Sybirak

[6] Around the late 19th century, a number of Polish voluntary settlers moved to Siberia, attracted by the economic development of the region.

[6] Notable Polish scholars studied Siberia, such as Aleksander Czekanowski, Jan Czerski, Benedykt Dybowski, Wiktor Godlewski, Sergiusz Jastrzębski, Edward Piekarski (1858-1934), Bronisław Piłsudski, Wacław Sieroszewski, Mikołaj Witkowski and others.

[6] The term Sybiracy might also refer to former exiles, such as those who were allowed to return to Russian controlled parts of Poland following the amnesty of 1857 [citation needed].

The group, popular among the youth in the period preceding the outbreak of the January Uprising, supported the idea of organic work.

[6] At the start of World War II the Soviets deported hundreds of thousands of Polish citizens, most of them in four mass waves.