Franciszek Ksawery Pruszyński (4 December 1907 – 13 June 1950) was a Polish journalist, publicist, writer and diplomat. He was one of the most active and operative of Polish newspaper reporters.
He travelled all over Europe contributing articles to the leading Polish papers. He joined the editorial board of the newspaper Czas from Kraków, first as a proofreader, then surveying the foreign press, and from 1930, author of a series of reports from Hungary. In 1932 he published his debut book, Sarajewo 1914, Szanghaj 1932, Gdańsk 193? (Sarajevo 1914, Shanghai 1932, Gdańsk 193?) about Gdańsk. In the 1930s he published in the magazine Bunt Młodych (Youth Revolt) and was a member of the young conservatives. He travelled in Palestine in 1933 reporting for the Vilnius weekly Słowo. His book on Palestine was published in October 1933, Palestyna po raz trzeci (Palestine for the Third Time). During the Spanish Civil War in 1936 he was a correspondent in Madrid and supported the Spanish Republican Army,[3] staying at the famous Hotel Florida (Madrid), then also inhabited by the likes of Ernest Hemingway. He wrote about Spain in the book W czerwonej Hiszpanii (In the Red Spain), published in 1937 (translated to Spanish as En la España roja in 2007).[4] Before September 1939 he reported from Gdańsk. His article was published in July 1939 on the first page in the special issue of Wiadomości Literackie dedicated to Gdańsk.[5]
After September 1939 he fought in the Polish Armed Forces in the West, and served in the Battle of Narvik (Norway 1940), and Battle of Falaise (France 1944). He wrote about Scotland and Poles who came there in the book Polish Invasion, published in October 1941 in London. He was a member of the Polish Embassy staff in Russia (1941–42). After this experience he wrote the book Russian Year: A Notebook of an Amateur Diplomat, published in May 1944 in New York. During his stay in Russia he experienced such contrasts as a stay in a humble peasant's hut and a dinner in state with Stalin at the Kremlin. The New York Times wrote that Pruszyński "possesses a knowledge of Russian language, culture and history shared by very few recent foreign visitors to the Soviet Union. Add to this a keenly observant eye, a style that is always readable and sometimes brilliant, and one has the ingredients of one of the most informative books that have appeared on the Soviet Union at war.".[6]
He wrote about Gdańsk in 1946 after its destruction and reminisce about pro-war attitude of the citizens of Gdańsk in 1939.[7][8] During 1947-1948 he was the chairman of Subcommittee 1 and of the Working Group on Boundaries (as part of the UN Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question).[9][10] Between 1948-1950 he was a diplomatic representative (poseł) of PRL in the Netherlands.[11] At that time, he was associated with a Polish poet Julia Hartwig. He died in unexplained circumstances on 13 June 1950 in a car accident in Rhynern, south of Hamm, about 50 miles northeast of Düsseldorf. He was buried at Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków. Married to Maria Meysztowicz, he had three children: Aleksander, Maria and Stanisław (Stash).
Ryszard Kapuściński said of Pruszyński that thanks to him reportage has become not only the product of the eye, but also of the mind.
Selected bibliographyedit
Works available in Englishedit
Polish Invasion (London 1941, Edinburgh 2010) - about the mutual impact of Poles and Scots in wartime Scotland
Poland Fights Back (London 1941, New York 1944)
Russian Year (as Xavier Pruszyński, New York 1944) - about Russia
Adam Mickiewicz: The Life Story of the Greatest Polish Poet (1950) - about Adam Mickiewicz
Works currently unavailable in Englishedit
Sarajewo 1914, Szanghaj 1932, Gdańsk 193? (1932) - about Gdańsk before the Second World War
Palestyna po raz trzeci (1933) - about Palestine
Podróż po Polsce (1937) - about Poland
W czerwonej Hiszpanii (1937) - about the Spanish Civil War
Contemporary Polish Short Stories selected by Andrzej Kijowski; Warsaw, Polonia Publishing House, 1960, English language - a selection of short stories (including Pruszyński's)
^Sulkin, Sidney; Sulkin, Edith (1943). For your freedom and ours: Polish progressive spirit through the centuries. Frederick Ungar Pub. Co. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^Pruszyński, Ksawery (2007). En la España roja. Alba Editorial. ISBN978-84-84283249. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^Pruszyński, Ksawery (23 July 1939). ""Miasto niegdyś nasze"..." (in Polish). No. 31/32 (823/824). Wiadomości Literackie. p. 1. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^Chamberlin, W. H. (June 11, 1944). "Polish View of the Soviet". The New York Times.
