The present paper examines social memory of the evicted Lemkos with regard to the Vistula Operation (ukr. операцiя “Вiсла”) and their lost fatherland – the Lemko Region (ukr. Лемкiвщина). The author applies biographical narrative method to explore constituent elements of the spatial identity such as: the Lemkos’ attitude towards landscape, places of paramount importance, idealization of the lost fatherland on eviction. This articles is based on a comprehensive literature review and presents the results of the field studies carried out by the author among the Lemkos.
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