Józef Piotrowski

Józef Piotrowski (Russian: Юзеф Юлианович Пиотровский, 1840–1923), also known as Joseph Yulianovich Petrovsky (Russian: Иосиф Юлианович Петровский), was a participant in January Uprising and an enlightener.

[1][2] Józef Piotrowski was born in 1840 in Poland, which for that time was in Russian Empire.

In winter of 1863 he opened a bookshop, registering it in the name of his wife, Olga Platonovna Petrovskaya.

The Petrovsky Shop won popularity among the inhabitants and promoted the development of education in Perm.

It was also used for underground distribution of democratic literature, which influenced on the formation of revolutionary opinions among the youth.