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History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past.

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	What Poland expected from western Europe? 2 59 - Blood doesn't count, culture is more important imo. Your average Polish American often knows less than someone without a... HistoryCrow - 28 Dec 2020 JakeRyan16candle - 2 hrs ago
	Will Poland rebuild classical buildings? 23 - There's much more to see in Gdańsk than that. Plus, of the tourism money that's spent in Gdansk,... HistoryJakeRyan16candle - 17 Jan 2021 jon357 - 1 day ago
	× Świętowit/Svetovid, God of our ancestors - Does He watch over us even now? 2 46 - @Crow Poland is quite stubborn so I agree to the donkey part, it's not being ridden however. More like...... HistoryCrow - 15 Jan 2021 Mr Grunwald - 18 Jan 2021
	My wonderful boyfriend returned to Poland. Any famous Pole that visits Africa? 25 - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_Fiedler beinganomad.com/arkady-fiedler/... HistorySquirely - 19 Jan 2010 Poznaj - 16 Jan 2021
	What have the Germans hidden in Poland? 25 - Pity. I was never interested in such physical properties amber, only looked and admired those beautiful pieces of... HistoryKsysia - 12 Dec 2010 pawian - 15 Jan 2021
	Pre-war or today's Poland? 2 50 - Of course it was possible. But Polish elites of the time were too selfish and thrifty to increase... HistoryPolonius3 - 27 Jun 2013 pawian - 15 Jan 2021
	Secrets of Polish Freemasons at the National Museum, Warsaw 9 - In Poland, probably yes. Remember there are several different organisations in Poland, some large, some small. People... Historycyrkiel - 15 Sep 2014 jon357 - 14 Jan 2021
	Sin of omission against Poland (Uprising ignored by Britannica) 24 - Bravo Mr Grunwald, but the problem is- about 90% of (un) educated people worldwide think Warsaw Uprising is Warsaw... HistoryPolonius3 - 4 Aug 2015 Alien - 14 Jan 2021
	Polish visas granted after 1989 14 - There was an issue in 1990, as Poles had visa-free access to East Germany and by extension, West Berlin.... HistoryJoy1944 - 4 Jul 2011 delphiandomine - 13 Jan 2021
	Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting 9 - An old saying goes something like this, "Good butter and good cheese is good English and good Fries". While... HistoryMcCoy - 28 Aug 2010 Lyzko - 12 Jan 2021
	East Prussia - German Poles who lived in pre-second world war in this area 6 - It may also have been economic. Germany had serious economic problems, but Poland wasn't really much better, especially... HistoryEast Prussian - 17 Sep 2014 delphiandomine - 12 Jan 2021
	Polish nobility - what is the status of princes and aristocrats in modern Poland? 22 - @Novichok Right about what excactly? @pawian I can hardly imagine HIM being one or having aristocratic heritage dear... Historyfrankdom - 24 Apr 2015 Mr Grunwald - 12 Jan 2021
	We Remember: Cold War Warrior and True Pole Michał Franciszek Goleniewski 22 - "Goleniewski courageously and effectively did his part to help diminish the bloodstained totalitarian communist system and in the process... HistoryPoloniusz - 31 Dec 2020 Strzelec35 - 1 Jan 2021
	The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction 2 3 4 91 - The criteria were often ideological - e.g, communists didn`t care about tenement houses from 19th/early 20th century as... Historypawian - 18 Feb 2009 pawian - 23 Dec 2020
	Information required on location of WW2 prisoner of war working parties ( arbeits kommandos ) in Poland 5 - Agneshütte ... Cologne Agnieszka - a colony of workers, established for employees zinc smelter "Agnes" in... HistoryChemikiem - 23 Dec 2020 Chemikiem - 23 Dec 2020
	Poles in the Crusades to the Holy Land 2 3 75 - Oh, blessed be wise Polish Pan Kralj.... HistoryFilios1 - 20 Oct 2010 Crow - 22 Dec 2020
	Polish military uniforms - collar markings 2 39 - @Ironside Thank you. I do appreciate your response.... HistoryOzi Dan - 18 Feb 2013 moshedelstein - 20 Dec 2020
	× Should David Irving, Holocaust denier, be allowed to run tours to Poland? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 246 - You are still dancing around the core questions: why they were placed there and how they died. What... Historyskibum - 16 Sep 2010 Novichok - 9 Dec 2020
	'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! 2 3 4 5 6 158 - Poles, those of you who survived Britain, put cross on yourself, forget Britain and go back to Poland. Start... HistoryPolanglik - 1 Nov 2007 Crow - 30 Nov 2020
