Known as Lemberg in German and Lwów in Polish; the city of L’viv in modern Ukraine was in the crosshairs of imperial and national aspirations for much of the twentieth century. This book tells the compelling story of how its inhabitants (Roman Catholic Poles; Greek Catholic Ukrainians; and Jews) reacted to the sweeping political changes during and after World Wars I and II. The Eastern Front shifted back and forth; and the city changed hands seven times. At the end of each war; L'viv found itself in the hands of a different state. While serious tensions had existed among Poles; Ukrainians/Ruthenians; and Jews in the city; before 1914 eruptions of violence were still infrequent. The changes of political control over the city during World War I led to increased intergroup frictions; new power relations; and episodes of shocking violence; particularly against Jews. The city’s incorporation into the independent Polish Republic in November 1918 after a brief period of Ukrainian rule sparked intensified conflict. Ukrainians faced discrimination and political repression under the new government; and Ukrainian nationalists attacked the Polish state. In the 1930s; anti-Semitism increased sharply. During World War II; the city experienced first Soviet rule; then Nazi occupation; and finally Soviet conquest. The Nazis deported and murdered nearly all of the city’s large Jewish population; and at the end of the war the Soviet forces expelled the city’s Polish inhabitants. Based on archival research conducted in L’viv; Kiev; Warsaw; Vienna; Berlin; and Moscow; as well as an array of contemporary printed sources and scholarly studies; this book examines how the inhabitants of the city reacted to the changes in political control; and how ethnic and national ideologies shaped their dealings with each other. An earlier German version of this volume was published as Kriegserfahrungen in einer multiethnischen Stadt: Lemberg 1914-1947 (2011).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The things that happened back then were terrible and I really think we all need to remember ...By CustomerI'm loving reading this historical information of my hometown! The things that happened back then were terrible and I really think we all need to remember where we come from to better navigate​ where we're going...!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy David P.A sad time in the history of Arkansas.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. best book on the Elaine genocideBy D. LynchI grew up in Helena; Arkansas. My neighbor; JB Lambert; who was a young man at the time of the massacre; freely admitted that he shot blacks as fast as he could pull the trigger and reload. He said he went into hiding after the massacre because he was afraid he was going to be arrested. His version of events sounded more like a slaughter than a "race riot;" so I am very thankful that Grif has set the record straight.The book is very well documented; with an emphasis on the legal cases and the evidence that was presented in the trials.
