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Count Valerian Krasinski
d. 1855
An exiled Polish aristocrat, historian, and journalist, he wrote vividly about the religious and political history of the Slavonic world. His work reflects both deep scholarship and the perspective of someone shaped by the upheavals of 19th-century Poland.
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Essai sur l'Histoire Religieuse des Nations Slaves (traduit de l'anglais)
by Count Valerian Krasinski
About the author
Born in 1795, Count Valerian Krasinski—also known as Walerian Krasiński—was a Polish historian and journalist from a noble family in the lands of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was educated at Vilnius University and later became involved in public life during a turbulent period for Poland.
After the November Uprising of 1830–31, he went into exile in Britain and remained there for the rest of his life. In exile he became known for writing on Polish affairs, Slavonic history, and especially religious history, helping English-speaking readers understand the culture and struggles of Eastern Europe.
He is remembered for works such as Sketch of the Religious History of the Slavonic Nations and other studies of Poland and the Slavic peoples. He died on December 22, 1855, in Edinburgh.