	Poland rightwingers` bonds with PRL communist regime 2 3 4 5 6 160 - ...to stir up s*t and justify more money we don't have for that corrupt crap we call MI... History*pawian - 17 Aug 2020 Novichok - 29 Nov 2020
	Poland-Turkey relations WW2? 13 - It seems to me that Turkey or Ottomans and Russia were often in warsof conflicts in the past. Was... Historynarikis - 25 Nov 2020 Strzelec35 - 25 Nov 2020
	How a Slovak poet described Poland four centuries ago 6 - It would have been great though. Both Polish and Hungarian cities and towns look better than Slovak ones. ... HistoryPolonius3 - 14 May 2017 Michel88 - 24 Nov 2020
	Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 369 - Price of history. 3 to 4 years ago I spoke here on this forum that would in... Historysamsungkorea - 8 Feb 2012 Crow - 18 Nov 2020
	A Story about a rich Jewish family of Belarus arround 1917. 3 - Wow what an incredible story. I am currently researching my family. My dad's side are Ashkenazi Jews who came... Historygenecps - 16 Jul 2012 magick777 - 15 Nov 2020
	Is there a list of those in the Polish Army during WWII? 2 3 4 5 6 7 181 - There are archives available, check this link: web.archive.org/web/20160322070712/stankiewicz.e.pl/index.php?kat=42&sub=644... Historyjpwin26 - 14 Apr 2008 Looker - 14 Nov 2020
	Question about Warsaw Ghetto (shared building?) and Monument 29 - It seems that non-Orthodox or secular Jews and Poles were far more mixed than say Jews and Russians... Historyskibum - 23 May 2010 mafketis - 11 Nov 2020
	Modern myths and legends about communist past in Poland 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 227 - Yes, but you are talking in theory now while I thought we were talking about a real system... Historypawian - 8 May 2019 pawian - 3 Nov 2020
	MAP OF POLAND IN 1880'S 2 3 82 - I wondered that too, however I had a look at possible places the parts of Belarus and Ukraine that... Historylightalma - 21 Mar 2010 jon357 - 26 Oct 2020
	German treatment of Poles (Russian partition) during WW1? 25 - @pawian After that I think the Regency Council took over from September 1917 until the end of the war,... Historynarikis - 17 Oct 2020 narikis - 18 Oct 2020
	Rome - It's traditions in Poland throughout history 3 - Do you mean male-made and male-controlled culture now?... HistoryMr Grunwald - 15 Oct 2020 pawian - 15 Oct 2020
	American volunteers in Polish-Soviet War 6 - Copy the first sentence from my quote in italic and google will find the article for you. Simple.... Historynarikis - 12 Oct 2020 pawian - 13 Oct 2020
	AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FORMER COMMUNIST born in Poland 7 - Hmm, I read a few extended interviews with old communists published as books. Interesting readings about those times... HistoryLudwik Kowalski - 3 Jan 2010 pawian - 25 Sep 2020
	An Israeli Song that its origin is Polish - Please, help to identify it! 4 - The song is described (in Hebrew) as a Ukrainian tune and the Hebrew words were written by Abba Chushi... Historyurj55q - 15 Apr 2020 yehudi - 21 Sep 2020
	POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1,044 - Poland is a Slavic country. First that. Then, a Central European Slavic country. This sums it all and determines... HistoryPolson - 30 Oct 2007 Crow - 15 Sep 2020
	Battle of Vienna - history movie about Poland / Commemoration 2 36 - It is interesting to see how much the perception of historical events can differ between countries. In Europe the... Historypolonius - 8 Oct 2012 Tacitus - 14 Sep 2020
	Poland must get back Lwow, Wilno and Brest back 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 267 - What is it? SS motto? And? What is your opinion about them coz you wrote nothing... Historytheclasscall - 26 Aug 2013 pawian - 5 Sep 2020
	Poland and Britain started WW2 2 3 4 106 - No, he/she still reads Volkischer Beobachter. hahaha... HistoryDougTales - 21 Feb 2012 pawian - 2 Sep 2020
	The memory about the Invasion of Poland 1939 - today's events 20 - Yes, but when needed, they made a few successful charges with sabres in hands, breaking German infantry units.... Historypolishgreatness - 27 Aug 2010 pawian - 1 Sep 2020
	Poland: Her heroes and her traitors 2 3 4 5 6 164 - In this post we mentioned general Bołtuć who died in September 1939 leading his soldiers to a bayonette attack.... Historypawian - 28 Dec 2009 pawian - 1 Sep 2020
	Polish treasures in Sweden? 18 - #Raeiuova Got a link for that claim? Can be in Swedish or English... Historypassivus - 22 Jul 2019 Mr Grunwald - 26 Aug 2020
