Andrzej Strug, real name Tadeusz Gałecki (28 November 1871 in Lublin

Lublin

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 - 9 December 1937 in Warsaw

Warsaw

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) was a Polish

Poland

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 socialist politician, publicist and activist for Poland's independence.

He was active in several Polish organizations and was a member of the Polish Socialist Party

Polish Socialist Party

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. In 1895 he was imprisoned by Tsarist authorities in the Warsaw Citadel

Warsaw Citadel

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, and in 1897 forcibly deported to Arkhangelsk Governorate

Arkhangelsk Governorate

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. After another arrest in 1907, he was forced to leave the Russian Empire and was exiled to Paris

Paris

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.

During World War I

World War I

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, Strug fought in the First Brigade of the Polish Legions

Polish Legions in World War I

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 of Józef Piłsudski.After Poland regained its independence in 1918, Strug remained active in political and social life.

In his works, he focused on the themes of war and Polish Legions, and the ideas of social justice.

Works

• Ludzie podziemni (1908)
• Jutro (1908)
• Dzieje jednego pocisku (1910)
• Ojcowie nasi (1911)
• Portret (1912)
• Zakopanoptikon (1913-1914)
• Pieniądz (1914)
• Chimera (1918)
• Wyspa zapomnienia (1920)
• Odznaka za wierną służbę (1921)
• Mogiła nieznanego żołnierza (1922)
• Pokolenie Marka Świdy (1925)
• Fortuna kasjera Śpiewankiewicza (1928)
• Pisma (1930-1931)
• Żółty Krzyż (1932-1933)
• Miliardy (1937)
• W Nienadybach byczo jest (1937)