Andrzej Strug
Andrzej Strug, real name Tadeusz (or Stefan) Gałecki (sources vary; 28 November 1871/1873 – 9 December 1937) was a Polish socialist politician, publicist and activist for Poland's independence. He was also a freemason and declined the offer to join the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature, upset by official criticism of the movement.
Andrzej Strug
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- Born
- 28 November 1871
- Birthplace
- Lublin, Congress Poland
- Died
- 9 December 1937
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Poland
- Birth Name
- Tadeusz Gałecki
- Full name
- Tadeusz Gałecki.
- Nationality
- Second Polish Republic
- Occupation
- writer · journalist · screenwriter
- Fields
- literature
- Education
- Jagiellonian University
- Honours
- Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature · Cross of Independence · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari · Commemorative badge of the Polish Military Organization · City of Łódź Award
- Languages
- Polish
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Andrzej Strug studied at Jagiellonian University. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are novella. Positions recorded include Member of the Senate of the Republic of Poland. Distinctions recorded are Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature, Cross of Independence, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari.
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Key facts
• Born — 28 November 1871 • Birthplace — Lublin, Congress Poland • Died — 9 December 1937 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Notable Works — Chimera Żółty Krzyż • Birth Name — Tadeusz Gałecki
Career
Career
• Illustration — Andrzej Strug Museum in Warsaw Strug was active in several Polish organizations under military Partitions, and was a member of the Polish Socialist Party. In 1895 he was imprisoned by Tsarist authorities in the Warsaw Citadel, and in 1897 forcibly deported to Arkhangelsk Governorate. After another arrest in 1907, he was forced to leave the Russian Empire, exiled from the occupied Polish lands. He settled in Paris. During World War I, Strug fought in the First Brigade of the Polish Legions of Józef Piłsudski. After Poland regained its independence in 1918, Strug remained active in political and social life. In 1923 he was involved in the foundation of the Airborne and Antigas Defence League. He also served as the Sovereign Commander of the Supreme Council, and the Grand Master, of the National Grand Lodge of Poland. In his works, he focused on the themes of war, and Polish Legions, as well as the ideas of social justice.
Works
Works
• * Ludzie podziemni (1908) * Jutro (1908) * Dzieje jednego pocisku (1910) * Ojcowie nasi (1911) * Portret (1912) * Zakopanoptikon (1913-1914) * Pieniądz (1914) * Chimera (1918) * Wyspa zapomnienia (1920) — * Odznaka za wierną służbę (1921) * Mogiła nieznanego żołnierza (1922) * Pokolenie Marka Świdy (1925) * Fortuna kasjera Śpiewankiewicza (1928) * Pisma (1930-1931) * Żółty Krzyż (1932-1933) * Miliardy (1937) * W Nienadybach byczo jest (1937)
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