	Old Polish Flag 17 - Hmm, rarely does it happen here in case of Polish historical/political issues but I have to admit that... Historypolskatage - 15 Dec 2010 pawian - 22 Aug 2020
	Should Poland organize March of the Living in Volhynia and Eastern Lesser Poland? 27 - It changed year to year. After Ukrainian nationalists attempted to proclaim independent Ukraine somewhere in the late 1941... HistoryMyMom - 24 Aug 2011 Vlad1234 - 21 Aug 2020
	Battle of Warsaw - One hundred years ago 7 - No, it didn`t. Those were local battles which didn`t save whole Europe but only single countries: Poland, Austria.... HistoryMr Grunwald - 15 Aug 2020 pawian - 19 Aug 2020
	Polish Protest Songs from 1980s 3 - Now it has become a protest song in Belarus.... Historypgtx - 15 Aug 2020 pawian - 16 Aug 2020
	BEATS OF FREEDOM - A HISTORY OF POLISH ROCK MUSIC 2 3 72 - Disgusting little left wing miscreants , they are all guardian readers now.... HistoryMatyjasz - 8 Nov 2010 dolnoslask - 12 Aug 2020
	× Roman Dmowski-Patriot, Nationalist, Anti-Semite? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 237 - Not solely, but yes Jews took a big part in forming and upholding the communist regime. Let's forget... HistoryPennBoy - 24 Nov 2010 Spike31 - 8 Aug 2020
	Cursed soldiers controvercy - not all Poles respect them 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 214 - There were good and bad ones in all Polish social classes and within ethnicities living in Poland at different... Historypawian - 24 Feb 2019 kaprys - 5 Aug 2020
	Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 283 - Well, we have discussed it in this thread since the very beginning. Some people support Warsaw Rising as... Historypawian - 1 Aug 2011 pawian - 3 Aug 2020
	What do Poles owe to Jews? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 302 - Nope. king mackerel is one of four fishes that children and pregnant women should avoid due to... Historypawian - 1 Jul 2012 pawian - 3 Aug 2020
	Project to set up weaving factories in Lodz in the 1880's 2 - The development of the industry in the 19th century Łódź was to a great extent. Within a hundred years... HistoryHettlinghistory1 - 2 Aug 2020 kaprys - 2 Aug 2020
	Poles and (Polish) Jews... Victims of war... and beyond 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 296 - Yes. But those who do so complain about very long court proceedings. If there was one general law... Historyirishlodz - 11 May 2010 pawian - 1 Aug 2020
	'Defamation': The Anti-Semism Industry & Poland 2 3 4 5 6 7 188 - @johnny_reb Yes I have seen it, it was more of a security matter. Problem is they brush all Christians... Historyjoepilsudski - 20 May 2011 Mr Grunwald - 1 Aug 2020
	"Poland Syndrome" should be renamed 2 45 - Not many ten foot (or any other) barges here either. Po from the Teletubbies perhaps should think about... Historyjohnny reb - 23 Jul 2020 jon357 - 31 Jul 2020
	Heritage of partitions still present in Poland 2 3 4 105 - As is the one you've posted, as population wise, you can't compare small rural communes with large cities.... Historypawian - 3 May 2019 delphiandomine - 29 Jul 2020
	How different would WW2 turned out if Poland accepted Hitler's offer 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 215 - Not a worst idea. I've heard Polish courses started to gain popularity even in some provincial Ukrainian cities.... Historypierogi2000 - 2 May 2013 Vlad1234 - 28 Jul 2020
	Polish Museums and Selective Forgetting 10 - That is all regimes` character. If we weren`t in the EU, PiS would certainly resort to Putin or Lukashenka-style... HistoryPoloniusz - 26 Jul 2020 pawian - 27 Jul 2020
	Finding locations of old Photos - Lublin, Lodz, or Pabianice? 7 - Yes, I immediately thought it wasn`t Polish architecture, with those peculiar towers. Wow, you know a lot... Historygjene - 30 Dec 2014 pawian - 21 Jul 2020
	Piłsudski, like Hitler and Stalin (according to some Lithuanians) 2 3 4 5 143 - Alright, if it happened it happened. Lithuanians should learn and love Poland more.... HistoryMr Grunwald - 24 Mar 2010 Crow - 20 Jul 2020
	Poland is great Mother of all Slavs from Baltic to Balkan 2 3 4 5 6 163 - I feel exactly like that here on Mokra Gora, Mecavnik, while write by phone to my Slavic brethren... HistoryCrow - 5 Mar 2010 Crow - 15 Jul 2020
	Old communist leaders still buried in Merit Cemetery in Powązki 16 - Isn`t it symbolic? Is it because PiS is known for caring for living former communist apparatchiks who regretted... Historypawian - 23 Apr 2011 pawian - 15 Jul 2020

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