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History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past. (page 10)

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	The good deeds of other Nations to the Pole's 3 - Plus many families in the UK, of which Sue Ryder's is among the best known, who helped refugees who... HistorySzalawa - 19 May 2014 jon357 - 19 May 2014
	What does it mean to be "Polish"? Why does Poland exist? 13 - Poles have own language and culture similar to other west Slavs and other Slavic people in general Poland... HistoryKuba TK - 16 Nov 2013 Szalawa - 19 May 2014
	Khazars and their crimes in the Slavic lands of Poland 2 3 63 - As if they have not cashed in already when they practised Slavic slavery. This was a very lucrative business... Historypagan - 17 May 2013 pagan - 24 Apr 2014
	Ukrainian-occupied Eastern Poland 2 3 4 5 135 - Sources for the opinion that Taras Shevchenko !?... HistoryBarney - 14 May 2012 Ziemowit - 23 Apr 2014
	Questions about Polish borders, Galicia and Cossacks. 2 50 - I am grandson of a man who left Poland to go to Romania in mid to late 19th Century.... HistoryDomPolski - 4 Jun 2010 MPatnoi - 3 Apr 2014
	How difficult was it for Polish citizens to emigrate during the 1980's? 2 - A friend of mine's father worked in the UK in the 1980s, they were a known Solidarity family and... Historynutellamonster - 16 Mar 2014 day zha voo - 16 Mar 2014
	WW2 Civilian Forced Labourer 8 - Hi CJ, Good to see another Aussie here. As Katheryn has touched on, after WW2 Poland was... Historycherryjam - 17 Feb 2014 Ozi Dan - 21 Feb 2014
	Polish patriotic songs with anticommunist message 21 - Merged: A trailer for "Marzyli tylko o wolnej Polsce" documentary film. Marzyli tylko o wolnej Polsce - They... Historypawian - 31 Aug 2010 Jarowit - 18 Feb 2014
	The Grunwald Battle: Today is 600th anniversary of the greatest medieval battle. 2 3 66 - Read what the Ottomans chronicles write about "the greatest defeat of the Turks at the beginning of Islam" (January... HistoryOlaf - 15 Jul 2010 valdanys - 14 Feb 2014
	The role of PSK during WWII? 5 - PSK:Pomocnicza Służba Kobiet [Women's Auxiliary Service] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Auxiliary_Service_(Poland) pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomocnicza_S%C5%82u%C5%BCba_Kobiet Best regards. P.... Historylneri - 3 Dec 2013 vodopad - 16 Jan 2014
	I want to meet Lech Walesa, can anyone help me? 29 - I did give to him a chilean Documentary Film... he was nice.. and.. well now i must wait for... Historypamelapalmaz - 22 Sep 2011 pamelapalmaz - 14 Jan 2014
	A potential war: Poland vs Lithuania. Who would win? 17 - Theme of the thread is nonsensical hearts of my people bleeding when see misunderstandings of Poles and Lithuanians.... Historytheclasscall - 29 Aug 2013 Crow - 7 Jan 2014
	Heroes of War: Poland (TV documentary series) 4 - I think yes. In 2014 will be continue archeological work in this part of "Powązki" which is combined with... HistoryOzi Dan - 6 Jan 2014 gask7 - 7 Jan 2014
	Communism, was it the best form of government Poland ever had? 2 3 68 - I realized many self proclaimed communists either had relatives in the Communist governments, or they are simply children who... Historyantheads - 21 Dec 2013 legend - 7 Jan 2014
	Polish American involved in enabling the first internet 'mechanism' (Paul Baran) 3 - Internet would save Poland and entire Slavdom... HistoryInWroclaw - 5 Jan 2014 Crow - 5 Jan 2014
	Endecja - State Sponsored Anti Semitism 1935 - 1939. 2 3 4 5 138 - People have a right to boycott Jewish shops/products as consumers. It is also your right to disagree with the... HistoryMareGaea - 27 Jul 2010 Ranger - 3 Jan 2014
	A view of Poland from far far away 14 - I am glad the OP is interested in Poland and its history. I think the accomplishments of Poland are... HistoryGalloglaich - 26 Aug 2010 Ranger - 3 Jan 2014
	Popular songs in the 1930s and 40s Poland 6 - Hi, I just had to use the bottom song in a healing session and was curious to know what... HistoryPavi - 27 Jan 2013 Liesl - 13 Dec 2013
	Life in Poland before the fall of communism 30 - a good slave you mean. Given the fact that everything was under Soviet heel and people... Historyp3undone - 21 Jan 2012 Ironside - 4 Dec 2013
