History / Why do Polish people hate to be called Eastern European? [120]


Where is proves of that on the map?

History / Why do Polish people hate to be called Eastern European? [120]

Geographically, Ukraine and Belarus are Central European too. I don't see a reason to regard them more Eastern European than Central European according to their geographical position. Therefore the term "Eastern Europe" (which is a Cold War relic) has to pass into obliviation.

History / Origins of Polish Slavs [138]

What is evident from languages is that Slavic people are closely related to other Indo-European people and R1 haplogroup marker. For example taking in account evident similarities between Russian, English, Latin and Sanskrit.

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]


Which other words from Old Polish can you recall?

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]

wriemia=time in Russian. In Serbian, Bulgarian time=wriemie.

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]


In Polish czas=time, in Russian czas=hour. In Polish godzina=hour, in Russian god=year and "godina" is an archaic word used for some abstract period of time.

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]

I forgot the most important

English - Polish - Russian

Food - Jedzenie - Jeda

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]


No it's the same in Russian, at least when it is an adverb.

Modern word for beauty in Russian is "krasota", an archaic is "krasa" while "red" in Russian is "krasnyj".

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]

Czechs are a unique nation who regardless hundreds of years of Austrian/German rule and cultural influence and large Celtic/Germanic admixtures managed to preserve generous Slavic humor, Slavic beauty and Slavic language more or less free from foreign borrowings which was resurrected from obliviation. They have a unique Slavic culture which also absorbed many features from German/Western culture such a cleanness and accuracy, high quality and sometimes extreme emancipation/frivolousness (by Russian or Polish standards). There are many laughable false friends between Russian and Czech. For example:

English - Czech - Russian interpretation

Attention! Police is watching! - Pozor! Policie varuje! - Shame! Police is stealing!

To be continued...

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]

Russian and Bulgarian has many laughable "false friends". I will post them here if someone will show interest and non will find it abusive.

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]


So, non of the similarities I've posted here is discovery for you? You may not been aware of some archaic words or words with a similar meaning?

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]


All of whom? I suspect many people in Poland are ignorant about that. It would be a shocking discovery to them. I feel many believe that not only Russians but even Ukrainians originally spoke some barbarian Asian language and this is just some borrowings from Polish which made Polish and Ukrainian just a bit similar.


I hope my efforts may help to prevent anther one.

Language / Slavic languages words similarities with Polish [238]

English - Polish - Russian

Brother - Brat, braciuszek - Brat, bratuszka
Satisfied - Zadowolony - Dowolnyj
Father in law - Teść - Tiest'
Mother in law - Teściowa, świekra - Tioszcza, swiekrow'
Son in law - Zięć - Ziat'
Farther - Dalej, dalszy - Daleje, dalsze
Earn - Zarabiać - Zarabatywat'
Imp - Bies - Bies
Avenge - Pomścić, mścić - Mstit'
Put - Położyć, kłaść, postawić - Polożyt', klast', postawit'
Doze - Drzemać - Driemat'
Swarm - Rój - Roj
Hive - Ul - Ulej
Hire - Najem - Najom
Remain - Pozostawać - Ostawliat'

Dwell - Mieszkać - Mieszkat' (archaic)
Or - Albo - Ali, al' (archaic)
Marmot - świstak - swistun (archaic)

Similar meaning (English_Polish - English_Russian)

Ask_Zapytatać - Ask under torture_Pytat'
Chatter_Gadać - Tell fortunes_ Gadat'

Off-Topic / Ukrainian language [50]

Merged:

Who needs help with Russian/Ukrainian?

Does anyone has questions regarding Russian/Ukrainian languages? I would be glad to help.

History / Would Poland be better off if it had lost in the Polish-Soviet War? [44]


Haven't Poland gained independence in 1918? In my opinion Soviet Russia (there was no USSR in 1920) could not assimilate such a huge chunk of territory, back then. The Soviet rule still was very shaky and by swallowing entire Poland which also included Western Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania (populated by population who's attitude towards Bolsheviks was skeptic at best) it was at very serious risk of getting a big lurch to the Western side and collapse. Citizenship war in Russia ended largely in 1922 only, and in 1920 Soviet rule was on verge of collapse. This is the map of the fronts in 1920:

grandars.ru/shkola/istoriya-rossii/grazhdanskaya-voyna.html

Territory controlled by Bolsheviks is shown in red. So, as you see at some points of 1919-1920 they controlled just a territories around Moscow and St-Petersburg and were on the verge of collapse.

