# Bereza Kartuska prison (1934)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1934-bereza-kartuska-prison
Location: Bereza Kartuska

The government opened an isolation camp at Bereza Kartuska where political opponents could be detained without trial. Within the broader Second Republic period: The Second Polish Republic built a state from three former partitions, weathered political crises and the May Coup, and developed its economy and culture before being threatened by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. At this point in the timeline (1934), the governing authority was Ignacy Mościcki (President of Poland). Chemist and inventor elected with Piłsudski's backing; interned in Romania in 1939 he transferred office to Raczkiewicz. Bereza Kartuska prison mattered because it altered the structure of power and the direction of Polish statehood. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Bereza Kartuska prison mattered because it altered the structure of power and the direction of Polish statehood.

Ruler at the time: [Ignacy Mościcki](https://poland-history.com/rulers/ignacy-moscicki)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Bereza Kartuska Prison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bereza_Kartuska_Prison)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Bereza Kartuska prison](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Bereza+Kartuska+prison)
- [Wikipedia — Second Polish Republic (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Polish_Republic)