	Maus by Vladek Spiegelman - animals to represent Poles? 2 3 68 - Actually, it's my understanding that all nationalities might be kapos, even Jews. Nachama Tec notes that she's never heard... Historydominikus28 - 27 Oct 2010 yogurt - 27 Nov 2013
	Kingdom of Poland Map 14 - how i don`t know for this what you mean by that- murdered? soldiers were captured and then... HistorySemsem - 5 Mar 2011 Crow - 21 Nov 2013
	Polish Revolution 1830-31 " Józef Chłopicki" 5 - He held aloof at first from the November Uprising of 1830-31, but at the general request of his countrymen... HistoryGermanball - 16 Nov 2013 sofijufka - 17 Nov 2013
	The Legacy of "Mietek" Moczar 3 - One Jewish man I met from Warsaw actually had the gall to say, "Ah, well his girlfriend was Jewish!"... HistoryWlodzimierz - 12 Oct 2013 Wlodzimierz - 10 Nov 2013
	Nowa Huta and other achievments of PRL (People's Republic of Poland) 2 3 79 - you say that Krakow had the workforce needed to pull it off (meaning Nowa Huta)...but I understand from reading... HistoryPennBoy - 10 Mar 2011 frankdom - 28 Oct 2013
	History and old pictures from Nowa Huta 11 - Thanks for your informative replies to my queries.... Historyf stop - 6 Dec 2012 frankdom - 23 Oct 2013
	Polish relation about Russians, Ukrainians? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 281 - I'll capture it if you don't mind :)... HistoryVlad123 - 27 Oct 2012 Sasha - 3 Oct 2013
	Is Jozef Pilsudski the king of modern Poles? 2 3 4 5 138 - You mean the post in which you trotted out yet another of your tired lies about the RAF?... Historyjasinski - 24 Jan 2010 Harry - 24 Sep 2013
	Polish weapons and militaria - got any? 2 3 4 5 6 153 - I have this one what's it worth... HistoryOzi Dan - 12 Apr 2008 Batman - 24 Sep 2013
	1939-1945 British war medal awarded to Polish Soldiers.Waiting to be delivered!! 2 32 - I don't suppose that there is any chance of you going into detail with regard to those supposed... Historyemil - 15 Dec 2010 Harry - 23 Sep 2013
	A query on Polish sabres (which resembles the Karabela style) 4 - Try here minimalmac.pl/forum/viewforum/10/ I understand that you don't speak Polish but blog's owner does and his name is Jacek.... HistoryOzi Dan - 17 Sep 2013 ender - 17 Sep 2013
	Should visitors to Auschwitz pay an entrance fee? 2 3 82 - It was built by the Austrians as a barracks.... HistoryBubbaWoo - 30 Apr 2010 jon357 - 31 Aug 2013
	TV - Naliboki massacre of Poles 6 - The IPN, even after certain politicians had got at them.... HistoryPolonius3 - 25 Aug 2013 Harry - 26 Aug 2013
	The Pogrom on Jews at Eishyshok (Ejszyszki) in Poland 2 3 68 - Exactly. Very unlike those who try to make an issue about things of which they know nothing.... History1jola - 10 Jun 2010 jon357 - 24 Aug 2013
	Poles and Scots over the centuries 4 - First I have heard of this - are you sure this was in Scotland or was it in... HistoryPolonius3 - 20 Aug 2013 szkotja2007 - 21 Aug 2013
	What does "the second Apocalypse" mean? WW2? 5 - I read a book "A Concise History of Poland" last week.And I suppose Astoria and milawi were right. Thank... HistoryKosmos - 3 Aug 2013 Kosmos - 13 Aug 2013
	Warsaw - under whose occupation in late 19th century? 16 - Ask Putin, the world democracy leader.... HistoryPolonius3 - 20 Jan 2012 Zibi - 3 Aug 2013
	Poland is a Catholic country 2 3 4 5 6 177 - Especially when this sort of thing is still going on, the RCC has little to no hope in... HistoryPolonius3 - 29 May 2013 whyikit - 30 Jul 2013
	Not only Mazowiecki damned an innocent bishop 2 3 74 - That is a sop for "I was caught lying once again, and what now?"... HistoryPolonius3 - 21 Jul 2013 sobieski - 23 Jul 2013
	WWII Polish Exiles in Uganda 2 36 - please vote for The Kresy Siberia Foundation to receive a grant so that we can continue to document these... Historycheehaw - 20 Nov 2009 Tim Bucknall - 17 Jul 2013
	Polish archaeologists unearth 'vampire grave' 18 - Is witchcraft illegal in PL? And did she float? Illegal enough to arrest someone for it apparently. It was... Historyjon357 - 12 Jul 2013 jon357 - 12 Jul 2013
	70th Anniversary of Sikorskis Death (Newark) 30 - I'm pretty sure that it is wasteland. I seem to remember reading about some hairbrained scheme by some Czech... HistoryTim Bucknall - 8 Jul 2013 Harry - 10 Jul 2013
