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Would you classify the Communist years as a "Soviet occupation" ? 2 3 4 5 Zman: it was so eerie to listen to and yet, or because of that, I so adored him. Rest...	147	spiritus Jan 31, 12, 17:05	rybnik Today, 04:27
Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? 2 3 4 ... 14 15 Ironside: anti-Semitism should be defined precisely and used only in a real cases of Jew's hate OK, you...	449	rychlik Apr 7, 10, 06:05	xzqbq7 Today, 02:22
Kosciuszko Squadron of American volunteers during the Polish-Soviet war sunnyflorida: Do you think that millions of Polish Americans and Poles in Poland would support a movie about the Kosciuszko...	8	convex Aug 31, 10, 04:36	ShortHairThug Yesterday, 21:53
Polish inventors 2 3 4 ShawnH: The genie can't be put back in the bottle so easily. And this is the problem.	94	commie Jan 18, 12, 17:02	JonnyM Yesterday, 17:59
Do any Poles miss the Communist era? 2 On real life tests czech still comes out on top, transport infrastructure, less crime, better social services etc. All of...	34	KingAthelstan Sep 24, 11, 18:50	antheads Yesterday, 13:19
Was the Polish/ Lithuanian commonwealth a European power? 2 3 Commonwealth has been quite a powerfull entity. However, our ancestors were never interested on meddling in other's nations affairs,...	87	jasinski Mar 21, 10, 08:51	kondzior Feb 2, 12, 20:37
Mother tongue in Poland - acccording to 1931 census. 2 3 4 ... 6 7 Lithuania and the Nazis! http://articles.cnn.com/2010-06-03/world/lithuania.nazi.prosecutions_1 _holocaust-history-efraim-zuroff-nazis?_s=PM:WORLD	186	Ironside Jan 2, 12, 21:46	Ironside Jan 30, 12, 13:23
"Young Poles movement" in the 18th century? calcedonia: in 18. century I don't think that there was Young Poland then. But in XIX and XX c....	4	calcedonia Jan 29, 12, 08:45	Alligator Jan 29, 12, 18:16
PRL TV Ads JonnyM: The old adverts painted on the side of apartment buildings in Warsaw are now protected, and rightly so but...	4	JonnyM Jan 24, 12, 20:16	ShAlEyNsTfOh Jan 26, 12, 12:04
Warsaw - under whose occupation in late 19th century? Harry: those guys were Poles, not citizens of the USSR. All of them?	11	Polonius3 Jan 20, 12, 12:42	Ironside Jan 22, 12, 22:05
History behind Poland and Turkey's Relationship 2 3 Here is one recent attempt for developing economic relations. Turkish airlines wants to buy LOT. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-05-17/turkish-airlines-wants-to-buy -poland-s-lot-executive-kotil-tells-rp-pl.html	69	beyaz turk Nov 11, 11, 17:28	rock Jan 22, 12, 18:59
Life in Poland before the fall of communism p3undone: Is there any one who can tell me what communist Poland was like I can't answer that question...	14	p3undone Jan 21, 12, 19:53	a.k. Jan 22, 12, 14:16
Battle of Warsaw/Miracle at the Vistula in Poland Harry: has very little to say about the Battle of Warsaw. Absolutely nothing to say about the Battle of...	11	Wedle Jan 4, 12, 00:48	Wedle Jan 21, 12, 12:52
POLAND: EASTERN or CENTRAL European country? 2 3 4 ... 21 22 This subject is covered extensively in Norman Davie's forward to the book, "Microcosm: Portrait of a Central American City". It's...	658	Polson Oct 30, 07, 06:53	jasondmzk Jan 21, 12, 08:36
On the 1966 initiative of Poland and Italy screwed by ill-timed bombing of Hanoi James G. Hershberg promotes his book "Marigold: The Lost Chance for Peace in Vietnam", (Stanford University Press/Wilson Center Press, January...	0	boletus Jan 19, 12, 18:11	—
Jaruzelski; no patriot, just communist scum 2 3 4 He is just a traitor !and scum	119	Polonia1 Nov 26, 10, 06:36	Ironside Jan 17, 12, 02:41
Did Polish farmer Krzysztof Azninski chop his own head off? 2 RevokeNice: She told me another one, il post that one up some other day. I hope it will be an...	33	RevokeNice Jan 7, 12, 05:08	1jola Jan 15, 12, 10:39
Obituaries with a connection to Poland. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9005908/Count-Andrzej-Skarb ek.html Count Andrzej Skarbek this obit shows a little history of Poland and what is now Ukraine...	16	Wroclaw Jun 16, 11, 15:52	Wroclaw Jan 11, 12, 15:57
Unusual soldier (The bear - named Voytek) 2 3 He's got his own facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43399319070	66	isthatu Jan 25, 08, 17:28	JonnyM Jan 7, 12, 19:04
