▁who ▁pract ised ▁folk - med ic ine ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁her bal ▁rem ed ies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁char ms ▁and ▁pray ers . ▁▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 9 4 6 ▁ ▁A ▁Catholic ▁parish ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Ret kin ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁after ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁construction ▁work ▁( on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 3 ), ▁the ▁new ▁church , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Ne og oth ic ▁style , ▁was ▁consec r ated . ▁The ▁village ▁c emetery , ▁surv iving ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁was ▁also ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Ret kin ia ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 5 7 6 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 6 3 % ▁were ▁liter ate . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁both ▁the ▁German ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁arm ies ▁requ is ition ed ▁food , ▁horses , ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁pre cious ▁met als ▁from ▁the ▁village . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁a ▁ha ilst orm ▁struck ▁Ret kin ia , ▁causing ▁massive ▁damage ▁in ▁the ▁fields , ▁and ▁further ▁w ors ening ▁the ▁difficult ▁w art ime ▁economic ▁situation ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁In ▁the ▁inter war ▁period ▁( 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 3 9 ) ▁the ▁social ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁changed , ▁accommod ating ▁many ▁new ▁craft s men . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Ret kin ia ▁was