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Borrka   
2 May 2008
History / Significance of May 3rd in Poland [21]

The "nobles democracy" was in 18 th century already a very degenerated political form of a statehood .
More anarchy than any constructive parliamentary monarchy, giving political rights to some 10% of the entire population only (nobles and to some extend Jews) .

The new constitution should have strengthened the position of the king, townsfolk and bourgeoisie.
Borrka   
2 May 2008
History / Significance of May 3rd in Poland [21]

Russia used some anti-Polish and anti-Catholic sentiments as a ideologic binder for the empire.
Frankly, they couldn't change this approach.
And then, there were enormous barriers of civilization - imagine, the first university in Russia was erected in 18 nth century (Poland 14 nth).
Borrka   
2 May 2008
History / Significance of May 3rd in Poland [21]

Actually it was the first European constitution (some historian consider the Corsican constitution to be the first one).

In some political sense it was a split in the face of the Russian "prison of the nations" (empire) slowly but surely annihilating Polish state in those years.

So obviously, from a very narrow pragmatic point of view the 1791 Constitution was a nail to the coffin of the independent Poland.
The medieval czarist system could hardly accept a modern democratic constitution in its "sphere of influence".

On the other hand the 200 years long forbidden (by Russian occupants) tradition kept us speaking Polish, using Latin alphabet, being mostly Catholics.
As one of many factors of course.

Once again the first free celebration of the 1791 anniversary took place 1989 !
Borrka   
28 Apr 2008
History / Stolen heritage of Kievian Rus'. [22]

Actually, my Friend, Poles couldn't care less about Kievian Rus.
However it's still a hot issue for Russians and Ukes LOL.

Deep in your hearts you know your are the true successors of Khan.
Remember the saying: Scrape a Russian and you will find a Tatar" LOL.
Borrka   
28 Apr 2008
History / Stolen heritage of Kievian Rus'. [22]

I mean Dnepropetrovsk was built by Belgian contractors lol.

As for Crimea and feelings of people there:
you are missing the point.
Being anti UNA/UNSO, being even pro-Russian does not mean Kievian Rus' makes a part of Russian tradition.
Borrka   
28 Apr 2008
History / Stolen heritage of Kievian Rus'. [22]

Southern:

More information from Constantine ?
I'm not keen on chauvinistic propaganda.

Referring to your second question:
I mean cultural roots, many links to European tradition, common European history etc and not feelings of some "sovoks".
Young generation is what really counts.

Even your example of Dnepropetrovsk is rather misleading.
It's a "Belgian" city LOL.
For sure not Russian.
Borrka   
28 Apr 2008
History / Stolen heritage of Kievian Rus'. [22]

Russian-Polish relationship was always heavily influenced by myths created for political reasons by Kremlin's spin doctors.
One of them was
"Russia liberating and collecting Russian lands as a successor of Kievian Rus"!"

Sounds good, he ?
A nice try to justify Russian territorial claims against Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and to rob fantastic heritage of Kievian Rus' at the same time.

Kievan Rus was a completely different state from Muscova and later Russia.

Legacy of the Russian statehood ought to be derived from the times of the Golden Horde whose successor was Muscovite Russia.

Kievian Rus' historically created by "Swedish" Vikings was linked to the rich Bysantyne tradition.

The only common tradition somehow connecting both political creations was Orthodoxy and language to some extend.
But does it give Russia any rights to Ukraine ?

Don't get me wrong.
Ukraine or Belarus' are neither Polish nor Russian.
They are Ukrainian and Belorussian but...
Given my true sympathy and acceptance of their independence both countries are much closer to the Western Slavs than to Russians.