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The book is a “prequel” to Borderland Pokutia: The Armenian Commonwealth published in 2014. It presents the formation and everyday life of the Armenian community in Stanisławów (now Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine). The military stronghold and the city were established from scratch in 1662 by the nobleman and magnate Andrzej Potocki, who invited settlers of various ethnic backgrounds. The Armenians were granted autonomy of their own local government and court of justice, as did two other communes: Polish-Ruthenian and Jewish. The book tells about the Armenians who came to Stanisławów mainly from their settlements in Wallachia and Moldavia, but also from Polish cities such as Jazłowiec and Kamieniec Podolski, which had been captured by the Ottoman Turks. Various aspects of life of the Armenian community are presented, such as the court and the Church, and aspects of personal lives of their members, such as work, traditions, conflicts and anxieties. They are shown from the perspective of individual people: initially, the Manug Giragosowicz family, and then the Agopsowicz family from the mid-18th century until the second half of the 19th century, when the book published in 2014 takes over. Borderland Pokutia – the Origins: Armenians consists exclusively of numerous historical sources. The book includes a foreword by Marcin Łukasz Majewski, the author’s preface, 22 tables showing family ties, a glossary, a bibliographic list and two indexes. |
