The heart of Europe, a bastion of Christianity, best of East and West.
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Legatum et hereditatum Piastorum+Iagiellonorum+Vasorum+Ioannis III
Polish archaeologists endoscopically reached the tomb of the King of Poland, Władysław the Elbow-high, who successfully united Poland in the 14th century. He used politics, diplomacy and military forces. One of the first things that archaeologists saw was a... sword.
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1514/1654 agressions
1772/93/95 partitions
1794 massacre of Praga
1831 attack on Warsaw
1863 bloody suppression of 🇵🇱Uprising
1920 Bolsheviks invasion
1939 Soviet Russia as Hitler's ally
1940 Katyn massacre
1944 betrayal of Warsaw Uprising
It's not Russophobia - It's Russrealism
412 years ago, on July 4, 1610, in the battle of Kluszyn, 2,500 Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, including the legendary Hussars, and several hundred Ukrainian Cossacks, destroyed 18,000 Russian-Swedish army. As a result of the victory, army of Rzeczpospolita entered Moscow.
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''You can't be a Cossack without fighting.''
In defense of Ukraine and for safe Poland, Janusz ''Kozak'' Szeremeta died in the Battle of Bakhmut. Historical reenactor of Cossack traditions, soldier, platoon commander.
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Real Cossack. Ataman. Worthy Son of Rzeczpospolita.
341 years ago, on September 12, 1683, the army of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, including the legendary Winged Hussars, and the troops of the Holy Roman Empire, under the command of the King Jan III Sobieski, defeated the Ottoman army near Vienna - saving Europe.
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Poland has donated heavy howitzers to Ukraine.
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The tradition of sending Polish heavy artillery armored to the east is not new. Dates back to 1514, when the Polish and Lithuanian army destroyed the Russian army near Orsha.
A curiosity from today ... an old print from the 18th century, which the President of France gave to the Pope, comes from the Polish Academic Library in Lwów/Lviv. You can see the stamp.
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Polish collections from Lwów were plundered by the Germans and the Soviets...
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@LB2S
Giorgia Meloni said that "Poland is a young democracy"... So let's remind:
🛡️ 1331 knights' parliament in Chęciny
📔 1347 law codification
👑 1386 the first election of the new King
🏛️ 1454 extension of the rights of parliament
📜 1791 the first modern Constitution in Europe
One year ago, December 4, 2022 in defense of Ukraine and for safe Poland, Janusz ''Kozak'' Szeremeta died in the Battle of Bakhmut. Historical reenactor of Cossack traditions, soldier, platoon commander.
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Real Cossack. Ataman. Worthy Son of Rzeczpospolita.
If you wondered how the Ukrainian community survived the invasions of the Ottomans, Tatars and Russians from the 16th-17th centuries and bravely defended the former Rzeczpospolita, the Hetmanate and Christianity ... Love and courage must be the answer.
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104 years ago, on August 15, 1920, soldiers of the Polish Army stopped the Bolshevik offensive in the great Battle of Warsaw, thwarting the communists' plans to march to Western Europe. The next day, Poland launched a counterattack.
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412 years ago, on October 9, 1610, after the destruction of the Russian army in the Battle of Kłuszyn, Forces of the Rzeczpospolita under the command of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski seized the Moscow Kremlin.
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Fot. Zrodzeni do Szabli / Born for the Saber /
@bn_org_pl
411 years ago, on October 29, 1611, the deposed Tsar of Russia, Vasyl IV Shujski, paid homage to the King of Poland, Zygmunt III Waza, in the Royal Castle in Warsaw. The rule of Vasyl IV was overthrown as a result of the Polish victory in the Battle of Kłuszyn.
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The areas of today's western Ukraine have historical relations with Poland, which is why many Poles live there to this day. One of them - Mateusz Józefowicz from Mościska gave His life in the last days to defend Ukraine.
He is a Hero of 🇵🇱 and 🇺🇦.
Hero of the Rzeczpospolita.
The original banner from the January Uprising of 1863. It symbolizes the union of Poland, Lithuania and Ruthenia - Belarus and Ukraine in the fight together for freedom. Today is the 160th anniversary of the beginning of the Uprising.
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Fot.
413 years ago, on July 4, 1610, in the battle of Kluszyn, 2,500 Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, including the legendary Hussars, and several hundred Ukrainian Cossacks, destroyed 18,000 Russian-Swedish army. As a result of the victory, army of Rzeczpospolita entered Moscow.