History / Would Poland be better off if it had lost in the Polish-Soviet War? [44]


Possibly attacking USSR was Hitler's largest mistake. I wonder what would happen to US if Hitler would attack it together with Japan from both sides.

History / Would Poland be better off if it had lost in the Polish-Soviet War? [44]

Poles dreamt about independence from Russian Empire and neither they would want to be a part of USSR. Also not too many Poles spoke good Russian I guess, many were devoted Catholic. For an atheist USSR it would create a big problems.

History / Would Poland be better off if it had lost in the Polish-Soviet War? [44]

Polish-Soviet War took place 100 years ago. Why to think about such a distant past.


Unlikely. Prior to Polish-Soviet war Western Ukraine proclaimed independence in 1918 and even city of Belostok was proclaimed part of USSR. So, USSR wouldn't see these territories as Polish and would withdraw them. Entire Poland wouldn't likely to be proclaimed as a part of USSR as the later would face a serious assimilation problem.

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [656]


Very uncommon.

The portraits of German rulers who preceded Hitler.
gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/composite-image-showing-paul-von-hindenburg-as-a-young-news-photo/3143379

Paul von Hindenburg both old and young.

pinterest.ca/pin/469429961142929323/

Freidrich Eibert

worldsocionics.blogspot.com/2016/05/wilhelm-ii-eie-analysis.html

Wilhelm II

emerituscollege.asu.edu/sites/default/files/ecdw/EVoice6/frederick.html

Frederick III

Off-Topic / Ukraine, Belarus, Russia in EU in 2030? [96]

They can give long-term low-percent credits to those talented and honest Ukrainian entrepreneurs who create working places and develop agriculture and manufacturing in Ukraine. It may include small and medium business. Credits aren't completely free lunch, so it may return profits. But this is not only money. They may open large-scale training for Ukrainian administrators, entrepreneurs, lawyers, etc., to improve their skills and bring their mentality to the best EU standards. A joint administrations may be established throughout Ukraine in which Germans may take part as an observers and trainers or play more active role. Even some retired skilled administrators from EU may take part in it.

Off-Topic / Ukraine, Belarus, Russia in EU in 2030? [96]

Why not to create some powerful EU organization body which would help a newly accepted EU members (such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania) and potentially Ukraine to fight their internal problems and develop economically? Some Marshall Plan of 21 century?

Off-Topic / Ukraine, Belarus, Russia in EU in 2030? [96]


This is very new info and it looks like that if it is true she said it during private conversation with a group of Ukrainian politicians in Kiev, so it wasn't a public statement for mass media. Just her private behind the closed doors opinion.

Off-Topic / Ukraine, Belarus, Russia in EU in 2030? [96]

So, you think Igor Kononenko is lying? This info appeared in Russian media as plausible.

Off-Topic / Ukraine, Belarus, Russia in EU in 2030? [96]

Merged:

Merkel set timeline for Ukraine EU membership

Angela Merkel said during her visit in Kiev that Ukraine may become EU member in 5-8 years.
tellerreport.com/news/--in-the-rada-talked-about-merkela's-timeline-for-ukraine's-accession-to-the-eu-.rJnnHFUCX.html

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]

Maybe this is a question of a habit, but in my feeling reduced unstressed vowels sound nicer. Non-reduced sound a but rude and peasant-style pronunciation.

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]


I'm not sure about English. Take a note how "o" is pronounced in some English words when it is not under stress. For example, "o" in "voluptuous". It seems not like Polish "o". So, English does have this reduction of stressed vowels as well, it seems.

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]


I guess a hundreds of years ago they were pronounced more like in Polish what is still evident in Russian spelling and some Russian dialects. But I afraid Russian pronunciation evolved in right direction because in my feeling it is difficult to pronounce straining "o-o-h" in a words if this sound is not under stress. Therefore it evolved in what is called an "undefined stressed vowel".

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]

Even if Polish needs some reform (though I don't insist on it) then it would be pronunciation rather than the script. I find it (and not only me) rather difficult and unpleasant. To the extent that I would prefer to use English to communicate to Poles rather than Polish (even if I would knew it well). What makes me wonder about Slavic languages in general is how languages which are so similar lexically are so much different in pronunciation.

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [98]

Many millions of Russians were born and live outside of modern Russia...

History / Occupation of Eastern Poland in 1939 [98]


Modern Russia sees Poles as a ...rebels?! A country which is member of EU and NATO?


Why exactly? Is there any objective reasons to be an enemies? I thought we are all the humans and share the same basic values? Well, majority of people in any country...