November 1905 and the Patriotic Polish Youth
November in Lviv was traditionally full of Polish national celebrations. It was in this month that the beginning of the November Uprising was celebrated and the anniversary of Adam Mickiewicz’s death was commemorated. The troubled year of 1905 was no exception.
250th Anniversary of the Siege of Lviv by Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Army (1655-1905)
Two almost simultaneous events dedicated to one episode in history, the siege of Lviv in 1655, which demonstrate the confrontation between Ukrainian and Polish society in Lviv at that time.
The strike and demonstrations for electoral reform, November 1905
In the autumn of 1905, the October Manifesto on the "gift" of the constitution was announced in Russia. On the one hand, it instigated Austrian politicians to demand reforms in Austria as well. On the other hand, the Russian constitution was not supposed to be valid in the rebellious Kingdom of Poland, so Polish activists in Galicia also held actions of solidarity with the Poles of the Russian Empire.
Women's assemblies and the Women's Day
Sunday, May 12, 1912 was declared Women's Day in many European cities. Women's organizations of Austria-Hungary, Lviv included, joined the action together with left-wing political parties.
Funeral of Michał Michalski, the president of Lviv (1907)
After the unexpected death of the current burgomaster and popular politician, the city authorities organized a farewell ceremony, which the Polish press of that time described as a "city-wide manifestation."
The 550th anniversary of the shoemakers' guild (May 1907)
In May 1907, Lviv celebrated 550th anniversary of the shoemakers’ guild. In fact, any anniversary "older" than the period of Galicia being under the rule of the Habsburgs is an example of the use of history in national politics, when some relic from the times of, for example, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was interpreted as valuable heritage of previous generations and as an example to follow.
The 40th anniversary of the Polish Mother Sokół Society in Lviv (1907)
The 1907 rally was not an ordinary event in the province — it was an anniversary. That is why it lasted three days, one day longer than usual, with a larger number of participants involved.