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History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past. (page 13)

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	Trying to learn more about Warsaw University in 1968, specifically the Math Dept 3 - Thanks, that's helpful. Great site. I'd like to know know what the fallout of the 6 day war... Historybasianewyorkcit - 15 Feb 2011 basianewyorkcit - 17 Feb 2011
	Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? 2 3 4 5 126 - That is not a good example of Poles though. That sums it up quite well.... HistoryJaneDoe - 15 Feb 2011 hague1cmaeron - 17 Feb 2011
	Stalag Luft III - the Great Escape (yes, it's in Poland!) 20 - Thanks for the link thug.... HistoryVarsovian - 4 Feb 2011 isthatu2 - 8 Feb 2011
	Esperanto - an effort by a Pole ... 2 3 4 5 122 - lmao So he was in the RAF as well, very talented man.... HistoryLodz_The_Boat - 31 Jan 2011 poland_ - 1 Feb 2011
	In a German encyclopedia Poland is represented as: 30 - Poland has a wiki...problem is it's in polish....:(... HistoryGeorge8600 - 28 Jan 2011 Bratwurst Boy - 30 Jan 2011
	Bolesław Chrobry beat Terry Wogan's ancestor in battle 9 - I saw bits of it,lets say it was far better than I expected,not all fluffy travelogue and bohruns... HistoryVarsovian - 24 Jan 2011 isthatu2 - 25 Jan 2011
	How Polish history is viewed by other countries textbooks 2 3 4 5 124 - The French were suprised that the vast majority of Poles who came to France were princes though without money.... HistoryBasil - 18 May 2010 southern - 24 Jan 2011
	If i could write European history i would unite Europe under Polish language 2 3 67 - Do you honestly want that? (Crow I don't mind you talking about Serbia) But have't you all complained... HistoryCrow - 16 May 2010 Mr Grunwald - 20 Jan 2011
	Watch Poland grow and shrink (interactive map) 2 52 - 2011 will be the start of the Pol-Turk era as the polish girls will discover the 3 million sex... HistoryPolonius3 - 31 Dec 2010 southern - 10 Jan 2011
	× BBC - Center for Military Studies - Gerald Kochan 28 - this could have happened with ours, a Dress sword should have gone to my grand mother as she... Historymattm1970 - 21 Jul 2010 isthatu2 - 9 Jan 2011
	Former American President Adams in Poland. 2 54 - I am afraid that you are wrong, try this for instance: 'Britain did not expect the colonies to... HistoryWroclaw - 8 Dec 2010 hague1cmaeron - 2 Jan 2011
	Prophesy - Poland from sea to sea. 2 55 - why, are you from Radom? At least Kielce have nice landscapes. I'd vote out all the flat... HistoryIronside - 30 Sep 2010 strzyga - 7 Dec 2010
	Polish president Mościcki and Hermann Göring hunting together in 1938 2 3 76 - Ukraine is a weak divided region, Poland had nothing to gain from cooperating with various ukrainian factions.... HistoryNathan - 20 Nov 2010 Sokrates - 30 Nov 2010
	A comparative paper: comparing Polish border policies with American border policies 5 - Hi @mstapor1 one thing you shouldn't forget about Polish borders is that part of it is also EU... Historymstapor1 - 28 Nov 2010 jwojcie - 28 Nov 2010
	Does anybody else think that Poland's army should change the colour of its uniform? 16 - People People! I am not talking about combat! have you been reading my posts? I am talking about ceremonial!... Historyhague1cmaeron - 11 Nov 2010 hague1cmaeron - 18 Nov 2010
	Nice video of De Gaulle addressing Poles 10 - Not only was he much popular among intellectual Frenchmen, he also was not that popular among Americans or... HistoryPolonia1 - 14 Nov 2010 Mr Grunwald - 14 Nov 2010
	Star shaped symbol on Polish Eagle? 22 - 23 is a number strongly associated with Chaos and Discordia. Apparently, these ideologies are younger than the Eagle.... HistoryPolskiej_Dumy - 15 Oct 2010 nott - 30 Oct 2010
	Poland - Scotland, the untold story... 2 3 75 - Which tells me that she isn't really from there or lives in a closed circle of smug gits and... Historydtaylor5632 - 5 Aug 2010 Seanus - 18 Oct 2010
	Recent Lech Walesa interview made by VBS 30 - I do not understand your logic. Probably you think that I am a kind of Kaczyński's supporter, but... HistoryDavid_18 - 15 Oct 2010 AdamKadmon - 18 Oct 2010
