MARIANNA DOLINSKA. (1891-1928) WAS A ROMANI WOMAN FROM THE VILLAGE OF ANTONIOWKA IN RADOM COUNTY, POLAND.

 Marianna Dolińska (1891–1928) was a Romani woman from the village of Antoniówka in Radom County, Poland.

In 1923, after her husband was arrested for burglary and her wagon camp was dispersed, she wandered in the wilderness with her four children, aged six months to seven years.

The photo along with the anti-Ukrainian narrative appears not only on social media, but also on various forums, discussion groups or blogs.

 On this website we can find a post from 11 June, 2022, in which this cruel act is attributed to UPA soldiers. (Caution! Drastic images.) So let’s take a closer look at the photo itself and the story that accompanies it.

To find other references and contexts for this photo, we have used the image search method in the most popular search engines: Google, Bing and Yandex.

As we can see, Google, Bing and Yandex all return results referring to the crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists during the Second World War, or more specifically the Volhynia Massacre, such as this entry.

However, we can also find references to a web page called “Wianek i rysy. Sprawa Marianny Dolińskiej” (Wreath and Creases. The case of Marianna Dolińska).

The link directs to a scientific journal Widok. Teorie i Praktyki Kultury Wizualnej. The fact that the journal self-proclaims itself scientific does not prove its reliability and credibility.

Recently, we described the problem of the so-called predatory journals on our website, so let’s check if the Widok. Teorie i Praktyki Kultury Wizualnej magazine can be considered a reliable scientific journal.

As we read on the journal’s website, it is subject to reviews, and the course of the review process is described in detail on the page.

The journal is indexed on EIRH+, EBSCO, as well as on the ministerial list, where it received the score of 70 points.

Therefore, the article published on the journal’s website can be considered a reliable source of scientific knowledge, subject to the review process in accordance with academic standards.

The article entitled “Wianek i rysy. Sprawa Marianny Dolińskiej” (Wreath and Creases.

The case of Marianna Dolińska) by Sara Herczyńska describes the true history of the photograph known as the “wreath of children”, which has been falsely used as an illustration of crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists.