History

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

	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
	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
	Poland and Orientalism 2 3 4 115 - poland has never been imperialistic in its constitution, that might be viewed as backwoods... it may have... HistoryDes Essientes - 15 May 2011 czar - 5 Jan 2012
	Were Nobles during Commonwealth constituting the Nation of Poland? 2 37 - Of course not. You are not able to joke or sth sth in jest. You are completely devoid... HistoryIronside - 12 May 2011 pawian - 9 Jun 2021
	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
	The Great Polish History - in pictures. 14 - Jadwiga, the youngest daughter of Louis I the Great, became the ruler of Poland on October 16, 1384. Thanks... HistorySokrates - 10 May 2011 johnny reb - 6 Aug 2023
	Where did the power of Poland vanish to, since... let`s say, some 300 years ago? 2 3 4 5 6 180 - There is no problem because we do not give them any significant power anymore. The trouble with absolute... HistoryCrow - 6 May 2011 Tacitus - 16 Feb 2022
	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
	Its decided. If Germany interfere in Silesia, Russia would support Poland. New winds 9 - Moment when Putin explained to Merkel > youtube.com/watch?v=OexlkYDoEBg Dialogue: Merkel: ``You see, we fly high.`` Putin:... HistoryCrow - 30 Apr 2011 Crow - 31 Jan 2018
	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 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
	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
	Old communist leaders still buried in Merit Cemetery in Powązki 17 - Kania, in the thread about Soviet memorials, you said: you are just displaying your usual pawianism again. Typical. ... Historypawian - 23 Apr 2011 pawian - 10 Aug 2023
	Poland's 1945 - 1989 under communism or during socialism? 2 3 65 - @Grzegorz_ Liberals aren't absolutely socialists in US. What a bunch of kaka! Bzdura!!! Liberals are liberals and socialists are... Historypoland_ - 23 Apr 2011 polkawusa - 16 Sep 2018
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Why did Russia attack Poland in WW2? 2 3 4 5 6 178 - Merged: Russia is an aggressor again?! youtube.com/watch?v=cHfBIO-alTI... Historypolak123 - 10 Apr 2011 Crnogorac3 - 27 Jan 2016
	Jan Potocki On Ancient Slavic History. 6 - Equally, why not? This other film was back in the mid-60s. Anyway, the latest film (currently showing at... HistoryDes Essientes - 3 Apr 2011 jon357 - 20 Mar 2018
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	How much Poles trust to France? 2 3 4 93 - Gimme good, stick-to-the ribs podsilek any day of the year... kosher or not, here I come! -:)... HistoryCrow - 13 Mar 2011 Lyzko - 4 May 2022
	Polish pirates 2 58 - Easter is coming.... Historysouthern - 13 Mar 2011 Alien - 21 Mar 2024
	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
	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
	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
	How much did the Soviet "liberation" cost Poland in 1945? 14 - 600,000 dead russians?... HistoryPennBoy - 8 Mar 2011 isthatu2 - 8 Mar 2011
	When will Russia and Germany return the things they took from the Polish in Poland ? 2 49 - Yes but the paperwork/test that need to be done before one can actually get near a kid in... Historyvalpomike - 7 Mar 2011 Harry - 9 Mar 2011
	Poland during the Renaissance 2 3 4 5 146 - I've just started working on a translation of Walenty Rozdzienski's Officina Ferraria (1612). The source version is available here.... Historygregrocks33 - 5 Mar 2011 Tommo - 8 Feb 2015
	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
	Armia Krajowa - Polish underground forces during WWII 4 - Merged: Russian Govt forbids AK memory Russian govt continues to forbid any promotion of memory of the... HistoryJaneDoe - 3 Mar 2011 goofy_the_dog - 13 Jun 2017
	"I was more afraid of fellow Poles than Nazi German Officers", says Bartoszewski 2 3 4 5 130 - Of course not. Right is a moral/ethical term, social Dawinism is a physical/biological concept which has nothing to... HistoryStu - 2 Mar 2011 Polonius3 - 1 Nov 2015
