The Austro-Hungarian authorities imprisoned leaders of the Russophile movement among Carpatho-Rusyns, Lemkos, and Galicians (see Galician Russophilia); those who recognized the Russian language as the literary standard form of their own Slavic language varieties and had sympathy for the Russian Empire. Thus, the captives were forced to abandon their identity as Russians, or sympathies for Russia, and identify as Ukrainian. Captives who identified themselves as Ukrainians were freed from the camp. Between 1924-1932, four issues of the Thalerhof Almanac were published in Lviv, in which collected documentary evidence of the number of prisoners and the murders of peaceful Russophiles by the Austrian authorities was published. Out of 5,500,158 inhabitants of Eastern Galicia in 1914, 2,114,792 (39.8%) were native speakers of Polish, and 3,385,366 (58.9%) were native speakers of Ruthenian (Rusyn or Ukrainian). In the book "Habsburg national politics during the First World War", authors D.A. Akhremenko, chairman of a public organization called Historical Consciousness, and K.V. Shevchenko, a professor at Belarusian State University, state that Thalerhof held a total of 10,000 Russians, about 2,000 Rusyns (according to other sources up to 5,000), and about 200-250 students placed in the camp on charges of sympathy for the Russian Empire, and the Russian books of Grigory Skovoroda, Taras Shevchenko, Pushkin, Tolstoy and others. [1] In total over twenty thousand people were arrested and placed in Thalerhof camp.[2]
Thalerhof had no barracks until the winter of 1915. Prisoners slept on the ground in the open-air during both rain and frost. According to U.S. Congressman Medill McCormick, prisoners were regularly beaten and tortured.[3] On 9 November 1914 an official report of Fieldmarshal Schleer said there were 5,700 Carpatho-Rusyns, Lemkos, and Ukrainians in Talerhof. The camp was closed by Emperor Charles I of Austria, 6 months into his reign.[4]
From 1945 to 1955 it was RAF Station Thalerfhof before being transferred back to the Austrian Government. Graz Airport currently occupies the former site of the camp.
^Vavrik, Vasili Romanovich (2001). (in Russian). Moscow: Soft-izdat. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2009-06-21., originally published in 1966 by Archpriest R. N.Samelo (протоиерей Р. Н. Самело), New York
^"The Story of Talerhof - We Should Not Forget" (reprint). Karpatska Rus'. Yonkers, NY. LXVII (16). 5 August 1994. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"Terrorism in Bohemia.; Medill McCormick Gets Details of Austrian Cruelty There" (PDF). New York Times (December 16). 1917. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
^ abHorbal, Bogdan. . Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-01-20. World Academy of Carpatho-Rusyn Culture website, citing Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture
thalerhof, internment, camp, thalerhof, also, transliterated, talerhof, from, cyrillic, based, east, slavic, texts, concentration, camp, created, austro, hungarian, authorities, active, from, 1914, 1917, valley, foothills, alps, near, graz, main, city, provinc. Thalerhof also transliterated as Talerhof from Cyrillic based East Slavic texts was a concentration camp created by the Austro Hungarian authorities active from 1914 to 1917 in a valley in foothills of the Alps near Graz the main city of the province of Styria The Austro Hungarian authorities imprisoned leaders of the Russophile movement among Carpatho Rusyns Lemkos and Galicians see Galician Russophilia those who recognized the Russian language as the literary standard form of their own Slavic language varieties and had sympathy for the Russian Empire Thus the captives were forced to abandon their identity as Russians or sympathies for Russia and identify as Ukrainian Captives who identified themselves as Ukrainians were freed from the camp Between 1924 1932 four issues of the Thalerhof Almanac were published in Lviv in which collected documentary evidence of the number of prisoners and the murders of peaceful Russophiles by the Austrian authorities was published Out of 5 500 158 inhabitants of Eastern Galicia in 1914 2 114 792 39 8 were native speakers of Polish and 3 385 366 58 9 were native speakers of Ruthenian Rusyn or Ukrainian In the book Habsburg national politics during the First World War authors D A Akhremenko chairman of a public organization called Historical Consciousness and K V Shevchenko a professor at Belarusian State University state that Thalerhof held a total of 10 000 Russians about 2 000 Rusyns according to other sources up to 5 000 and about 200 250 students placed in the camp on charges of sympathy for the Russian Empire and the Russian books of Grigory Skovoroda Taras Shevchenko Pushkin Tolstoy and others 1 In total over twenty thousand people were arrested and placed in Thalerhof camp 2 Thalerhof had no barracks until the winter of 1915 Prisoners slept on the ground in the open air during both rain and frost According to U S Congressman Medill McCormick prisoners were regularly beaten and tortured 3 On 9 November 1914 an official report of Fieldmarshal Schleer said there were 5 700 Carpatho Rusyns Lemkos and Ukrainians in Talerhof The camp was closed by Emperor Charles I of Austria 6 months into his reign 4 In the first eighteen months of its existence three thousand citation needed prisoners of Thalerhof died including the Orthodox saint Maxim Sandovich who was martyred here beatified August 29 1996 by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia From 1945 to 1955 it was RAF Station Thalerfhof before being transferred back to the Austrian Government Graz Airport currently occupies the former site of the camp A mass grave of Thalerhof internees is located at Feldkirchen bei Graz People interned in Thalerhof EditJaroslav Kacmarcyk Maxim Sandovich Metodyj Trochanovskij Hryc Krajnyk from Ulucz Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture lists the following persons priests Havryil Hnatyshak Teofil Kachmarchyk Dymytrii Khyliak Vasylii Kuryllo Mykolai Malyniak Vasylii Mastsiukh Tyt Myshkovskii Ioann Polianskii Olympii Polianskii Roman Pryslopskii lawyers Iaroslav Kachmarchyk Teofil Kuryllo and cultural activists Nikolai Hromosiak Dymytrii Kachor Simeon Pysh Metodii Trokhanovskii Dymytrii Vyslotskii 4 See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Talerhof Ukrainian Canadian internment Ukrainian Austrian internment Central Labour Camp JaworznoReferences Edit Vavrik Vasili Romanovich 2001 TEREZIN I TALERGOF K 50 letnej godovshine tragedii Galicko Russkogo naroda in Russian Moscow Soft izdat Archived from the original on 2010 12 23 Retrieved 2009 06 21 originally published in 1966 by Archpriest R N Samelo protoierej R N Samelo New York The Story of Talerhof We Should Not Forget reprint Karpatska Rus Yonkers NY LXVII 16 5 August 1994 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Terrorism in Bohemia Medill McCormick Gets Details of Austrian Cruelty There PDF New York Times December 16 1917 Retrieved 2008 09 28 a b Horbal Bogdan Talerhof German Thalerhof Archived from the original on 2007 10 07 Retrieved 2008 01 20 World Academy of Carpatho Rusyn Culture website citing Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture Coordinates 46 59 37 N 15 26 24 E 46 9936 N 15 4400 E 46 9936 15 4400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thalerhof internment camp amp oldid 1091238232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
