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History has always been an important element of life in Poland. Share your reflections on Poland's past. (page 13)

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	What are Poland's greatest attributes? 5 - Poland's greatest treasure is the meat. Poland wants the meat, and Poland has the meat. It's all ****** up,... HistoryClemsonrules - 30 Aug 2011 quiggle - 29 Sep 2011
	Polish bombers over Berlin in 1939? 19 - what difference did it make - I doubt they could have send more than 30 planes in a single... Historysobieski - 24 Sep 2011 gumishu - 27 Sep 2011
	Poland Lithuania - current relations 2 3 4 5 124 - The character of the HRE was changing throught the ages, you admitted as much yourself so i understand... HistoryJurgis - 26 Apr 2011 Sokrates - 24 Sep 2011
	Life in Partitioned Poland (Specifically in the Prussian Partition) 2 3 4 118 - Seems to me that knowing how and when the canals & dikes were built, when the industrial revolution started... HistoryCinnabar - 4 Oct 2010 elpaso - 14 Sep 2011
	15.08.1920 - without Hungarians there would be no miracle at the Vistula - Poles remember 15 - Yes, I agree with you. Despite communism which tried to penetrate into every sphere of life from 1945,... HistoryMyMom - 15 Aug 2011 pawian - 5 Sep 2011
	Today is the 1st of September (WWII start in Poland) 2 3 4 5 138 - The 72nd anniversary of the start of hostilities for some (31/08, really).... HistoryMareGaea - 1 Sep 2010 Seanus - 1 Sep 2011
	Question on Poland 1980-82 (the history of Solidarity during the years of 1980 and 1981) 17 - I was in Wroclaw on that day. I was too scared to join the brave ones demonstrating on Plac... HistoryUS_Rover - 26 Apr 2011 rybnik - 31 Aug 2011
	Has Poland ever participated in any big wars (except WW2)? 2 3 73 - You need to talk to the leader of "Liga Polskich Rodzin", also known as "League of Polish Families" -... HistoryClemsonrules - 26 Aug 2011 delphiandomine - 30 Aug 2011
	Bad luck of Poland or something else? - constant occupatiuon by different vermin 11 - ishatu2: what kind of a marron are you to sneak a reference to Zaolzie conflict into a thread about... HistoryCrow - 9 Aug 2011 MyMom - 26 Aug 2011
	Polish contribution to World War II (movie) 4 - For anyone who wants to listen to music connected with WWII, I suggest Sabaton. They are from Sweden and... HistoryPLpatriot111 - 25 Mar 2011 Seanus - 21 Aug 2011
	My Great Grand father took part in the Battle of Warsaw! 2 3 90 - I refer to Costi's type narrow mindedness that haunts like disease this world. You are an intelligent... HistoryBorrka - 24 Jul 2010 Olaf K - 15 Aug 2011
	Operation Simoom (the 20 billion dollar deal for Poland) 2 - Money talks, BS walks ;)... HistoryPennBoy - 13 Aug 2011 Seanus - 13 Aug 2011
	Why did communism in Poland fail? 2 3 4 5 6 180 - Very insightful! I recently fell while walking because my walk was ... not good. I've found an... HistorySeanBM - 17 Apr 2011 aoife - 13 Aug 2011
	Fascinating account by von Moltke-Prussian chief of Staff: Poland: A historical Sketch. 30 - Austrohungary was based on the superiority each folk felt to each other.Austrians considered themselves above all,Czechs thought they are... Historyhague1cmaeron - 25 Jul 2011 southern - 5 Aug 2011
	1772 – Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland 9 - Talking about simple facts, I think we can all conclude that if the Golden Horde maintained its suzerainty... HistoryConstantineK - 5 Aug 2011 hague1cmaeron - 5 Aug 2011
	Sabaton 40-1. Poland WW2 (updated with: Uprising) 2 39 - You just blurt out crap without any reference. They boasted about how they could stand up to... HistoryWarsaw8 - 17 Aug 2008 Ogorki - 2 Aug 2011
	Has Polish king Sobieski become an idol of right wing extremists? 21 - Lots of truth to this one. Roman Catholic Church propaganda.... HistoryBartekM - 25 Jul 2011 Chicago Pollock - 26 Jul 2011
	Defying Germaniztion in 1901 Polish boy writes 'German girls are ugly' 2 3 4 5 128 - The Occupation is not a myth. There is no need to coat trail. I've never... HistoryPennBoy - 20 Jul 2011 Barney - 25 Jul 2011
	× Norman Davies - the Brit who loves Poland and becomes one of Us 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 250 - Other than not being allowed to form authorized communities I haven't heard of any other rules in Warsaw... HistoryBabylon - 4 Jan 2007 Marynka11 - 19 Jul 2011