	What happened from 1650-1795? 2 3 68 - You should choose the cause of our fall in your imagination after all. It should be either the... Historyjasinski - 25 Sep 2010 ConstantineK - 17 Oct 2010
	Love story of Hedvig and Wilhelm der Ehrgeizige 2 - ah, you are so romantic... it's a legend... the truth about their love probably is short, boring and... HistoryKsysia - 13 Oct 2010 pgtx - 13 Oct 2010
	How Poland views Europe 26 - Yes, we believe in old saying "no man, no problem"(who said that??..i know, but he is not so... HistoryPolonius3 - 9 Oct 2010 Natasa - 12 Oct 2010
	Stolen Lives, a new controversial UK novel to legitimize Poland's communist goverment 4 - Looks good. Have you read "Nine Lives" by Waldemar Lotnik? serifbooks.co.uk/books/history/?book=27... Historyboru - 10 Oct 2010 Trevek - 10 Oct 2010
	Act of union Poland - Lithuania 1413 3 - Dear Amsterdam, I'm new to this list, so I'm late picking up your enquiry. If you're still interested... Historyamsterdam020 - 21 Mar 2010 indischolar - 9 Oct 2010
	LIFE Magazine article about Poland (August 1938) 14 - Interesting maybe, I just pointed out that reader without knowlege on the subject will not understand it, let not... Historypgtx - 6 Oct 2010 Ironside - 7 Oct 2010
	Rousseau's "Considerations on the Government of Poland" 7 - exactly ! maybe he was only pinching :)... Historypaczemoj - 30 Sep 2010 Ironside - 2 Oct 2010
	No Nazi puppet regime in Poland? 2 45 - But Poles are, you know, different :) I mean, German aircraft didn't shoot at refugees on the roads... HistoryPolonius3 - 1 Oct 2010 nott - 1 Oct 2010
	Polish Occupational Zone in Germany (1945-1948) 4 - There's at least one documentary about this topic:... Historynott - 30 Sep 2010 Harry - 1 Oct 2010
	Why did the reformation not have a huge effect on Poland? 28 - Where did you find it? I found it amusing I wanna know where ye got it from! ;D... HistoryCardno85 - 31 Aug 2010 Mr Grunwald - 22 Sep 2010
	German cemeteries in Wroclaw 17 - Beware of Nazi zombies rising out of their graves.... Historynott - 16 Sep 2010 ZIMMY - 18 Sep 2010
	Something to amuse you - Mister of Poland Beauty Contest 1990! 12 - aaaaaaa, it hurts :))))... Historyzetigrek - 13 Sep 2010 tow_stalin - 17 Sep 2010
	Battle of Wizna, WWII invasion. 13 - For the simple reason that these fortifications were build in the most convenient way of advance - for... Historyjasinski - 1 Sep 2010 Ironside - 16 Sep 2010
	Poles back to the Elbe (Łaba)? 28 - This is a hell of the statement, could you elaborate please or I'll be forced to agree with... HistoryPolonius3 - 11 Sep 2010 Ironside - 12 Sep 2010
	Where Are Milicjanci (Polish Police during Communism) Now? 7 - Ex-hippie if you don't mind. Also, American inner cities are a different story.... Historybimber94 - 6 Sep 2010 bimber94 - 7 Sep 2010
	Should HMG compensate Poland and/or Polish veterans? 2 3 90 - watch your terminology. It's people who use it who create the problem.... HistoryOzi Dan - 29 Jun 2010 Trevek - 5 Sep 2010
	Dutchmen in Polish history ! 17 - I hope they enslaved Berbers...... HistoryIronside - 29 Jul 2010 Mr Grunwald - 27 Aug 2010
	Is there a list of the Polish prisoners that were held at Buchenwald Concentration Camp? 2 - Little search in google and I found that people can send questions there its-arolsen.org/en/contact_information/index.html also to the Auschwitz Museum... Historyjasfit00 - 24 Jun 2010 Artur - 25 Aug 2010
	Pole who burned himself to protest the 1968 Soviet invasion 2 3 81 - I'm untangling the crossed wires as we speak ;) The Pole certainly met his match that day ;)... HistoryDavid_18 - 20 Aug 2010 Seanus - 24 Aug 2010
	Zadvir'ya - Polish Thermopiles commemorated 15 - you don't seem to prove that very well:)... HistoryNathan - 22 Aug 2010 aphrodisiac - 24 Aug 2010
	WW2 hypothesis - if France And England weren't so timid, wimpy and scared of Hitler... 2 34 - If this statement is about Poland I'd challenge it by stating that Stalin wanted revenge; territory was icing... Historyjasinski - 21 Aug 2010 Babinich - 22 Aug 2010