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508 years ago, on September 8, 1514, the knights of the
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Moscow army in the battle of Orsha. One of the greatest battles of the 16th century in the world.
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Son of Poland and Belarus. Descendant of January Insurgents 1863. Soldier of Kalinowski Regiment. On August 6, Przemysław Rasiewicz-Kuczyński gave his life in fight against evil. His will was to be buried in Lwów at Łyczakowski Cemetery near Polish heroes 1918-1920.
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414 years ago, on October 9, 1610, after the destruction of the Russian army in the Battle of Kłuszyn, Forces of the Rzeczpospolita under the command of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski seized the Moscow Kremlin.
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Fot. Born for the Saber /
@bn_org_pl
''You can't be a Cossack without fighting.''
In defense of Ukraine and for safe Poland, Janusz ''Kozak'' Szeremeta died in 2022 in the Battle of Bakhmut. Historical reenactor of Cossack traditions, soldier, commander.
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Real Cossack. Ataman. Worthy Son of Rzeczpospolita.
On June 11, 1694 one hundred Polish hussars and three hundred light armored cavalry under the command of Konstanty Zahorowski, Mikołaj Tyszkowski and Mikołaj Guttyter Dobrodziejski fought the battle of Hodów against 40,000 Tatars. The Poles won.
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The original banner from the January Uprising of 1863. It symbolizes the union of Poland, Lithuania and Ruthenia - Belarus and Ukraine, in the fight together for freedom.
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403 years ago, in September 1621 in Battle of Chocim, army of Rzeczpospolita - Poles, Lithuanians and Ukrainian Cossacks fought in defense of Europe against the Ottomans.
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Photo. Zrodzeni do Szabli / Born for the Saber
The wild terrain of eastern Polish borderland requires traditional military methods. Horses, assault rifles and thermal imagers are the best. A place where the 14th century meets the 21st. The knightly ethos is the same.
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@WCR_Lublin
613 years ago, on July 15, 1410, in the Battle of Grunwald, the Polish-Lithuanian army defeated the forces of the Teutonic Order and its allies from Western Europe. The power of the Jagiellonian Dynasty came into the world in a great battle of the Middle Ages...
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The Polish National Sanctuary - Jasna Góra, a monastery with a history from the 14th century, announced its readiness to accept and care for refugees from Ukraine.
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@JasnaGoraNews
One of the strongest photos ever.
Józef Piłsudski laughing during his arrest by the Russian tsarist secret police. 1900. Police records.
14 years later, He will lead the Polish Legions to fight against Russia, and then defeat the Bolsheviks in 1920. Poland will resurrect. 🇵🇱⚔️
614 years ago, on July 15, 1410, in the Battle of Grunwald, the Polish-Lithuanian army defeated the forces of the Teutonic Order and its allies from Western Europe. The power of the Jagiellonian Dynasty came into the world in a great battle of the Middle Ages...
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What do You think about the new monument of the Polish cavalry which defeated the bolsheviks in 1920 in the battle of Komarów?
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@MON_GOV_PL
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@Zelazna_Dywizja
103 years ago, on August 15, 1920, soldiers of the Polish Army defeated the Bolsheviks in the Battle of Warsaw, stopping their march to the West.
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Photo of Polish Volunteer Soldiers on their way to the front. Thank You Heroes!
On January 22, 1863, tens of thousands of volunteers took part in the fight for the free Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth. The January Uprising began. One of the greatest guerrilla wars in the history of mankind.
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Did you know that the Polish-French Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie (1867-1934), discoverer of the radium and polonium, came from the medieval Polish knightly family of the Dołęga coat of arms?
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Today is Her birthday! She was born in Warsaw! 🎂
Symbolic. The Presidents of Poland and Ukraine at the Royal Castle in Warsaw in front of a painting in which the Russian envoy begs the King of Poland Stefan Batory for peace in 1582. As a result, Russia then had to give back the plundered territories.
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@jakub_szymczuk
It is very important to have great patrons. Many warriors from all over the world are fighting in Ukraine using the Polish Grot rifle - which is named in memory of General Stefan Rowecki ''Grot'', the Commander of the Home Army, enemy of German Nazis and Russian Bolsheviks
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412 years ago, on October 29, 1611, the deposed former
Tsar of Russia, Vasyl IV Shujski, paid tribute to the King of Poland, Zygmunt III Waza, in the Royal Castle in Warsaw. The rule of Vasyl IV was overthrown as a result of the Polish victory in the Battle of Kłuszyn.
