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Was Prussia mostly German?


TheOther  6 | 3596  
18 Dec 2012 /  #61
Aaaah, I see ... a Pole can always trust his (ex commie) history teacher to tell him the truth, while everybody else has to live with the fact that they've got taught a distorted version of the same history. Yup, that must be it... :)
Ironside  50 | 12332  
18 Dec 2012 /  #62
First of all I was talking about professionals and their works. Secondly not every teacher was commie or ex-commie, Thirdly history for children is simplified in every country that do have history lessons.

What I mean you are unable to read Polish. If you are able you should do your own research.
TheOther  6 | 3596  
18 Dec 2012 /  #63
What I mean you are unable to read Polish. If you are able you should do your own research.

Okay, then I apologize. I misunderstood what you were saying.

Polish sources are increasingly available in English though, and have often been translated into German as well. So oftentimes you don't need Polish anymore to compare how versions of history differ from country from country. "Poles are most objective in their dealing with history" is only true in my eyes if you mean Poles talking about the Polish version of history. You could say the same about the Germans dealing with their version of history, or the Brits dealing with theirs. There are always different points of view when it comes to certain historic events, and the Polish one is no better or more objective than any others'.
Ironside  50 | 12332  
18 Dec 2012 /  #64
u could say the same about the Germans dealing with their version of history, or the Brits dealing with theirs. There are always different points of view when it comes to certain historic events, and the Polish one is no better or more objective than any others'.

You would need to know more about the Polish historical works to be able to judge.
TheOther  6 | 3596  
18 Dec 2012 /  #65
Okay, then tell me what sources YOU compared to come to the conclusion that "Poles are most objective in their dealing with history". Honest question. A few examples will do.

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