^Pruszyński, Ksawery (1946). "Gdańskie dziś widmo (The Spectre of Gdańsk Today)" (in Polish). No. 45. Odrodzenie.
^Friedrich, Jacek (2010). Neue Stadt in altem Gewand: der Wiederaufbau Danzigs 1945 - 1960 (in German). Köln: Böhlau Verlag. ISBN978-3-412-20312-2.
^"Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question: Report of Subcommittee 1" (PDF).
^"Poprzedni Ambasadorowie. Przedstawiciele dyplomatyczni Polski w Niderlandach od 1586 roku (Former Ambassadors in the Netherlands)" (in Polish).
December 15, 2023
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Franciszek Ksawery Pruszynski 4 December 1907 13 June 1950 was a Polish journalist publicist writer and diplomat He was one of the most active and operative of Polish newspaper reporters Ksawery Pruszynski Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected bibliography 2 1 Works available in English 2 2 Works currently unavailable in English 3 Biographies 4 Further reading 5 ReferencesBiography editHe was born in Wolica Kierekieszyna now in Ukraine 1 in Volhynia 2 After the Russian Revolution of 1917 his family settled in Krakow A graduate of the Zaklad Naukowo Wychowawczy Ojcow Jezuitow w Chyrowie in 1927 he studied law at Jagiellonian University He joined the organization Mysl Mocarstwowa Imperial Thought His works first appeared in Dzien Akademicki and Civitas Academica He specialized in medieval German law taught by professor Stanislaw Estreicher In 1929 he was deputy assistant to Estreicher He travelled all over Europe contributing articles to the leading Polish papers He joined the editorial board of the newspaper Czas from Krakow first as a proofreader then surveying the foreign press and from 1930 author of a series of reports from Hungary In 1932 he published his debut book Sarajewo 1914 Szanghaj 1932 Gdansk 193 Sarajevo 1914 Shanghai 1932 Gdansk 193 about Gdansk In the 1930s he published in the magazine Bunt Mlodych Youth Revolt and was a member of the young conservatives He travelled in Palestine in 1933 reporting for the Vilnius weekly Slowo His book on Palestine was published in October 1933 Palestyna po raz trzeci Palestine for the Third Time During the Spanish Civil War in 1936 he was a correspondent in Madrid and supported the Spanish Republican Army 3 staying at the famous Hotel Florida Madrid then also inhabited by the likes of Ernest Hemingway He wrote about Spain in the book W czerwonej Hiszpanii In the Red Spain published in 1937 translated to Spanish as En la Espana roja in 2007 4 Before September 1939 he reported from Gdansk His article was published in July 1939 on the first page in the special issue of Wiadomosci Literackie dedicated to Gdansk 5 After September 1939 he fought in the Polish Armed Forces in the West and served in the Battle of Narvik Norway 1940 and Battle of Falaise France 1944 He wrote about Scotland and Poles who came there in the book Polish Invasion published in October 1941 in London He was a member of the Polish Embassy staff in Russia 1941 42 After this experience he wrote the book Russian Year A Notebook of an Amateur Diplomat published in May 1944 in New York During his stay in Russia he experienced such contrasts as a stay in a humble peasant s hut and a dinner in state with Stalin at the Kremlin The New York Times wrote that Pruszynski possesses a knowledge of Russian language culture and history shared by very few recent foreign visitors to the Soviet Union Add to this a keenly observant eye a style that is always readable and sometimes brilliant and one has the ingredients of one of the most informative books that have appeared on the Soviet Union at war 6 He wrote about Gdansk in 1946 after its destruction and reminisce about pro war attitude