Hi I am searching for information on my uncle Wladyslaw Mikolajczyk. He was born in 1911 possibly Warsaw or Kutno. He was the black sheep of the family, left home, went to University and there joined the Polish Communist Party.
Apparently he later traveled to Russia and was subsequently one of many Poles eliminated in the 'Great Purge' by Stalin in 1938. Does anyone know if there is archive material available listing names of people who lost their lives in the 'Great Purge'.
Thank you very much for the link which throws up a number of areas for speculation. The two Mikolajczyks mention in the list, Kornelia and Ludwik were my Grandparents and parents to Wladyslaw. I was told that my Grandfather was one of the founder members of the Polish Communist Party.
The fact that there was a Franciszek and a Wadyslaw in the family is worth checking out, even though the surname appears to be Mikolajewski.
As I mentioned, Wladyslaw appeared to be the black sheep of the family, and maybe travelled to Russia and joined the Communist Party there under an assumed name or a Russified version of his Polish name - Wladyslaw son of Ludwik.
One other family connection, is Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, 1901-1966, who was Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile 1943-44. and later Deputy Prime Minister in Poland. Apparently he fell out with the communists in 1947 and escaped to America. Stanislaw was Kornelia's cousin. Stanislaw was a member of the Polish People's Party.
Regards,
Richard.
Just checked out the family roots and confirmed that Ludwik and Kornelia Mikolajczyk had three sons, the eldest being Franciszek, the second being Wladyslaw and the youngest being Jerzy. This would seem to fit in with the two named members below Ludwik Mikolajczyk in the membership list.
