History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Not at all.

Here's a 1938 photo of the department store...



Funny thing, Wrocław was settled with people from Lwów and other eastern cities which the Soviet Union took from us. So, after the war, if you heard somebody with the melodic eastern accent, you could pretty much assume that he/she was from Wrocław - one of the westernmost cities in Poland. European history, eh? :)

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]

LOL

The coffin-dodging, trans arsehole is at it again. No point arguing or discussing with haters, like LGBT-Ryszard here, but one can torment them every now and again (as they deserve!).

That's a rather long post #74. Couldn't be arsed reading it - probably some nonsense as usual from the rainbow granpa.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

No longer a Festung: 1953

... a staggering 68% of Breslau's buildings were destroyed in WW2. This amazing city of three nations (the longest under the Czech rule, then - for about 400 years - under the Polish crown, and for the shortest, but very important for the development of the city, time a German possession) was rebuilt with an enormous effort and sacrifice of the decimated and impoverished Poland - even more difficult because the completely razed Warsaw had priority in all the reconstruction plans. In the photo we can see a digger clearing the rubble in Plac Kościuszki (former Tauentzienplatz) - still 8 years after the war (!).

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]


Very well, coffin-dodger, if that's how you want to play.

Just remember that I gave you a fair warning. I didn't want this war. I am not the aggressor.

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]


I hear this sentence over and over again from trans people.


Oh, I was paying attention. Not only in this but also in many other threads where you wrote directly that you hate Poles and how stupid "Polaks" are (despite the fact that you are one too, albeit a trans).

As for the rest of the post above: occasional vandalism or inadequate sanitary facilities are no reason to insult a country or its people.

I gave you a fair warning. You have a choice now. Choose wisely.

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]


0_0 ... no... not that... *shivers with fear*

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]


You just told me your weak spot, Ryszard. A schoolboy mistake.


You are drawing too far-reaching conclusions based on an insufficiently large sample. I would expect more from a man with an engineering degree and valuable patents to his name. If you have a beef with a certain poster, deal with that poster personally. Stop insulting Poland and Poles in general, or I shall be very annoying to you (believe me - I'm good at it if I want to).

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Let's go abroad!: 1965

Polish-Czechoslovakian Friendship Trail ended right at the border, so you could take your kids for a trip abroad (at least a couple of steps abroad) on a low budget, just like the ladies in the photo decided to.

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]


Nope. Nice try but nope.

I use English whenever I want and however I want, like one would use a prostitute if one was inclined to do so. Meanwhile, I remain 100% Polish through and through. :)

Anyways, I don't usually engage in elder abuse but I am truly sick and tired of reading how much you hate Poles, how stupid Polaks are, and all the other anti-Polish sh*t from you. So tell ya what, Ryszard, every time you insult Poles or Poland I will remind you that you belong to LGBT community (where 'T' stands for trans).

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]


Of course not. But escaping a prison and then becoming a trans can be considered very disgusting. You are born what you are born. That's it. End of.

If someone has a transition like you had, Rysiek, don't be surprised if it disgusts some people (especially conservatives).

News / Poland - A True Bastion and Defender of Free Speech [257]


Even more disgusting for some people is being trans. You are born one thing, then you decide to have a transition and you think you become something else than what you were born.

For example: someone is born a Pole but decides to have a transition and considers himself a fully transitioned American.

Disgusting.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Welcome, friends: 2014

Polish 6th Airborne Brigade paratroopers march together with their allies from 173rd US Airborne Brigade who arrived at Swidwin air base for joint exercise with one of their sister units.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

До свидания, друзья: 1993

Over 30 years ago the last echelon of Soviet troops left Poland. In this historic photo we can see the boys of 6th Vitebsk-Novgorod Guards Division waving us goodbye as their train rolls towards Tver, where their new headquarters were to be located. The withdrawal was peaceful and agreed upon already in 1989 when the first non-communist government took power in Poland.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]


It is a Soviet soldier from the old Monument of Gratitude to the Red Army. It used to stand in Jelenia Góra's city centre, and was quite popular in communist times (below a photo taken in 1982)...



... after the fall of Eastern Bloc some scoundrels wanted to raze the statue of the soldier together with the monument but the people protested and local authorities (very wisely!) preferred to listen to their people instead of hints from Warsaw, and instead of razing it they moved it to the cemetery where every year on All Saints' Day people light candles and pray under it for the souls of fallen soldiers.