	A question regarding Christian/Pagan military alliance in First Millenium Central Europe 17 - Ok, it's 2016 now, I just happened to stumble upon this thread... I believe I migth have an answer... HistoryDes Essientes - 1 Mar 2011 Gielie - 27 Jun 2016
	Help identify medals for a Polish soldiers Grandson please 7 - Seems his G Grandfather was involved in all the major events of 20th C Poland short of the Warsaw... Historyisthatu2 - 26 Feb 2011 isthatu2 - 27 Feb 2011
	Insoluble Judaeo-Polish imbroglio? 2 44 - Well.....lets see, Judaic Homeland is in ME? But I see your point. The British jews (including family members... HistoryPolonius3 - 19 Feb 2011 isthatu2 - 21 Feb 2011
	An American studying medicine in the PRL 1978-1985: my story 2 3 4 5 142 - He was indeed very straightforward and didn`t patyczkować himself with you. :):):):... Historyrybnik - 19 Feb 2011 pawian - 21 Jan 2013
	Wizna 1939 - Free Comic to Download 7 - damn straight, I'd be proper fúcked without it :P... HistoryTorq - 19 Feb 2011 smurf - 20 Feb 2011
	Was Daniel Fahrenheit a Pole? 2 3 4 5 138 - Why, mongrel????... HistoryJaneDoe - 15 Feb 2011 pawian - 25 Jan 2024
	Trying to learn more about Warsaw University in 1968, specifically the Math Dept 3 - Thanks, that's helpful. Great site. I'd like to know know what the fallout of the 6 day war... Historybasianewyorkcit - 15 Feb 2011 basianewyorkcit - 17 Feb 2011
	If Poland didn't exist, how did citizens become Polish? 2 57 - I chose mine, you chose yours... me like :D oh you! Didn't give me... Historysunbreak - 15 Feb 2011 Mr Grunwald - 23 Feb 2011
	Stalag Luft III - the Great Escape (yes, it's in Poland!) 20 - Thanks for the link thug.... HistoryVarsovian - 4 Feb 2011 isthatu2 - 8 Feb 2011
	Esperanto - an effort by a Pole ... 2 3 4 5 122 - lmao So he was in the RAF as well, very talented man.... HistoryLodz_The_Boat - 31 Jan 2011 poland_ - 1 Feb 2011
	In a German encyclopedia Poland is represented as: 30 - Poland has a wiki...problem is it's in polish....:(... HistoryGeorge8600 - 28 Jan 2011 Bratwurst Boy - 30 Jan 2011
	Bolesław Chrobry beat Terry Wogan's ancestor in battle 9 - I saw bits of it,lets say it was far better than I expected,not all fluffy travelogue and bohruns... HistoryVarsovian - 24 Jan 2011 isthatu2 - 25 Jan 2011
	Poland obliged to make war reparations to Austria and Germany after WWI. Why? 2 3 4 119 - Wise. You properly understand value of sharing info on Polishforums. And translate your money in some bank in... Historyhague1cmaeron - 24 Jan 2011 Crow - 1 Dec 2018
	Climate, weather event and Polish history 23 - My central point was that hungry people riot.... HistoryVarsovian - 17 Jan 2011 Varsovian - 30 Sep 2015
	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
	Why is there NOTHING (besides Gdansk and Szczecin) in former Prussia? 2 3 80 - it may have been called Royal Prussia (Prusy Królewskie) but it doesn't change the fact that most of... HistoryKsysia - 4 Jan 2011 gumishu - 2 Mar 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
	Watch Poland grow and shrink (interactive map) 2 52 - 2011 will be the start of the Pol-Turk era as the polish girls will discover the 3 million sex... HistoryPolonius3 - 31 Dec 2010 southern - 10 Jan 2011
	Poland in a Slavic Union/Alliance/Federation? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 335 - How things stand, Slavic alliance becoming serious option. If we are still normal, its because we are Slavs.... HistoryLodz_The_Boat - 25 Dec 2010 Crow - 14 Oct 2021
	August Agbala - Nigerian soldier in Warsaw Uprising 23 - Shitonyou, welcome back. They said you were dead. But why are you again unregistered? :):) Why tiny? Because... HistoryMcCoy - 15 Dec 2010 pawian - 3 Aug 2019
	Old Polish Flag 17 - Hmm, rarely does it happen here in case of Polish historical/political issues but I have to admit that... Historypolskatage - 15 Dec 2010 pawian - 22 Aug 2020

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