The expeditions of Czesław Wierusz-Kowalski

And here are some lesser-known facts and traces of Czesław Wierusz-Kowalski’s distant expeditions. As a young man, he believed he could become a businessman and, having borrowed money from Jadwiga, set off deep into Russia. His aim was to establish contacts and buy up exotic hides. At Alfred’s request, he returned from his expedition with photographs depicting the inhabitants of distant lands. Several of these remain in his surviving estate. Perhaps they were intended to serve as inspiration for Alfred’s work