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History of Poland in a pill - illustrated [41]
I wrote it in the Polish Mustard thread.
Old Polish means a product reminding of the old times, excluding modernity.
I wonder why and I think I know. Staropolski aka Old Polish refers to Poland which belongs to the past and is no more as it was. Today`s Poland is completely new.
What major changes took place which shaped modern Poland???
The partitions erased Poland for 123 years from the maps.
In 1918 Poland ceased being ruled by a monarch and became a republic.
In 1939 Poland was attacked and occupied by Germany and Soviet Russia which murdered large parts of the society, especially Jews and intelligentsia. Millions emigrated.
The territorial changes after the WW2 moved Poland to the West.
In post war period, aristocracy and nobility were destroyed by communists.
In 2004, Poland joined the European Union.
Anything else???
That is why the term Old Polish bears no connection with modern Poland.