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Can someone in Europe finally pay attention to the fact that Lithuania is liquidating and degrading Polish schools in the Wilno-Vilnius region? This is an unprecedented act of ethnic discrimination against people who have lived there for centuries. Longer than most "Lithuanians".
W gminie Połuknie, gdzie mieście się Gimnazjum im. L. Komołowskiego Polacy stanowią około 70 proc., ale władze rejonu likwidują gimnazjum polskie nie litewskie. Aby uczyć się po polsku starsi uczniowie będę musieli być dowożeni 20-30 km do polskiego gimnazjum w Landwarowie. 8/9
On May 21, 1674, the nobility of the Rzeczpospolita elected Jan Sobieski as the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania. The Lion of Lechistan. Victor of the battles of Podhajce, Chocim and Vienna. Defender of Europe and Christianity.
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330 years ago, June 11, 1694 one hundred Polish hussars, three hundred light armored cavalry under command of Konstanty Zahorowski, Mikołaj Tyszkowski and Mikołaj Guttyter Dobrodziejski fought the battle of Hodów against 40,000 Tatars. Poles repelled all Tatars' attacks.
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340 years ago, on September 12, 1683, the army of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, including the legendary Winged Hussars, and the troops of the Holy Roman Empire, under the command of the King Jan III Sobieski, defeated the Ottoman army near Vienna - saving Europe.
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Lion of Lechistan, Grand Hetman of the Crown, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Winner of the battles of Chocim 1673 and Vienna 1683. Defender of Christian Europe. On August 17, 1629, Jan Sobieski was born in the Olesko Castle.
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Oh how we miss Him today...
The wild terrain of eastern Polish borderland requires traditional military methods. Horses, assault rifles and thermal imagers are the best. A place where the 14th century meets the 21st. The knightly ethos is the same.
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@WCR_Lublin
414 years ago, July 4, 1610, army of Rzeczpospolita, 3.000 cavalry, almost Hussars, under command of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski, defeated Russian-Swedish army of Szujski/De la Gardie-18.000, in Battle of Klushino. (Total forces: 7.000 vs 35.000).
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Road to Moscow was open.
80 years ago, July 11, 1943 was culmination of Volhynia Massacre. Ukrainian nationalists murdered over 100,000 Poles. Exhumation, burial of the victims and cessation of cult of UPA murderers is last issue to be settled between 🇺🇦-🇵🇱. Let's do it. The only loser will be Russia.
It is very important for 🇱🇹 to understand that Poles in Lithuania must have the rights to their own language, culture and education in Polish schools. It is a paradox, but Poles living in the Wilno region have been living centuries longer than Lithuanians who arrived after 1945.
Manifestacja Związku Polaków na Litwie w obronie szkół mniejszości dociera na Plac Katedralny. Wśród tysięcy Polaków są też przedstawiciele innych mniejszości, w tym społeczności szkół rosyjskich aż z Kłajpedy.
78 years ago, on October 13, 1944, the Nazi German army barbarously burnt the collections of the Polish National Library in Warsaw. Over 80,000 prints from the 15th-18th centuries, over 26,000 manuscripts.
A reminder of this is an urn with a handful of ashes from this crime. 📜🩸
401 years ago, in September 1621 in Battle of Chocim, army of Rzeczpospolita - Poles, Lithuanians and Ukrainian Cossacks fought in defense of Europe against the Ottomans.
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Fot. Zrodzeni do Szabli / Born for the Saber
In a fight symbolism and signs are very important. Polish volunteer Daniel Sztyber fighting in Ukraine gave His life wearing "Fighting Poland" - symbol used by soldiers of the Polish Home Army during World War II fighting against the German Nazi and Soviet occupiers.
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77 years ago, on October 13, 1944, the Nazi German army barbarously burnt the collections of the Polish National Library in Warsaw. Over 80,000 prints from the 15th-18th centuries, over 26,000 manuscripts.
A reminder of this is an urn with a handful of ashes from this crime.🩸📜
In 2018, in Czersk, Mazovia, Polish archaeologists excavated an original 30-meter and 35-ton Vistula punt from the 15th century.
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Fot. Państwowe Muzeum Archeologiczne
78 years ago, on November 3, 1944, the Germans burned the resources of the Polish Archives of Modern Records in Warsaw
@aan_gov_pl
. 36 kilometers of documents were burnt. Polish archivists risked their lives to save the most important 3 percent of historical documents.
