18/04/2023
We invite you to discover another lesser-known link between Lithuania, Poland and Japan - the ethnologist Bronisław Piłsudski. Born in Zalavas Manor (present-day Švenčionys District) and educated in Vilnius, Bronislovas was exiled as a prisoner to Sakhalin Island in 1887, where he developed an interest in the indigenous peoples and began to collect material on their language, culture and daily life. His connection to Japan was a marriage with an Ainu woman and several years spent on the northern island of Hokkaido. His rich heritage (Ainu language dictionary, photographs, texts) has made him one of the most important researchers of the Ainu people in history.
If you are intrigued by these few details from the life of Bronislaw Pilsudski, come to a lecture by Japanese Professor Kazuhiko Sawada on 25 April at the Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius. More information about Bronislaw Pilsudski can also be found on the page dedicated to the history of Lithuanian-Japanese relations ritoja.lt - https://ritoja.lt/en/pirmieji-lietuviai-japonijoje-en/
Kviečiame atrasti dar vieną kiek mažiau žinomą jungtį tarp Lietuvos, Lenkijos ir Japonijos - etnologą Bronislovą Pilsudskį. Gimęs Zalavo dvare (dabartinis Švenčionių rajonas) ir mokęsis Vilniuje, Bronislovas kaip katorgininkas 1887 m. buvo ištremtas į Sachalino salą, kur susidomėjo vietinėmis tautomis ir pradėjo rinkti medžiagą apie jų kalbą, kultūrą, kasdienybę. Su Japonija jį susiejo su ainu tautos atstove sukurta šeima ir keleri metai praleisti šiaurinėje šalies Hokaido saloje. Gausus palikimas (ainu kalbos žodynas, nuotraukos, tekstai) įrašė Bronislovą į istoriją kaip vieną iš svarbiausių ainu tautos tyrinėtojų.
Jeigu suintrigavo šios kelios detalės iš Bronislovo Pilsudskio gyvenimo, balandžio 25 d. atvykite į japonų profesoriaus Kazuhiko Savados paskaitą, kuri vyks Vilniuje, Valdovų rūmuose. Daugiau informacijos apie Bronislovą Pilsudskį taip pat galite rasti Lietuvos-Japonijos ryšių istorijai skirtame puslapyje ritoja.lt - https://ritoja.lt/pirmieji-lietuviai-japonijoje/
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We invite you to discover another lesser-known link between Lithuania, Poland and Japan - the ethnologist Bronisław Piłsudski. Born in Zalavas Manor (present-day Švenčionys District) and educated in Vilnius, Bronislovas was exiled as a prisoner to Sakhalin Island in 1887, where he developed an interest in the indigenous peoples and began to collect material on their language, culture and daily life. His connection to Japan was a marriage with an Ainu woman and several years spent on the northern island of Hokkaido. His rich heritage (Ainu language dictionary, photographs, texts) has made him one of the most important researchers of the Ainu people in history.
If you are intrigued by these few details from the life of Bronislaw Pilsudski, come to a lecture by Japanese Professor Kazuhiko Sawada on 25 April at the Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius. More information about Bronislaw Pilsudski can also be found on the page dedicated to the history of Lithuanian-Japanese relations ritoja.lt - https://ritoja.lt/en/pirmieji-lietuviai-japonijoje-en/