	I'm searching for a movie about Polish-Bolshevik war of 1920 18 - October 2011 - the release of the Polish production whoich look great in the trailer: ..... HistorySpavo - 13 Jun 2008 pawian - 19 Jul 2011
	Polish flag over the Reichstag first? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 399 - I doubt it but its certainly possible after all Russia would not want Poland to steal the glory, right?... HistoryKevwad - 31 Dec 2010 MASON - 16 Jul 2011
	Worst leader of the PUWP? 3 - Without a doubt.... HistoryRain33 - 15 Jul 2011 delphiandomine - 15 Jul 2011
	Looking for a good book on modern Polish politics 4 - Naomi Kliens book Shock Doctrine has a section on Poland: naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine the book 'free to hate': Free-Hate-Post-Communist-Eastern-Europe/dp/04159 10587 ... HistoryRain33 - 15 Jul 2011 milky - 15 Jul 2011
	Władysław łokietek? ... Ojców National Park 7 - I remember you. You were the only ones without ropes and other gear. It closes at... HistoryNojas - 10 Jul 2011 pawian - 12 Jul 2011
	What exactly is Galicia? 4 - I am fairly certain that he is of Polish decent, but yeah i think researching more of his village... HistoryMarcin 7 - 9 Jul 2011 Marcin 7 - 9 Jul 2011
	Is there any part of Polish history that's at least a bit glorious? 2 3 4 5 6 7 192 - How did they steal Klose and Podolski? And how did Gutenberg steal printing from the Chinese? Where did Kant... Historyfrd - 3 Aug 2010 Palivec - 7 Jul 2011
	The Greatest King of Poland? 2 3 4 117 - The greatest king of Poland? Hmm... Polish school books teach about all of them with such great sympathy. They... HistoryPennBoy - 17 Nov 2010 massachusetts - 2 Jul 2011
	Felix Topolski - what a wonderful discovery (for me) 15 - Then you dont seem to see the beauty in simplistic art - its pure beauty as far as... HistoryAmathyst - 12 Oct 2010 Amathyst - 1 Jul 2011
	Controversial Chapters: Polish-German history texbook 8 - Spiegel would say that. If they can manage to do it, it'll be huge. It should be... HistoryPennBoy - 21 Jun 2011 delphiandomine - 22 Jun 2011
	Writing a book: Occupations in the 1st half of the 20th century. 6 - Thank you so much! I sincerely appreciate your help.... HistoryAuthor - 20 Jun 2011 Author - 21 Jun 2011
	WW2 - The other side. What USSR, also that the Polish government has made not to admit WW2 2 45 - I am not an expert as other people on this forum but I'll try to answer the question. ... HistoryPro_Svet_Spb - 13 Jun 2011 GoldenBomb - 20 Jun 2011
	German Traitor And Polish Pig 2 3 4 96 - if everybody was always defending who was actually attacking... Historyender - 9 Jun 2011 gumishu - 18 Jun 2011
	Pieces of Real Polish History 2 60 - quite informative!... HistoryAntek_Stalich - 16 Jun 2011 loc_kanika - 17 Jun 2011
	Symbols & Signs in Polish History, Culture & Life 2 3 89 - - spilled salt - quarrel will ensue - spilled sugar - accord is certain - fork falls on the... Historymyjustyna - 12 Jun 2011 z_darius - 16 Jun 2011
	Lancers' fantasies (fantaisies) - Polish revellers 5 - I certainly agree. It also shows that he was well read. I do not even try to guess... Historyboletus - 13 Jun 2011 boletus - 14 Jun 2011
	Poland's biggest historical blunder? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 341 - WTF are you about ? As if killing natives all over the globe is somehow essential or emasculating... HistoryPolonius3 - 22 May 2011 Ironside - 10 Jun 2011
	Hollywood stars to act in Italian film on Poland's Battle of Vienna 19 - On my keyboard, the comma is directly to the right of the "M" key.... HistoryEagle20 - 10 Jul 2010 ShawnH - 4 Jun 2011
	Der Spiegel: World War II articles 4 - There is a bunch of Ukrainian/German mixes here in Canada (and probably the US and elsewhere). I wonder why?... Historyboletus - 31 May 2011 legend - 31 May 2011
	The Way Back ( Długi Marsz movie) Colin Farrell, Ed Harris 27 - There is some doubt about that too, however I read an interview with a guy who takes care... HistoryPennBoy - 12 Aug 2010 RobertLee - 28 May 2011
	Info on Poland in 1988 - researching a short film 21 - That's right Softie. The film is indeed great, made authentically. Perhaps the problem is there is not so much... Historybravo - 18 May 2011 Antek_Stalich - 18 May 2011
