Communist memorials in Poland

communist system lasted 1945-1989.
some memorials were pulled down immediately after the system collpased, others remained and hold strong.

the memorial in uście gorlickie, to polish communist partisans, red army soldiers and all polish soldiers from lemko area. Written in polish and cyrillic.

i suppose if pis activists tried to pull it down as they planned in 2007, they would be lynched by locals.

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It is norma in Czech Republic. Red army memorials are in many places. Peoples know very good what is reason behind this monuments. Simple Russian soldiers died, where was there fault they fight with deadly enemy like Nazis? Let they stay in there locations - who cares? it is history.

cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Památník_Rudé_armády_(Ostrava)

Here's the one in Zamosc:

The most notorious ones: Lenin in Krakow was virtually hanged in 1989: :):):):):)

Ah, those were the very good times!

A real shame the youth of today fall for all this negative propaganda about communism.

Yaaawn, it`s so stupid what you say. I don`t think you know much about young Polish people today.

Obviously Szlachcic doesn't have anybody in Family who had the "plesure" of living through Soviet Ocupation of Eastern Poland during 1939-41. During only 2 years Soviets led by Jews managed to kill 1/3 of Ethic Poles war wictim.... Having only half of country to rule over. Anything good about Communism came after 1956 when Polish Communist with Nationalist bend like Gomulka (who was imprisoned by Stalin for being too Polish) took over and kicked out Jews from Party and State Security. Not to mention Anti Polish policy is pan German phenomen dating back to Tuetonic Order and Bismarck and mayority of victims could be averted if Poland had the brain to not ally itself with Decadent and Treacherous countries like UK and France. Just compare victims in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia... all Slav countries which should be in theory be targeted by genocide as well... except they weren't former having brain to surrender latter being Axis allies of III Reich. Nobody is blaming Hungarians for this now... Heck nobody blames Soviet Union/Russia looks like Poland was again outjewed.

Both of my parents, as well as grandparents, had only positive things to say about it.

My mother especially loved learning Russian culture and language, and considered herself a Russian citizen second to being Polish.

As a small child, we travelled to and lived in Sankt Petersburg on and off in the 80s. :)

It's a real pity that Poles today don't learn Russian to the same extent as during RPL.

I'm sorry if your family didn't benefit from it.

Quite frankly, I could care less. :)

Oh wow, Jew using a "Szlachcic" (nobleman) nick. How quaint.
Now I get why it was "good times" for you.

I am no Jew.

My prababcia hails from a noble family of Wadwicz, from the Wilno region.

My father proudly has the herp displayed in his living room, and I have it tattooed on my chest.

thank you. :)

Was that the one in Nowa Huta? If so, it was a huge statue!

Led by Jews? I don't think so. Then again, it suits your nasty little racist theories, doesn't it?


Anyone with half a brain knows that the purge of Jews came in 1968. Gomulka was also imprisoned - not for being too Polish, but for deviating from Stalin's line.


I'm enjoying your use of random capitals. Did you actually go to school, or just pretend to?


What on earth is "outjewed", you nasty little person?

Yes, almost as huge as Feliks Dzierżyński monument in Warsaw which was also hanged in 1989:

Let`s relive those glorious moments again..... :):):)

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@pawian

Ah, my favorite Pole after John Paul II.

Why JPII? I understand the former you need to kill a lot of Russians to be liked and respected in Russia.

I have thing for Popes, and he is the only Polish Pope.

Ten years ago we were spending our holidays in Uście Gorlickie and that monument attracted my attention as it still carried that communist message.


I found an article describing a brawl over the monument in 2018 which ended with a compromise - the monument stayed but the inscription glorifying communists was changed - they left the part about Polish soldiers from Lemko region.

After RuSSists brutally invaded Ukraine, the demolition of the Soviet monuments still remaining here gained momentum.

It is either local community`s initiative or quite individual one.
Check this one - on the news of the invasion, an enraged citizen used his bulldozer to pull down the monument to the Victorious Red Army in Koszalin.

The Monument to the Victorious Soviet Army, unveiled in 1954, was the first monument erected after the war in Koszalin (West Pomeranian Voivodeship). It showed a Soviet soldier in full gear with a girl hugging him, a dove in her hand, as a symbol of peace.

The monument was made of sandstone and stood on a pedestal on the then Victory Square (today's Freedom Square) in front of the former Provincial Office. In 1998, it was demolished, and on March 3, 2001, it was erected in a new place, at the Municipal Cemetery.

After the monument was erected in the cemetery, a plaque with the inscription from the original pedestal was placed on the new pedestal: "The victorious Soviet Army, the liberator of the eternally Polish land of Koszalin in the tenth anniversary of the Polish People's Republic. Society of the City of Koszalin".

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Very good news. Time to remove the rest.

They could be sold on eBay with the proceeds going to buy weapons for Ukraine.

@pawian

Love it!


Without question!

In April another Red Army monument was pulled down in Garncarsk near Wrocław.

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Not enough and not fast enough.
Also those graves should be moved to one place, a coummunist block like cemetary where they will feel like home.\
We could free a lot of space this way.

Are there soldiers graves too?

We are not talking graves in above cases. Those are only memorials. Graves are in cemeteries which are untouchable.


Don`t be silly. In revenge, RuSSists will move all Polish graves in the East. Do you really want it???
Use your reason!! It isn`t so painful.


No.

Those are not touched. I think they should be moved. In Poland they are like oh no those are graves we can't move them blah blah. I say - why not?!

War cemeteries are special, however gravestones have been moved before in Poland so there is a precedent for this and grassing them over to make a park with a discreet memorial plaque explaining the history would not be the worst thing.

In some countries graves (i.e. the corpses in them) are moved too, though not usually in war cemeteries.


Me too, however in Poland it would be a more significant gesture than in many places due to cultural attitudes towards cemeteries.

Because graves in Poland are holy, silly! Where were you born? In Poland or Mongol lands???

Really? and what happens after 20 years with a grave when family won't pay to keep it?