Idea powrotu Ormian z rozproszenia do narodowej ojczyzny w świetle memoriałów Roberta Bogdanowicza z 1877 i 1884 roku

The idea of the return Armenians from dispersal to their historicalhomeland in context Robert Bogdanowicz’s memorials 1877 and 1884
 article contains an analysis two memorials, which first,from 1877, remained manuscript, second, 1885, was publishedunder title question Church Armenian rite its mission, as wellas East own country. Both were compiled byRobert Bogdanowicz, a landowner, descendant family who hadlived Poland for at least four centuries. inspired by author’scorrespondence with Minister Internal Affairs Russian Empire,Mikhail Loris-Melikov, archbishop Gabriel Ayvazovski. Bogdanowiczdiscussed issue Armenia’s independence, Russia he saw patronof struggle national liberation. He called Polish Armeniansto homeland order rebuild state culture spread ArmenianCatholicism there. Bogdanowicz can be considered one those political thinkers ofmodern Armenia co-founders ideology nationalism,although language barrier excluded influence on other parts Armeniandiaspora. did not receive any significant response among his peers atfirst, but then gained few like-minded followers generations that followed.Therefore, protagonist renaissanceof took place between world wars, whose furtherdevelopment blocked destruction former Galicia andtheir dispersion after 1944.