым рядом цивилизационных ...

Russian Old Believers came to the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania in the end of the 17th century. Their geopolitical, social and economical situation was constantly and continuously changing affecting their language ...