▁part ▁in ▁the ▁November ▁U pr ising ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁against ▁Russia ▁( 5 0 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 2 ▁in ▁total ), ▁their ▁positions ▁were ▁abol ished ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁were ▁ex iled ▁to ▁Si ber ia . ▁The ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁was ▁affected . ▁The ▁village , ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁fact , ▁ceased ▁its ▁existence . ▁Prote ction ▁was ▁re int rodu ced ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁rep op ulated ▁with ▁Russian ▁officials . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁it ▁became ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁ts ar ist ▁family . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁a ▁rail road ▁linking ▁B iel sk ▁Pod l ask i ▁and ▁Sied l ce ▁with ▁Wo ł kow y sk . ▁H ajn ów ka ▁became ▁a ▁minor ▁transport ▁j unction ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁a ▁road ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁B iał owie ż a ▁and ▁B iel sk ▁Pod l ask i . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Empire . ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁was ▁ceased . ▁The ▁new ▁authorities ▁started ▁large - scale ▁industrial ▁explo itation ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁nature ▁resources . ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁nod al ▁position , ▁H ajn ów ka ▁became ▁a ▁seat ▁of ▁two ▁l umber - m ills ,