Arche No. 5-2014. The Life of a Disarmed Man

"The Life of a Disarmed Man" is one of Sergiusz Piasecki's most powerful books, which, along with "The Lover of the Great Bear," reveals his incredible and controversial fate. A volunteer soldier, an anti-Soviet partisan of "Green Oak," a smuggler, a spy, and a criminal — Piasecki traversed life's extremes that few others experienced. Only in prison did he learn Polish and transform his experiences into literary masterpieces, reflecting the dramatic history and atmosphere of the Belarusian lands.