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Institute of Studies over the Napoleonic Époque

Finding both the growth of interest on Napoleonic subject and also possibility of regional and international cooperation there was founded on 1st of July 2000 Institute of Studies over the Napoleonic Époque in the Humanistic High School by name of Aleksander Geysztor in Pu³tusk.
Range of purposes of the Institute goes out from the pure scientific interests and activates beside the scientific researches also popularization of the knowledge on Napoleonic époque, growth of tourist, memorizing of places and events connected with the state of Napoleon Bonaparte and his army on polish lands, preparation of the Napoleonic events and shows, organization of exhibitions, conferences and seminaries, publishing and medial campaigns. Our e-mail: osen@wsh.edu.pl We inwite also to find web site www.wsh.edu.pl .
Dr Krzysztof Ostrowski
Director of Institute of Studies over the Napoleonic Époque
the Humanistic High School by name of Aleksander Geysztor in Pu³tusk

Links

 • The Fondation Napoléon
 • La Fondation Napoléon
 • Souvenir Napoléonien
 • L'Institut Napoléon
 • The Napoleon Series

 • Napoleonic Society of America
 • International Napoleonic Society
 • Le Souvenir Napoléonien de Monaco
 • Musées Nationaux Napoléoniens
 • Salon du Ier Empire

Route From Pu³tusk to Tylsit

...in 195 anniversary of campaign 1806-1807
by Dr Krzysztof Ostrowski


However it remained several material traces for around 200 years there was not enough of both the initiative, forces and will to memorize this campaign. There were changing borders and state organizations, but still there remains the fact that in Poland is most of the places of this campaign (despite to the fact that main battle fields Preussich Eylau and Friedland are close to polish border in Russia (Kaliningradzkaja oblas't).
Initiative of the Institute of Studies over the Napoleonic Epoque (OSEN) goes to reconstruction flow of the events from the December's battle at Pu³tusk up to the july`s treaty of peace. it concernes visiting places either forbidden or not known places, popularization of the knowledge of the napoleonic époque ant care about this monuments of north-east of Poland. Route intends to reconstruct the march of the Napoleon Bonaparte. Corpses were moving with wide front from west to east. After the short state in Poznañ (in Wielkopolska) and in Warsaw he restored campaign at the right side of the Vistula river, moving constantly to the north and after the treaty of peace in Tyl¿a got back by Królewiec and Drezno to Paris.
Route from Pu³tusk to Tyl¿a not only recalls the memories from 195 years ago. By now it is the web of contacts and cooperation, that was set by the Institute of the Studies over the Napoleonic Époque (OSEN) with local authorities, museums, tourist centers in the region of north Mazovia, Warmia, mazury and Kaliningradzkaja oblas`t. Idea of the Humanistic High School of Aleksandet Gieysztor it is live history, that helps to find place in contemporary Europe.
Let we point out our achievements, that has been done in the "Rout from Pu³tusk to Tyl¿a" during past two years:

* stable exhibition (described below ) and two table-monuments (in market and in castle of bishops in Pu³tusk),
* table-monument in castle of Ostróda,
* table-monument in Kamieniec Suski (residence of Finckensteins)
* napoleonic saloon in Frombork,
* polish accents in Regional museum of Bagrationowsk/Eylau,
* table-monument in Prawdinsk/Friedland... [more]




New
Napoleon and Poles - exhibition
Museum of the Polish Army


Accordingly to the comming 200-th anniversaries it is possible to observe the grovth of interest of Napoleonic subjects. Nevertheless the person of Napoleon still evokes the controversies, especially his relation to Poland and Poles, there is as many followers of Emperor as his opponents.
The exhibition "Napoleon and Poles", that was presented before in Cracow and by now at Warsaw, collects for the first time polish keepsakes, which comes both from the private and national collections. Collecting all of them has been big and common effort of polish museums. Role of the organizer has fulfilled Museum of Polish Army in Warsaw with cooperation of National Museum in Cracow. The most significant part of it comes from the collection from Pu³awy of the Czartoryski's family. Institute of the studies over the Napoleonic époque in Pu³tusk played as well its part in creating the exhibition. From our collection comes the discoveries from the battle at Pu³tusk, excavated by the Institute of Anthropology and Archeology of Humanistic High School at Pu³tusk: lead bullets to riffles of french army - caliber 16.5mm; lead bullets to riffles of russian army- caliber 18mm; french bullet of six-pound cannon; part of the firebrand of french bayonet and original of the Bulletin of the Grand Army - 55 Bulletin de la Grande-Armee - Bataile de Preussich-Eylau (battle at I³awa Pruska - Preuusich-Eylau)...

Reenacting
 • Ciechanów 2002
 • Pu³tusk 2002
 • Pu³tusk 2002 (fr)
 • Finckenstein 2003
 • Ciechanów 2003
 • Pu³tusk 2003
 • Pu³tusk 2003 (rus)
 • Finckenstein 2004
 • Ostróda 2004
 • Modlin 2004
 • Kr±g 2004
 • Pu³tusk 2005

Leadership of the Institute
Director
Dr Krzysztof Ostrowski (ostrow@wsh.edu.pl, ostrowski@napoleon.pl)

Vice-director
Andrzej Nieuwa¿ny (aen@cc.uni.torun.pl)

Advisory board
Janusz Królik - president

Director of the scientific works
Andrzej Nieuwa¿ny (aen@cc.uni.torun.pl)

Scientific board
Prof. dr hab. Henryk Samsonowicz - president
Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Ajnenkiel
Prof.dr hab. Jan Baszkiewicz
Prof.dr hab. Remi Forycki
Prof. dr hab. Monika Haman
Dr Aleksander Kociszewski
Dr Andrzej Nieuwa¿ny





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