This article presents part of a study on historical Polonisms in the Russian dialect spoken by the Old Believers living in Poland, with a particular focus on compiling a list of Polonisms that remained in active use within the community between 1999 and 2018. The excerpted examples of historical Polonisms and their uses have been attested by contemporary contexts in which they appeared. The examples of historical Polonisms (particular lexemes) and their illustrative usages (contexts) were excerpted by the author from unpublished dictionary materials developed by Stefan Grzybowski for a comparative analysis of the lexicon of the Russian dialect spoken by the Old Believers in Poland. The analysis includes the reconstruction of lexical and phonetic adaptation mechanisms of selected units, and involves identifying historical Polonisms and examining their function within the dialect. The primary objective is to document and verify the presence of these historical Polonisms in selected dictionaries and lexicographic studies.
This article presents a focused analysis of Emma Jele & nacute;ska-Dmochowska's unpublished debut novel & Zdot;& oacute;& lstrok;te r & oacute;& zdot;e [Yellow Roses]. The study provides the historical and literary background, outlines the context in which the work was created, and offers a discussion of the plot, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between two protagonists: the noblewoman Ewa Zag & oacute;rska and Saul Jochelson, a Jewish character. The article aims to identify and analyse the source of the conflict in the novel. As discussed, the conflict stems from antisemitism: the novel presents it as a force that shapes interpersonal relationships, influences individuals' decisions, and ultimately leads to the tragic finale. Ewa succumbs to social pressure and chooses a "safe" but loveless marriage to a nobleman from the area. Saul, despite his efforts to assimilate into Polish society, ends up lonely and alienated. Their love becomes a symbol of happiness ruined by social prejudice. The novel & Zdot;& oacute;& lstrok;te r & oacute;& zdot;e, although unpublished, is a valuable source for the study of antisemitism and the Jewish question in Polish literature of the second half of the nineteenth century.
The article analyses certain issues related to the problem of translating the Lithuanian lexeme keliolika into Russian. This problem is complex and scientifically fascinating, as Lithuanian keliolika, just like words with a similar meaning in other languages-Polish kilkana & sacute;cie, Ukrainian & kcy;& iukcy;& lcy;& softcy;& kcy;& acy;& ncy;& acy;& dcy;& tscy; & yacy;& tcy;& softcy;, Latvian padsmit-has no single-word equivalent in Russian.
This article is an introduction to Volume 49 of the journal Acta Baltico-Slavica, entitled Kontakty j & eogon;zykowe i kulturowe w pa & nacute;stwach regionu Morza Ba & lstrok;tyckiego [Language and Cultural Contacts in the Countries of the Baltic Sea Region]. The volume includes three thematic sections: "Balto-Slavic Language Contacts", "Literature and Cultural Imagination in the Baltic and Slavic Traditions", and "From Research on Linguistic, Ethnic and Religious Minorities in the Context of Migration and War". Some of the articles address topics related to transformations of identity as well as multilingualism and memory in the context of wars, displacement and migration, from both contemporary and historical perspectives. The section "Sources and Materials" brings the second part of the correspondence between Jan Baudouin de Courtenay and Jan Kar & lstrok;owicz from 1887-1891, shedding light on the life of the linguistic scholarly community at the end of the nineteenth century.
The authors analyse the results of a survey of Ukrainian and Polish students conducted as part of the project "'Welcome to Polszcza!': Analysis of the integration of young Poles and Ukrainians after 24/02/2022 for encouraging the adaptation of Ukrain- ian students in Poland". The article comments on some of the results obtained in the survey: the answers of 120 respondents-students at Polish universities (Poles as well as Ukrainians who moved to Poland after February 2022) and Ukrainian students in Ukraine. In view of the need to supplement the results of sociological research, the data presented in the article are analysed in the cultural paradigm, tak- ing into account the novel approach to culture shock, which here refers to the "host" to the same extent as to the "guest", as well as in relation to key issues in the field of cultural contacts: myths and stereotypes. The above assumptions are interpreted in the paradigm of the ongoing Russian culture war against Europe and the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The analogy of the situation of Poles and Ukrainians is shown by supplementing the description based on the data obtained from young Poles with those obtained from young Ukrainians. The results of the study indicate gaps in young people's knowl- edge, which are conducive to the dissemination of false information and propaganda myths, and which make it possible to incite mutual hostility between the societies of Poland and Ukraine in the context of the full-scale Russian aggression. The results of the study will contribute to updating the ideas related to the formation of Polish- Ukrainian cultural contacts, and to making these ideas more objective.
