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Battle of Warsaw: historic victory over Soviet Russia, 102 years on

August 15 symbolises the victory of the Polish army over Soviet Russia, the date is celebrated as the Polish Armed Forces Day.  see more
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81st anniversary of father Maximilian Kolbe’s death in Auschwitz

Father Kolbe gave his life in exchange for the life of fellow prisoner Franciszek Gajowniczek, who was sentenced to death by starvation.  see more
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Kursk disaster 22 years later: writing on the wall

Life of Russian servicemen has value to rulers of the Kremlin only insofar as they make for warm bodies to be hurled at the enemy.  see more
History Fri, 16:49
Poland's President Lech Kaczyński during the 2008 Tbilisi rally. Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

14th anniversary of President Kaczyński’s visit to Georgia under attack

The purpose of the visit was to manifest international support for Georgia, which had been invaded by Russia.  see more
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On this day: NKVD started ‘Polish Operation’ - Soviet extermination of Poles

According to historian Terry Martin during the Great Terror, a Pole living in the USSR had a 31 times greater chance of being executed than the average for other nationality groups.  see more
History Thu, 12:33
Monument to the Unknown Bar Confederate commemorating the last battle of the Bar Confederation (1768-1772), which took place in the outskirts of Zagórze on the Osława River. Photo: Henryk Przondziono / Gość Niedzielny / Forum

The real circumstances of the first partition

We will eat the host: Poland – wrote the King of Prussia. The manifesto of the partitioning powers began with the words: “In the name of the Holy Trinity!”.  see more
History Wed, 18:03
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Nagasaki marks 77th anniversary of US nuclear attack

The explosion killed approximately 74,000 people as a result of injuries or radiation sickness and destroyed a large part of the city.  see more
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Georgian soldiers march past an apartment building after the area was bombed by Russian jets on August 9, 2008 in Gori, Georgia. Photo: Cliff Volpe/Getty Images

Russo-Georgian war: green light to Putin’s aggressive policy

The muted response of the West, with the exception of Polish, Ukrainian and Baltic States' leaders visit to Tibilisi, emboldened Russia to invade Ukraine in 2022.  see more
History 8.08.2022
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Wola Massacre started on this day, 78 years ago

Committed by Germans, it is considered to have been one of the largest crimes against the Polish population during WWII.  see more
History 5.08.2022
University of Warsaw in Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28. Photo from 1931. Fig. NAC / IKC

German stronghold at the University of Warsaw

The 8th Grouping was surpassed in fire power so dramatically that its forces were doomed to extermination the very moment the uprising broke out.  see more
History 3.08.2022
Krzemieniec. The Jesuit Church of St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Stanislaus Kostka and the Krzemieniec Lyceum, Mount Bona with the ruins of the castle in the background. Years 1919 - 1939. Photo: NAC/Koncern Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny; Ref. 1-U-3247

A Polish oasis of order and the liberal sciences in tsarist Russia. Lyceum of Krzemieniec

Just learning: 12,000 species of plants in the garden, textbooks from London, physical instruments from Paris - all paid for with the grain of Volhynia.  see more
History 3.08.2022