Alexander Lednicki

A central figure in the Russian and Polish liberation movements, Alexander Lednicki fought for Polish autonomy and for the right of all national minorities to cultural and political self-determination. He participated in the Union of Liberation, organized lawyers' unions in Russia and Poland, and founded the first liberal parties in both countries. Lednicki heralded the Russian Revolution as a continuation of the French Revolution. This work focuses on his actions in Russia and Poland during the turbulent first years of the twentieth century.