	Colonel Mikolaj Sciborski - unknown Polish leader of OUN 20 - 250.000 dead polish men women and children murdered by ukrainians is nothing to reconcile? Arent you a nice... HistoryNathan - 19 Aug 2010 Sokrates - 20 Aug 2010
	Pewex and Balaton - do you rememer these Poland shops? 13 - I remember (well... I think) - my older brother got his BMX from Pewex :P... Historysobieski - 11 Aug 2010 RubasznyRumcajs - 19 Aug 2010
	Life in communism vs democracy in Poland 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 234 - explain please Pity the question wasn't answered,,Just a load of b0lox..Not enough Poles on this Forum to... Historysue - 12 Sep 2008 milky - 15 Aug 2010
	Polish Civil War after the German Occupation in WW2? 7 - Yes it is true, Poland had something like homewar. To be honest communist governemnt was established by Sowiets and... HistoryChicago Pollock - 10 Aug 2010 Lukasz - 12 Aug 2010
	Destruction of Ukrainian churches in Poland in 1938 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 269 - Got wikipedia? Type in Ruś Halicka and Kazimierz Wielki, there's your history lesson.... Historyaphrodisiac - 31 Jul 2010 Sokrates - 9 Aug 2010
	Maria Wittekówna and other Polish Women in The AK 25 - That image has been released into the public domain ie devoid of copyright and as such became very famous.... HistoryBarney - 12 Nov 2009 Barney - 6 Aug 2010
	Any Polish real war videos? 4 - For that videogames are great...great graphics (better than your grainy b/w bad quality youtube footage) and you can... Historypolskisoldier88 - 25 Jun 2010 Bratwurst Boy - 30 Jul 2010
	What was the culture of Poland prior to the advent of Catholicism? 17 - right, the evergreen boughs predate Christianity. it's not a Christian tradition at all but an adaptation of the... Historysui generis - 20 Jan 2008 plk123 - 25 Jul 2010
	CONSIDERATIONS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND April 1772 12 - You know damn well how contemporary history works. Yes, they read one another's work to gain more understanding and... HistoryDavid_18 - 24 Jun 2010 Seanus - 16 Jul 2010
	SEE DANGER AHEAD FOR THE KAISER IN POUND. July 24, 1902 14 - Ah, come on, someone even speaks English in the Foreigners Office (and will use it!) these days! Even... HistoryDavid_18 - 6 Jul 2010 delphiandomine - 7 Jul 2010
	Untold fact about Kraków`s etymology- Thracian origin of place name Kraków? 3 - we are all Sarmatians. Serbs just keeping using that name. Slovenians and Slovaks using as their ethnic name... HistoryCrow - 2 Jul 2010 Crow - 2 Jul 2010
	Poland should compensate for Soviet-seized property? 6 - there were some compensations more recently.. find posts by celinski.. she knew all about it.... HistoryPolonius3 - 30 Jun 2010 plk123 - 30 Jun 2010
	Poland in the eyes of London - before WWII. 2 60 - I'm not familiar with above, where Germany dependent on imported food? thank you... HistoryIronside - 11 Jun 2010 Ironside - 29 Jun 2010
	Wealth of the Polish nobility 29 - Actually its about some Winged Hussar captains who had their horses lose golden horseshoes in Vienna, it wasnt... HistoryDavid_18 - 24 Jun 2010 Sokrates - 29 Jun 2010
	1587-1588 Poland's War with Austria 22 - At that time kings still had quite a bit of power, even if he didnt march the entire... HistoryDavid_18 - 24 Jun 2010 Sokrates - 29 Jun 2010
	Christian Crusaders and Teutonic order in Poland 11 - Inform yourself. " The effects of the Crusades were mainly felt in Europe and in the Byzantine... HistoryTrevek - 27 Jun 2010 Natasa - 27 Jun 2010
	Polish WWII Survivors Conference 2 - It is great to read about this conference. We are organising a similar conference in Uganda at the Polish... Historyandrzejzbuffalo - 18 Sep 2009 wakiku edward - 20 Jun 2010
	SCANDAL: Dyl Sowizdrzał was really Dyl Ulenspiegel (Till Eulenspiegel), and not Polish! 18 - it was never ours from the start.. he always was slovak.. jeez... HistoryTorq - 19 Jun 2010 plk123 - 20 Jun 2010
	Poles as Iroquois of Europe 2 41 - Just start a new thread lol.... HistoryIronside - 14 Jun 2010 Borrka - 19 Jun 2010
	The great mistakes of Poland's history? 2 3 4 5 6 7 191 - Not thinking about the future :)... HistoryBorrka - 4 Apr 2010 Seanus - 18 Jun 2010

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