 |
| Motion Picture News, 07-August-1915 |
Przemyśl (pronounced "sheh-mih-shul") is a city on the border between Poland and Ukraine. It was the site of a major Austro-Hungarian fortress. First the Russians took the fortress and then the Austrians recaptured what was left.
The German and Austrian governments surreptitiously set up the American-Correspondent Film Company in New York as a front organization to spread films intended to influence the American public to support the Central Powers or at least stay out of the war.
Today Przemyśl is the site of a growing refugee camp, which is taking in refugees who crossed the border from Ukraine after Putin's invasion. When a reporter mentioned Przemyśl, I knew where she was.
 |
| Motion Picture News, 14-August-1915 |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comment moderation is turned on. Your message will appear after it has been reviewed.