Flying University
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Flying University was an underground educational institution in late 19th- and early 20th-century Poland that provided clandestine higher education, especially to women and political dissidents, under Russian rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
clandestine university
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underground educational institution → |
| academicDiscipline |
humanities
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natural sciences → social sciences → |
| accessPolicy |
open to people excluded from official universities
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open to women → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Uniwersytet Latający
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| country |
Poland
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| countryDuringOperation |
Russian Empire
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| dissolved |
1905
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| educationLevel |
higher education
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| followedBy |
Free Polish University
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Society of Science Courses → |
| fundingSource |
private donations
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| ideology |
pro-independence
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progressive → |
| inception |
1885
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| inspired |
Polish educational resistance movement
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| languageOfInstruction |
Polish
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| legacy |
precursor of later underground education in World War II Poland
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symbol of intellectual resistance in Poland → |
| location |
Warsaw
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| movement |
Polish independence movement
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women’s emancipation movement in Poland → |
| notableLecturer |
Bolesław Prus
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Kazimierz Twardowski → Ludwik Krzywicki NERFINISHED → Władysław Smoleński NERFINISHED → |
| notableStudent |
Janusz Korczak
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Ludwik Krzywicki NERFINISHED → Marie Skłodowska-Curie → |
| operatedIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
| operatedUnder |
Russian rule
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| operatingMode |
rotating locations
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secret lectures in private apartments → |
| opposed |
Russification policies
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| politicalContext |
Russian Partition of Poland
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partitioned Poland → |
| purpose |
educate political dissidents
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educate women → provide higher education → |
| reasonForIllegality |
ban on higher education in Polish
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restrictions on women’s higher education → |
| targetedGroup |
political activists
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women → workers → |
| teachingFormat |
lecture-based courses
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Flying University
("Uniwersytet Latający")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Marie Curie
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educatedAt |