	The smallest Poland ever? 2 3 4 115 - Mostly poor countries where the population can't afford contraception and a large number of kids guarantee the survival... HistoryPolonius3 - 21 Apr 2011 TheOther - 1 Jul 2013
	Bronisław Grąbczewski, (1855-1926) - Great enemy of Britain 15 - Gromchevsky also lost in a personal way. During his meeting with Younghusband in the mountains of Huna, he asked... HistoryVarsovian - 22 Mar 2012 RachelB. - 30 Jun 2013
	What do Polish people think about Belorussians? 2 38 - palaczka I don't know what it means to sasha but if you call a polish girl palachka w polsce... HistoryBialorusin - 25 May 2010 madziula - 27 Jun 2013
	Memorial to honour the thousands of Scottish-based Polish soldiers 10 - Thank you. Can you tell me where I might find this information. Thanks... Historycelinski - 4 Nov 2008 Flb - 25 Jun 2013
	What do Poles owe to Russians? 2 3 4 5 6 7 193 - Ozi, I hope you won`t mind that I switched our discussion about Polish partition blame to another thread. polishforums.com/history-poland-34/polish-critical-mistakes-throughout-centuries-63891... Historypawian - 13 Apr 2011 pawian - 21 Jun 2013
	Comparing Poland's communist-era slogans and propoganda with modern day concepts 23 - Propaganda: Power and Persuasion - a major British Library exhibition lifting the lid on the ways governments across the... Historydelphiandomine - 1 Jun 2013 AdamKadmon - 14 Jun 2013
	How do Poles feel about what the French did during the first few stages of WWII? 30 - Seems to me that delph swallowing a lot of SB made BS. On the other hand he made... Historyylzmichal - 9 Jun 2013 Ironside - 10 Jun 2013
	Foreigners in Poland during Martial Law 8 - I have a friend who arrived in Poland shortly before Martial Law and who stayed throughout (working as a... Historydelphiandomine - 2 Jun 2013 mafketis - 3 Jun 2013
	Communal living in Poland 5 - There was even more overcrowding in St Petersburg and Moscow before the revolution. No social engineering, just overcrowding.... HistoryZooey - 29 May 2013 jon357 - 30 May 2013
	Zygmunt Gorgolewski- the architect of the Opera House in Lwów 2 47 - Is that even mean anything? Surly you don't understand what I have asked for.Thats all right the question was... HistoryChris R - 25 May 2013 Ironside - 28 May 2013
	A map of the 2nd Republic - help? 5 - igrek.amzp.pl/mapindex.php?cat=WIG25... Historydelphiandomine - 25 May 2013 Kowalski - 27 May 2013
	Have Poles blood on their hands? :) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 496 - American founding fathers realized that democracies fall because special interest groups get control and don't care about the country.... Historyespana - 6 Aug 2009 ob1 - 17 May 2013
	Khrushchev & Gomułka spared 3 - His memoirs are very worth reading.... Historypolonius - 3 Dec 2012 jon357 - 15 May 2013
	What nation do Poles feel closer to? 2 3 74 - Ok, I can be your friend now too, if you wish ....and please forgive me it is almost... Historysouthern - 12 Mar 2011 jackmark - 10 May 2013
	What do Polish people think about Greeks ? 18 - yeah you're right at first i tried to learn a polish song... it took me a week because of... Historyelladapolska - 6 May 2013 elladapolska - 7 May 2013
	Poland's Roads in the 17th Century 19 - Cruel but funny and true from my memory :) It has to be pointed out that... Historyandersm - 21 Apr 2013 isthatu2 - 3 May 2013
	How I blew a 6 figure grant for my charity because of my appreciation of Polish history... 2 3 77 - Well for starters, Scientologists are against psychology[i] and [i]psychiatry. I don't know if they are against psycho-analysis or... Historymasks98 - 11 Apr 2013 yerrik - 29 Apr 2013
	FDR and Americas communist insurgency affecting Poland 2 35 - YALTA CONFERENCE.... ROOSEVELT KNEW ABOUT UKRAINE AND HE KNEW STALIN HAD PLANNED A HOLOCAUST FOR POLAND... what... Historycall1n - 25 Apr 2013 call1n - 27 Apr 2013
	RAAF aircrew who died during the Warsaw Rising 8 - Well, technically it wasnt an Uprising,more of a last ditch unexpected and valiant defence of the Ghetto,so maybe dont... HistoryOzi Dan - 24 Apr 2013 isthatu2 - 27 Apr 2013

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