of the citizens of Gdansk in 1939 7 8 During 1947 1948 he was the chairman of Subcommittee 1 and of the Working Group on Boundaries as part of the UN Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question 9 10 Between 1948 1950 he was a diplomatic representative posel of PRL in the Netherlands 11 At that time he was associated with a Polish poet Julia Hartwig He died in unexplained circumstances on 13 June 1950 in a car accident in Rhynern south of Hamm about 50 miles northeast of Dusseldorf He was buried at Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow Married to Maria Meysztowicz he had three children Aleksander Maria and Stanislaw Stash Ryszard Kapuscinski said of Pruszynski that thanks to him reportage has become not only the product of the eye but also of the mind Selected bibliography editWorks available in English edit Polish Invasion London 1941 Edinburgh 2010 about the mutual impact of Poles and Scots in wartime Scotland Poland Fights Back London 1941 New York 1944 Russian Year as Xavier Pruszynski New York 1944 about Russia Adam Mickiewicz The Life Story of the Greatest Polish Poet 1950 about Adam MickiewiczWorks currently unavailable in English edit Sarajewo 1914 Szanghaj 1932 Gdansk 193 1932 about Gdansk before the Second World War Palestyna po raz trzeci 1933 about Palestine Podroz po Polsce 1937 about Poland W czerwonej Hiszpanii 1937 about the Spanish Civil War Droga wiodla przez Narvik 1941 Ksiega ponurych niedopowiedzen 1941 1000 mil od prawdy 1941 Walczymy 1943 Margrabia Wielopolski 1944 about Aleksander Wielopolski Trzynascie opowiesci 1946 Karabela z Meschedu 1948 Opowiesc o Mickiewiczu 1956 about Adam Mickiewicz Wybor pism publicystycznych volumes 1 2 1966 a selection of articles about Poland Europe and the USA Wybor pism 1940 1945 1989 a selection of articles originally published in newspapers between 1940 and 1945 Publicystyka Tom 1 1931 1939 Niezadowoleni i entuzjasci 1990 a selection of articles originally published in newspapers between 1931 and 1939 Publicystyka Tom 2 1940 1948 Powrot do Soplicowa 1990 a selection of articles originally published in newspapers between 1940 and 1948Biographies editZygmunt Ziatek Ksawery Pruszynski Warsaw State Publishing Institute PIW 1972Further reading editContemporary Polish Short Stories selected by Andrzej Kijowski Warsaw Polonia Publishing House 1960 English language a selection of short stories including Pruszynski s References edit In Khmelnytskyi Raion After the Third partition of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795 Volhynia became the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire Sulkin Sidney Sulkin Edith 1943 For your freedom and ours Polish progressive spirit through the centuries Frederick Ungar Pub Co Retrieved 25 July 2011 Pruszynski Ksawery 2007 En la Espana roja Alba Editorial ISBN 978 84 84283249 Retrieved 5 November 2014 Pruszynski Ksawery 23 July 1939 Miasto niegdys nasze in Polish No 31 32 823 824 Wiadomosci Literackie p 1 Retrieved 3 November 2014 Chamberlin W H June 11 1944 Polish View of the Soviet The New York Times Pruszynski Ksawery 1946 Gdanskie dzis widmo The Spectre of Gdansk Today in Polish No 45 Odrodzenie Friedrich Jacek 2010 Neue Stadt in altem Gewand der Wiederaufbau Danzigs 1945 1960 in German Koln Bohlau Verlag ISBN 978 3 412 20312 2 Palestine for the Third Time Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question Report of Subcommittee 1 PDF Poprzedni Ambasadorowie Przedstawiciele dyplomatyczni Polski w Niderlandach od 1586 roku Former Ambassadors in the Netherlands in Polish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ksawery Pruszynski amp oldid 1189641273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
