Кавказ. Мемуары о двенадцатилетней неволе

Mateush Gralevskiĭ (Mateusz Gralewski, 1826-1891) - polʹskiĭ ėtnograf, pisatelʹ, publit͡sist i uchastnik polʹskogo nat͡sionalʹno-osvoboditelʹnogo dvizhenii͡a XIX veka. Provel dvenadt͡satʹ let na Kavkaze, kuda byl napravlen v sostave russkoĭ armii posle aresta za uchastie v podpolʹnoĭ organizat͡sii. Ego memuary "Kavkaz. Vospominanii͡a o dvenadt͡satiletneĭ nevole", vpervye opublikovannye v 1877 godu, osnovany na lichnykh nabli͡udenii͡akh avtora, ego voennom opyte i svedenii͡akh, poluchennykh ot zhiteleĭ regiona.Kniga predstavli͡aet soboĭ podrobnoe opisanie Kavkaza serediny XIX veka. Gralevskiĭ rassmatrivaet geografii͡u, istorii͡u i ėtnografii͡u razlichnykh chasteĭ regiona - ot Severnogo Kavkaza i Dagestana do Shirvana, Gruzii, Osetii i zemelʹ cherkesov. Znachitelʹnoe mesto zanimai͡ut opisanii͡a narodov Kavkaza, ikh obychaev i obshchestvennogo ustroĭstva, a takzhe sobytii͡a Kavkazskoĭ voĭny i dvizhenie mi͡uridizma. Otdelʹnai͡a chastʹ posvi͡ashchena imamu Shamili͡u.Osoboe mesto zanimaet posledni͡ai͡a chastʹ, posvi͡ashchennai͡a poli͡akam, sluzhivshim na Kavkaze v russkoĭ armii. Avtor sam byl polʹskim ssylʹnym i imel neposredstvennyĭ opyt takoĭ sluzhby.Nastoi͡ashchee izdanie vkli͡uchaet nauchnoe predislovie, kommentarii i ukazateli. Kniga i͡avli͡aetsi͡a t͡sennym istochnikom dli͡a izuchenii͡a istorii i ėtnografii Kavkaza XIX veka, a takzhe istorii poli͡akov v ėtom regione.

Mateusz Gralewski (1826-1891) was a Polish ethnographer, writer, publicist and participant in the Polish national liberation movement of the 19th century. He spent twelve years in the Caucasus, where he was sent as part of the Russian army after being arrested for participating in an underground organization. His memoirs "The Caucasus. Memoirs of twelve years of captivity", first published in 1877, is based on the author's personal observations, his military experience and information received from residents of the region.The book is a detailed description of the Caucasus in the middle of the 19th century. Gralevsky examines the geography, history, and ethnography of various parts of the region, from the North Caucasus and Dagestan to Shirvan, Georgia, Ossetia, and the lands of the Circassians. Descriptions of the peoples of the Caucasus, their customs and social structure, as well as the events of the Caucasian War and the Murid movement occupy a significant place. A separate part is dedicated to Imam Shamil.A special place is occupied by the last part, dedicated to the Poles who served in the Caucasus in the Russian army. The author himself was a Polish exile and had direct experience of such service.This edition includes a scientific preface, comments and indexes. The book is a valuable source for studying the history and ethnography of the 19th century Caucasus, as well as the history of Poles in the region.