The Galician peasant uprising of 1846, also known as the Galician Rabacja, Galician Slaughter, or the Szela Uprising, was a two-month uprising of impoverished Austrian Galician peasants that led to th
Theatre of the Galician peasant war of 1846 (red) in relation to the Kraków Uprising (blue)
Poverty in Austrian Galicia
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Poverty in Austrian Galicia was extreme, particularly in the late 19th century. Reasons included little interest in reforms on the part of major landowners and the Austrian government, population grow
Galician peasant uprising of 1846
…Slaughter, or the Szela Uprising (German: Galizischer Bauernaufstand; Polish: Rzeź galicyjska or Rabacja galicyjska), was a two-month uprising of impoverished Austrian Galician[a] peasants that led to the suppression of the szlachta (nobility) uprising (Kraków Uprising, it was an uprising of Poles against Austrian rule) and…
Hutsul Funeral, by Teodor Axentowicz, 1882
Giving Out Meals in Sanok, by Jan Gniewosz, 1847