Apparently normal people have more common sense than politicians and internet haters. Go figure. :)

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Candles for the Fallen: 2014

Still in Lower Silesia. For many years the monument stood at Bankowa Street in Jelenia Góra. The city authorities resisted the pressure to raze the statue, and instead moved it to the cemetery, where people light candles under it to this very day.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Christmas Fair in Wrocław: 2023

Nowhere near the magic of Gdańsk Christmas Fair, of course, but still worth visiting if you happen to be in the Lower Silesia.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Sad Christmas: 1939

It was a sad Christmas in Cracow that year but people tried not to lose hope. In the photo we see krakowianie purchasing Christmas trees in the Main Square.

Language / Christmas Phrases translations [6]


Say what?

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Calm Before the Storm: 1914

Group of tourists enjoying their summer holidays in Tatra Mountains (Morskie Oko).

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Christmas Eve: 1904

Christmas Eve celebrated in Warsaw's Fine Arts Academy. Professor Konrad Krzyżanowski and his student (who will later surpass the master) Witold Pruszkowski, among others, are looking at us from this charming old photo.

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Beautiful Helena: 1938

Which of the two lovely ladies preparing to travel on this rapid (140 km per hour in 1938!) passenger train was called Helena? The answer is neither. Piękna Helena (Beautiful Helena) was the name of the aerodynamic steam engine that pulled this train (it received golden medal at Paris Exposition of Technique and Arts in 1937).

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pm36#/media/Plik:Parow%C3%B3z_z_otulin%C4%85_aerodynamiczn%C4%85_serii_Pm36.jpg

Food / Polish Christmas Eve Dinner recipes [84]


The recipe is very easy:

1. You buy a carp.
2. You sell it for twice the price you bought it for.

... I'll get my coat.

News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]

No probs. We are all irritated today but Adrian's antics... he is the President and I have respect for the office, but apparently he deeply misunderstands what the President's role is. :-/

News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]


Yes, to overthrow president's veto.

But to put him before the Tribunal of State 2/3 (two thirds) of ZN votes (Sejm and Senat combined) are required, and that's about 50 votes more than the ruling coalition has.

sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/polski/5.htm

Art. 145, points 1 and 2.

"Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej za naruszenie Konstytucji, ustawy lub za popełnienie przestępstwa może być pociągnięty do odpowiedzialności przed Trybunałem Stanu.

Postawienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej w stan oskarżenia może nastąpić uchwałą Zgromadzenia Narodowego podjętą większością co najmniej 2/3 głosów ustawowej liczby członków Zgromadzenia Narodowego na wniosek co najmniej 140 członków Zgromadzenia Narodowego."

News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]


But you were talking about putting Duda before the tribunal of state which would require 2/3 votes of Zgromadzenie Narodowe... let me do the quick maths...

0.66 x 560... that's about 370 votes, and the government has 248 in Sejm and 66 in Senat - that's 314... still about 50 votes missing. :(

News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]


You think about 50 PiS Sejm reps and senators will switch sides? Fat chance.

What to do? I suspected that Duda will try to torpedo the changes in judiciary or deeper EU integration, but the scoundrel has just vetoed even the budget bill. What a #@*¢%!!! :-(

News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]


That would require 2/3 of National Assembly votes, which Tusk doesn't have.

What to do? Adrian will keep vetoeing everything - it is now clear. :(((

News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]

Unfortunately, PiS still have their man Adrian - he just vetoed the budget bill...

businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/pierwsze-weto-prezydenta-andrzej-duda-blokuje-wydatki-co-jest-zagrozone/y8bbb9j

... :-/

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Godzina 5... minut 30... kiedy pobudka zaaagrałaaa: 2023

2022-2023 period saw the largest number of reservists being called for military training since the dissolution of Warsaw Pact, as well as the increase in numbers of territorial defence and (re)introduction of voluntary military service (28-day basic training + 11 months of specialist training).

History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]

Words, words, words...: 2022

On its 275th anniversary, the National Library in Warsaw opened six new reading rooms, each with a charming copper ceiling to provide healthy and relaxing reading conditions for everyone.