	Warsaw in 1988. Military presence? 2 - No military in the streets of Warsaw in 1988 except normal cadre members and soldiers on leave. Picturesque were... Historybravo - 18 May 2011 Antek_Stalich - 18 May 2011
	Russians 'tortured to death' in Polish camps? 2 58 - errrrr...what? Not sure of your point. Maybe the Soviet Communists in Poland painted a positive picture of... HistoryPennBoy - 16 May 2011 MediaWatch - 17 May 2011
	What are the key features of the Polish Eagle? 2 56 - In a very simple way. Peter was alfa and omega of Russian life in those times, he was russian... Historyfyip4 - 28 Jul 2009 ConstantineK - 16 May 2011
	Pannonia - was it a part of Poland? 3 - Crow, with your vast knowledge you should rewrite these Wikipedia articles, because now they all tell lies: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannonia... HistoryMIHALGHEO - 16 May 2011 Palivec - 16 May 2011
	Are Polish territories natively German? 2 3 73 - I bet you are a Germanic. I notice alot of Germanics don't refute. Instead tend to respond with... HistoryKoala - 11 May 2011 PolskiMoc - 13 May 2011
	Polish and Russian soul anno 1914 and today 2 45 - I'd say that it was Poland's neighbors, with their conformist and totalitarian tendencies, that caused Poland to struggle... HistoryFlaglessPole - 10 May 2011 Des Essientes - 12 May 2011
	Poles in the Napoleonic era 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 224 - The general problem is that in Poland quotes of German politicians and rulers are frequently seen out of context... HistoryMr Grunwald - 29 Mar 2009 Palivec - 6 May 2011
	Scottish graves in Gdansk 4 - One would think so, but apparently there is very little physical evidence, such as graves etc. Alexander Chalmers,... HistoryTrevek - 3 May 2011 Trevek - 4 May 2011
	Civilian life in Poland (Krakow) during the WW2. 30 - My grandmother is over 90 years old she was born in Krakow and has lived there all her her... HistoryAlexia - 15 Apr 2011 GrzegorzKoziol - 30 Apr 2011
	Silesia occupation 2 49 - There's a lot of internet ping-pong about Silesian separatism but, frankly speaking, I've seen no rallies here in over... HistoryMartAnthony - 8 Jan 2011 Seanus - 30 Apr 2011
	The Piast dynasty did most for Poland 24 - Doesnt matter it had more than ten times the population and was more than 300 years ahead in... HistoryPennBoy - 28 Apr 2011 Sokrates - 30 Apr 2011
	Poland paid off American Jewry in 1960 2 3 4 5 6 162 - I hate those words, you know why? Because Jews use them all the time and its newspeak nothing... HistoryPolonius3 - 27 Mar 2011 Sokrates - 28 Apr 2011
	United States of America Vs Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 2 3 74 - Until the Liberum Veto The Commonwealth was a much better place to live, it's problem was it formed... HistoryDavid_18 - 6 Aug 2010 PennBoy - 23 Apr 2011
	Whoever is a Pole, of Polish blood and Polish origin... MUST listen this song of Racowie 2 57 - Generally many insiders and outsiders were highly uncomfortable with Yugoslavia and wanted it to finish since it did not... HistoryCrow - 2 Apr 2011 southern - 3 Apr 2011
	6th annviersary of JPII's death 6 - Oh, well then that marks 6 years since I lived in Krakow. I was there when it happened... had... HistoryPolonius3 - 2 Apr 2011 Ashleys mind - 3 Apr 2011
	Shafting The Poles - article by Ralph Peters NYP 17 - You are nuts. Poland has traditionally been shafted by the West. That is nothing new. Go... Historyenkidu - 8 Mar 2011 Penguins Fan - 2 Apr 2011
	Help for my graduation thesis (about Auschwitz-Birkenau) 6 - I visited Treblinka, in remembrance of the many people who had lost their precious lives in the death... HistoryAnita23 - 29 Mar 2011 beckski - 30 Mar 2011
	Aleksander Kwaśniewski was Slavic traitor, shame of Polish politics? What Poles think? 15 - simple. It may happen that Polish diaspora have identical interests to the Polish people in homeland, in Poland. Now,... HistoryCrow - 19 Mar 2011 Crow - 22 Mar 2011
	EU or Russian Empire, who taking/took more from Poland and Poles? 2 40 - ....my patience has limits....... HistoryCrow - 25 Oct 2010 Bratwurst Boy - 20 Mar 2011
	Poland 1939. American photojournalist, Harrison Forman 9 - You know that !!!!....... for sure ........ where from ? You are a magician you can see what... HistoryDavid_18 - 14 Mar 2011 ManicPreacher - 17 Mar 2011

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