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After the attack on Poland in 1939, German Nazis committed numerous murders of civilians, especially Polish priests, officials, landowners, teachers, doctors... Germans hid the bodies for example in trenches, to simulate that the victims were fallen soldiers.🩸
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@ipngovpl_eng
In November 1918, hundreds of Polish youth joined the ranks of the defenders of Lwów/Lviv, including many scouts, sometimes aged 12-14. They are known in Polish history as the Eaglets - "Orlęta Lwowskie".
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@KolorHistorii
Obywatelstwo polskie-prawo głosowania było przynależne potomkom rycerstwa, mieszczanie i kmiecie nabyli je walką o Polskę od 1794 po 1920. Z całym szacunkiem🇺🇦, ale to że ktoś zarabia na życie w Polsce, nie czyni go obywatelem, tak jak praca w firmie nie czyni go jej właścicielem
On April 17, 1356, King of Poland, Casimir the Great founded the city of Lwów-Lviv in the place of the stronghold of the Ruthenian dukes Daniel and Lew, and earlier the tribe of Lendians. It became one of the greatest cities of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
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550 years ago, on February 19, 1473, the Polish astronomer Mikołaj Kopernik - the creator of the Heliocentric Model was born in Toruń. He was the son of a Krakow merchant. His maternal grandfather Łukasz Watzenrode fought on the Polish side, against the Teutonic Knights.
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Someone tries to say that Poland needs to be taught democracy? Let's remind:
🛡️ 1331 knights' parliament in Chęciny
📔 1347 law codification
👑 1386 the first election of the new King
🏛️ 1454 extension of the rights of parliament
📜 1791 the first modern Constitution in Europe
Today is the anniversary of the surrender of the Russian army of Vasyl Sheremetyev in the great battle of Cudnów/Чуднів in 1660, in which Poles, Tatars, Russians and Cossacks fought.
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Fot. Zrodzeni do Szabli / Born for the Saber
509 years ago, on September 8, 1514, the knights of the
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Moscow army in the battle of Orsha. One of the greatest battles of the 16th century in the world.
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Someone tries to say that Poland needs to be taught democracy? Let's remind:
🛡️ 1331 knights' parliament in Chęciny
📔 1347 law codification
👑 1386 the first election of the new King
🏛️ 1454 extension of the rights of parliament
📜 1791 the first modern Constitution in Europe
85 years ago, on September 17, 1939, Soviet Russia - an ally of the German Nazis - attacked Poland. The Polish cities of Grodno and Lwów defended themselves heroically against the Soviets. Polish soldiers also fought to the death in the border fortifications of Tynne.
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Warto pamiętać, że prawdziwym językiem Śląska była gałąź języka staropolskiego, która utrzymała się . w rejonie Wrocławia, Ślęży, Oławy, Brzegu, Legnicy, Opola i Raciborza aż do połowy XIX w. i była niszczona przez Prusaków w okresie kulturkampfu.
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Meanwhile at auctions in Germany you can buy most of Polish historical artefacts! Everyone was equally fascinated by the armament of the Polish Hussars, as you can see... 🤣😂😅
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On April 17, 1356, King of Poland, Casimir the Great founded the city of Lwów-Lviv in the place of the stronghold of the Ruthenian dukes Daniel and Lew, and earlier the tribe of Lendians. It became one of the greatest cities of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
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That moment when you live in a country house just like your neighbors .... and then it turns out that your houses stand on the ruins of a bastion fortress of the Niemira and Firlej noble families from the 16th-17th centuries. Podlasie region, Poland.
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On July 1, 1569, the Union of Lublin was signed. Lithuania and Poland became a common Rzeczpospolita. Ruthenia became part of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. It was an extraordinary act of political marriage of nations. It continues to this day as the Lublin Triangle.
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79 years ago, on March 24, 1944 in Markowa, German Nazis murdered the Polish Ulma family - Józef, Wiktoria and their children - Stanisława, Barbara, Władysław, Franciszek, Antoni, Maria and the unborn child - for helping Jews.
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They will be beatified by the Catholic Church.
The Battle of Grunwald from 1410, in which the Polish and Lithuanian knights defeated the Teutonic Order, is still so famous that every year thousands of enthusiasts gather on July 15 for one of the largest historical reconstructions in the world.
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560 years ago, on September 15, 1463, in the Battle of the Vistula Lagoon - one of the largest naval battles of the Middle Ages, the Gdańsk and Elbląg Fleet of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland defeated the warships of the Teutonic Order.
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What do You think about monument of the Polish cavalry which defeated the bolsheviks in 1920 in the battle of Komarów?
