Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

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Walk of Life: 2017

Members of Wieliczka Colliery Band resting after the 2nd Little Poland March for Life and Family. Cracow, October 2017.

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Regained Lands: 1947

Settler grandma in a turnip field with her granddaughter - a member of the first generation born already in those ancient Piast lands.

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Exactly. Props, Maf. Not bad for an American. :)

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Nowa świecka tradycja, as the classic said.

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Refugees, welcome: 2024

Amidst the continuing crisis of illegal immigration through the Belarussian border, fans of Legia Warsaw prepared a controversial display during the yesterday's game against Zagłębie Lubin (Legia won 2:0). Supporters of Legia Warsaw are well known for their interesting but sometimes quite provocative displays during games.

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Little Poland in Paris: 1858

France has always been one of the main destinations of Polish emigrants throughout history. As with many immigrant communities, they were often far from affluent. The part of Paris that used to be called Little Poland in the past extended from Monceau park to de Clichy square. In the photo above we see how Champlain street - home to many Polish families - looked like in 1858. Below, Polish school at Lamandé street 13/15.

News / Rape and sexual abuse in Poland [202]


Here's your chance to catch up with the latest trends in male-female dynamics, Pawian...

sklep-niezalezna.pl/pl/p/Red-Pill.-Samiec-Alfa-musi-wrocic-Roman-Warszawski-PRZEDSPRZEDAZ/1780

... xD

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You will be assimilated, resistance is futile: 2024

The 33rd Pilgrimage of Radio Maryja Family to Jasna Góra attracted representatives of parishes from all over Poland. The three gentlemen in the photo came to Częstochowa from Kalisz to pray and praise Our Lord Jesus Christ and his Holy Mother Saint Virgin Mary Queen of Poland.

Now I can retire for my summer holidays with clear conscience. :)

History / Crazy 1990s in Poland - transition from communism to capitalism - stories [111]


Go hang around on a French board for a year or so (any history or politics forum, whatever). That will teach you to ask stupid questions. :D


Nobody has anything against the landscapes, wines or cars.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


Dark gold on dark red on a low quality black and white photo. There's a crown, don't worry.

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Class photo: 1936

Students of the only school in Silesian village of Makoszowy (population 3300) posing for a class photo. If you take a look at the wall, you will notice three most important persons in Poland back then: President Ignacy Mościcki, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Marshal Józef Piłsudski (not necessarily in that order). 90% of the village inhabitants were Poles, the remaining 10% Germans, and a lot of people from Makoszowy worked on the German side of the border in "Delbrück" coal mine.

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In the lap of luxury: 1969

Local dignitaries at the opening of the legendary Sezam department store in Warsaw. I have to say the choice of gherkins was impressive!

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It would be if it wasn't for nuclear weapons.

That's why I don't like nukes - they stop the natural selection process on countries' level.

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Every country should want to be more than it is.

The methods to achieve the goal will of course inevitably vary.

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@Bobko

Ouch!

That hurt, Bobi. But perhaps not all things are set in stone in Samogitia and elsewhere, who knows? :)

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Polish Fiat: 1938

Staff officers of 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade, posing with Fiat 508 Łazik.

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No.

Refusing the victims proper burial so many decades after the genocide - that's a little too "on the nose".
Putting up monuments of all the Banderas and other Shukhevyches all over Ukraine - that's a little too "on the nose".
The monument in Domostaw is just fine.


Oh, no...

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Poland will never forget: 2024

The long-awaited monument of Ukrainian genocide on Polish civilians will be unveiled on 14th July in Domostaw (Jarocin County, Subcarpathia) close to Via Carpathia international road. The monument depicts a murdered Polish child pierced with Ukrainian тризуб.

History / Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? [515]


Indeed. I am guilty of it too. It's unbelievable what this board can do to my nerves (and vocabulary!) sometimes! :D

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105 Not Out: 2024

Bolesław Ostrowski, the last living veteran of 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade in the battle of Arnhem, celebrated his 105th birthday last week (on 4th July). And not a single birthday too far!

For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
And so say all of us!

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@AntV

'Powstanie' - I mentioned it in #420. Anyways, I surrender. If Pawian wants to play Hubal and keep fighting, very well but I'm out. ;)

History / Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? [515]

OK, Pawian, it looks like it's just you and me against a horde of native speakers - time to surrender with honour methinks. ;)

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Looking forward to it!

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Exactly! Baranki Boże even had a song 'Narkomańskie ścierwo' in which they advocated closing drug addicts in concentration camps :D

As for alcohol: beer was allowed, getting drunk wasn't.

Geez... it all seems like a hundred years ago in a totally different world.

*feels old*

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Hahaha - in the photos you showed me your hair style was more of a skinhead-type ;)

So you were a metalhead and I was a skinhead, and somehow we both ended up decent Roman-Catholic dads who wouldn't hurt a fly (well, unless the fly tried to hurt our families that is). :)

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Baranki Boże were my favourites as they were from my home town (Słupsk), but I also listened to all kinds of skinhead bands (Konkwista, Skrewdriver, Bohse Onkelz etc.).

Nazi skinheads and nationalist skinheads usually didn't get in each other's way (with certain exceptions) and "transfers" between the branches were not uncommon. We were crazy as f*ck then and, looking back, I sometimes wonder how we all survived into adulthood. However, paradoxically, all my former skindhead friends did rather well for themselves in life, whilst the neighborhood punks/metals got lost somewhere on the way. I suppose things like discipline, honour and testosterone are not such a bad combination for young men. And we got wiser with age as far as contempt for all things unPolish is concerned. ;)

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Kinda like Italian paninaro movement in 1980s?

I'm not sure. As a kid/teenager I was a skinhead (not a nazi skinhead obviously - they wore black flyer jackets, but a nationalist skinhead - we wore green flyers), and everyone else who belonged to a subculture was either an anarchist, a punk or sometimes a depeche or a metal (depending on the kind of music they listened to).

You would have to ask Pawian about earlier times. I am not that old. ;)

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Not in my current photo directory. If I come across any, I'll post them.

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Knew. Back in Napoleonic times.


When I was younger, and didn't yet have allergy to all things French, I enjoyed the marching songs of French Foreign Legion (and even for a brief moment contemplated joining them). Luckily, it passed with time.