Russów
Russów [ˈrussuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Kalisz and 101 km (63 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Notable people
Russów is the birthplace of writer Maria Dąbrowska (1889–1965), the author of a popular Polish historical novel Noce i dnie (Nights and Days) written between 1932 and 1934. It was made into a film by the same title in 1975 by Jerzy Antczak. Her family belonged to local landed gentry (Ziemiaństwo).
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Krzysztof Tomasik (19 October 2009). "Fragment książki "Homobiografie"". Krzysztof Tomasik, Homobiografie, Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej, Warsaw 2008 (in Polish). Polityka.pl. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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