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@MON_GOV_PL
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@Zelazna_Dywizja
Please 🇺🇦, explain why large part of the military cemetery in Brody in Ukraine was destroyed, where Polish soldiers from the war against the Russian Bolsheviks in 1920 were buried? They previously fought in defense of Kiev and for a free Ukraine with Semen Petliura!
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80 years ago, on August 1, 1944, the best Sons and Daughters of the Polish Nation started the Warsaw Uprising. 63 days of fire, blood and freedom. The fight against the German Nazi occupiers also shook Stalin. Independent Poland was close to resurrection.
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@jacksonhinklle
Poland? Statehood dating back to 9/10th c. Baptism 966. Territorial in various periods between Elbe River, Baltic Sea, Carpathians, Black Sea, Smolensk. Piast, Jagiellonian, Vasa dynasties. Conquest of Moscow 1610. Double resurrection. Saving Europe twice 1683 1920.
Jackson-🤡.
Warto pamiętać, że prawdziwym językiem Śląska była gałąź języka staropolskiego, która utrzymała się . w rejonie Wrocławia, Ślęży, Oławy, Brzegu, Legnicy i Opola aż do połowy XIX w. i była niszczona przez Prusaków w okresie kulturkampfu.
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Rzeczpospolita utraciła suwerenność podczas tzw. sejmu repninowskiego. W 1767 r. obradował on pod lufami wojsk rosyjskich. Postulatami Rosji było równouprawnienie innowierców, ograniczenie praw Kościoła i uznanie carycy za gwarantkę postanowień. Przywódców opozycji aresztowano.⬛️
510 years ago, on September 8, 1514, the knights of the
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Moscow army in the battle of Orsha. One of the greatest battles of the 16th century in the world.
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Today is the anniversary of the surrender of the Russian army of Vasyl Sheremetyev in the great battle of Cudnów/Чуднів in 1660, in which Poles, Tatars, Russians and Cossacks fought.
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Fot. Zrodzeni do Szabli / Born for the Saber
Mr Drobowycz, cemeteries of Ukrainian Petliura Soldiers are safe and honored in Poland. The death pits of Poles murdered in Volhynia do not even have any signs. Please do not be surprised that there is no place in Poland for monuments to murderers from the OUN-UPA.
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417 years ago, on September 27, 1605, in the Battle of Kircholm, the common army of Rzeczpospolita - 3,600 Poles, Lithuanians and Latvian-Kurlanders defeated the Swedish army - 11,000 soldiers. The most important moment of the battle was the Hussar's charge.
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80 years ago, on October 13, 1944, the Nazi German army barbarously burnt the collections of the Polish National Library in Warsaw. Over 80,000 prints from the 15th-18th centuries, over 26,000 manuscripts. A reminder of this is an urn with a handful of ashes from this crime.
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103 years ago, on September 28, 1920, Operation of Niemen River ended, in which the Polish Army finally destroyed the Bolshevik forces, repelling the invasion.
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In November 1918, hundreds of Polish youth joined the ranks of the defenders of Lwów/Lviv, including many scouts, sometimes aged 12-14. They are known in Polish history as the Eaglets - "Orlęta Lwowskie".
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@KolorHistorii
Today is 1006th anniversary of the Battle of Bug River in 1018. Warriors of Boleslaus the Brave - King of Poland (one of the Emperors-Tetrarchs of Europe according to ideas of Otto III) defeated Varangians of Yaroslav the Wise to help Prince of Rus Swiatopelk, return to Kiev.⚔️🛡️
On April 4, 1794, units of Polish insurgents led by Tadeusz Kościuszko destroyed Russian forces in the Battle of Racławice. The key moment was victorious attack of Polish Scythemen against Russian artillery. Peasants became knights! Today is the anniversary!
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In Poland, there is a tradition of saying "On Ukraine" instead of "In Ukraine". This is because Poles are the only ones in Europe who understand true meaning of the name Ukraine - "on the frontier". Like on the border, on guard. It's centuries of history. Let's respect it.
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The Royal Castle in Warsaw - history of this stronghold dates back to the 13th century and the Dukes of Mazovia. From the end of the 16th century the castle was the seat of the Kings of Poland.
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Destroyed by the Germans - rebuilt with the use of original details by Poles.
Today is the anniversary of the glorious death of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski in the Battle of Cecora 1620. On His grave it is written ''Let the avenger grow out of my bones''. 63 years later His great-grandson, Jan III Sobieski destroyed the Ottomans in the Battle of Vienna.⚔️🇵🇱