Polish citizen describes memories about Moldova in book

Chisinau, 07 February /MOLDPRES/ – A book titled: O calatorie in lumea de odinioara. Amintirile unui polonez din Basarabia (A trip to the world of the past. The memories of a Polish from Bessarabia) by Tadeusz Gaydamowicz, published by the Embassy of Poland in Chisinau, was presented at the National Library of Moldova (BNM) today.

The Ambassador of Poland to Chisinau, Bartlomiej Zdaniuk, has mentioned that the volume was published in 2018 related to the Centennial of regaining the Independence of Poland in 1918.

"In his texts, Tadeusz Gaydamowicz, now living in Krakow, 96, tells how the Poles arrived here on these Basarabian lands in the Tsarist period, then describes the life of the Poles in the interwar period. These texts are published in Polish and Romanian. The book contains some photos from the author's personal archive. Throughout these pictures, we can somehow imagine how the Poles lived in Bessarabia, and what their way of life was," said Bartlomiej Zdaniuk.

Tadeusz Gaydamowicz was born on 04 July 1923 in Chisinau. He graduated from a primary Polish school (4 forms), then the General School Maria Magdalena and middle school №04 in Lvov. In October 1939 he left for Bucharest, following the newly established Polish school. He also got his baccalaureate exams in 1941, then he began architectural studies at the Polytechnics in Bucharest. In autumn of 1945, the Gaydamowicz family left for Poland. Tadeusz continued his studies in Krakow, where after graduation he settled down.

Volume: A journey into the world of the past. The memories of a Polish from Bessarabia by Tadeusz Gaydamowicz appeared in a print series of 1,000 copies. Currently, there live almost 20,000 Poles in Moldova. There are 25 Polish associations, which organise various cultural actions in Moldova.