Opieka religijna nad polskimi uchodźcami w Rosji podczas I wojny światowej

During the First World War, there were hundreds of thousands of Catholic refugees living in Russia, most of them Poles. One of the important element of the aid campaign conducted by Polish rescue organisations was to provide them with religious care. Its aim was not only to provide Polish exiles with the opportunity to practise their religion and make them respect traditional moral norms, but also to preserve the Polish national awareness. Despite the numerous problems that arose, including the Polish-Lithuanian rivalry over the national awareness of the faithful, thanks to the efficient structures of the Polish organisations, the favour of the Russian authorities and the hard daily work of the priests, it was achieved to a satisfactory degree.