Korvinus
12 Aug 2025
History / 81st Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising [72]
Legal Polish government was in London. As a sign of continuity, first democratically elected president (Walesa) took insignia from the last president-in-exile during his swearin-in, not from Jaruzelski.
Those who ruled in Warsaw were brought here on Soviet tanks and held power only as long as there were Soviet tanks backing them. No wonder that they power crumbled immidiately when it was apparent that Gorbachev won't bail them out.
the US recognized the government in Warsaw as legit
Legal Polish government was in London. As a sign of continuity, first democratically elected president (Walesa) took insignia from the last president-in-exile during his swearin-in, not from Jaruzelski.
Those who ruled in Warsaw were brought here on Soviet tanks and held power only as long as there were Soviet tanks backing them. No wonder that they power crumbled immidiately when it was apparent that Gorbachev won't bail them out.




