Zdzislaw ruszkowski biography of albert

5 February: born in Tomaszow, Poland, to Karolina nee Gorska and Waclaw Ruszkowski, a professional artist and art teacher.

The eldest of three children.


Family moves to Kalisz, where he is to spend his childhood.

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A sister, Jadwiga, is born.
During the summer months, the family stay at their home in Branszczyk on the River Bug near Warsaw. From an early age, he shows great interest in drawing, especially battle scenes and horses.


Outbreak of the First World War.

The Germans occupy Kalisz, while Ruszkowski's family is in Branszczyk, unable to return home.


Germans advance towards Warsaw and the family is forced to move farther east to Russia, where his father finds work as an art teacher in Smolensk.

A brother, Witold, is born.

Zdzislaw ruszkowski biography of albert

Ruszkowski's sister dies of scarlet fever. He begins to experiment with watercolours.


Outbreak of the Russian Revolution. Food and water are difficult to obtain and life becomes impossibly hard.


German