2006-09-06 04:50:31 · 9 answers · asked by JustCurious 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Wow, lots of misinformation.
First, most of Russia would not have any knowledge of the Polish language.
Second, no part of Russia in 1900 was part of the former Prussian state...and most of Prussia spoke either Polish or German, only a smidge of East Prussia was under Russian control and Polish-speaking in the 1800s. By the early 1900s, that was gone and the lands were incorporated into the newly unified Germany.
After the unification of Germany and prior to the Russian revolution, there were no parts of Russia that were Polish-speaking. There were lands that after WWII came under Soviet control and were assimilated into the USSR that were Polish-speaking, but that wasn't until the 1950s.
If there's something specific you're hoping to figure out, I'd be glad to help or to refer you to a few friends who are experts on the region.
2006-09-07 02:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by yellow_jellybeans_rock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-27 00:16:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the area which were under Russian control which are under Polish borders today. Poland was partitioned twice, the second time in 1796 which effectively ended its existance. The Russians took the easternmost portions of Poland. In did not come back into existance until after world war I in 1918.
There are also some Polish communities near the Volga basin, though not nearly as prevelant as the German communities.
2006-09-06 07:09:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the Polish speaking regions, mainly
2006-09-06 04:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW - the majority! I'd recommend getting a map from then and now and comparing the two. my grandparents technically came from russia & austria yet spoke only Polish and our traditions are Polish.
2006-09-06 12:26:33 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Western part. Poland was an on and off sort of nation through much of the 20th century.
2006-09-07 17:11:36 · answer #6 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White Russia, Byelorussia. (near Minsk in Russia and near country of Latvia)
That went back and forth in ownership between Poland and Russia around that time.
2006-09-06 07:12:55 · answer #7 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is a wooden wedding? ,answer ,two poles getting married.
2006-09-06 12:41:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It was called PRUSSIA.
2006-09-06 13:08:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