Poles and Russians -- love-hate relationship? 2 3 4 5 In individual level they get along quite well.I have never seen any friction between Russians and Poles while there is...	133	kozicki4 Jan 26, 06, 11:48	southern Jan 7, 12, 12:13
Closed: How far can Jews go to promote their ethnocentric myths? 2 3 4 5 6 JonnyM: So much rubbish from the mouth of an armchair denizen of the internet. . This is just an...	174	Gruffi_Gummi Dec 28, 11, 00:29	polmed Jan 6, 12, 23:12
Polesie Voivodeship before WWI? alxmac: i am polish and most poles are anti jewish. end of story Poland is not anti Jews, jews are...	11	alxmac Jan 2, 12, 16:16	Marek11111 Jan 6, 12, 07:05
Poland and Orientalism 2 3 4 5 Ironside: Well, Poland was viewed as a backwoods country because of the democratic constitution while all civilized countries enjoyed absolute...	124	Des Essientes May 15, 11, 21:28	czar Jan 5, 12, 09:32
Panorama Racławicka Hi Just noticed your post. Thanks for your help. Richard.	2	redclover Nov 17, 11, 20:07	redclover Jan 3, 12, 09:41
Have Polish Christians been making up lies about Polish Jews? 2 3 4 5 6 Here is a book many of you should read, it may enlighten you 'Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin'	156	EM_Wave Dec 24, 11, 21:38	Wedle Jan 2, 12, 22:18
Role of Serbian medieval cavalry in formation of Polish hussars 2 Hi All! You may be interested in our acclaimed new film PATH TO GLORY: The Rise & Rise of the...	46	Crow Oct 29, 09, 21:03	horsefly Dec 30, 11, 06:37
Borders during the 1800's - Was crossing borders easy or difficult? My great grandmother and her bothers (Klimowski family) were said to have been born in Brodnica - family stories, no...	2	k934kllo0 Dec 28, 11, 19:29	k934kllo0 Dec 28, 11, 22:08
New film honours Battle of Britain's Polish pilots skysoulmate: I agree, I'd love to see it as well. A very nice documentary about 303 Squadron with modern...	3	Eagle20 Nov 7, 10, 22:05	pawian Dec 28, 11, 20:20
Is it true that being Ginger used to be associated with being Jewish? Juli: redheads are NOT a product of inbreeding But do they have souls?	27	Somerset Sep 20, 11, 01:44	JonnyM Dec 28, 11, 19:37
Questions about Polish borders, Galicia and Cossacks. my grandfather was from poland. part of family were cossacks originally from ukraine	19	DomPolski Jun 4, 10, 13:29	alxmac Dec 27, 11, 14:15
Question about land of former Poland/modern Belarus my grandmother was from belarus when she was born it was under polish occupation and before that apart of russia....	11	EM_Wave Dec 6, 11, 03:50	alxmac Dec 27, 11, 14:06
Polish Orphans, Soviet Gulags, and Indian Help? 2 Hi,I just found this forum by accident. During WWII in 1944, at age of 9, I was a resident of...	39	k98_man Aug 17, 10, 23:50	polakzindia Dec 26, 11, 02:54
Was the holocaust by Germans in Poland the worse genocide in history? 2 3 4 Harry: However, only one side then washed their dirty hands in blood. however, mr 'no clue about balkan' has...	115	cheesymac Dec 9, 11, 14:39	sascha Dec 23, 11, 20:58
Closed: In Memory of victims, who had their lives cruelly taken at Treblinka Death Camp 2 3 Unless you've "slept through" the past thousand years or so of European history, you must have read/researched that the Catholic...	69	beckski Sep 3, 10, 02:51	Lyzko Dec 21, 11, 20:09
"Poland's Concentration Camp"??? 2 3 4 ... 14 15 PolishBread-OK: If the Germans had sweet talked them then They prefered to exterminate about 3 million of...	439	scorpio May 5, 08, 17:46	southern Dec 21, 11, 08:55
What are Poland's pagan roots? Polish gods and goddesses (pictures) - bogowiepolscy.net/galeria.html	29	jasinski Jan 30, 10, 08:47	Lech2 Dec 20, 11, 20:09
Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 2 3 4 ... 7 8 @ pawian Awesome post. Thank you.	216	pawian May 27, 09, 21:14	Havok Dec 20, 11, 18:36
What is a good salary in Wroclaw? It is an international company.	26	Hamrickcj Dec 16, 11, 20:06	Hamrickcj Dec 20, 11, 15:17
Polish painting.....Jan Matejko's titled "Under Arrest" delphiandomine: 'd argue that most American Polonia sources tend to be utterly unreliable and rubbish I really cannot say much...	17	gwrobel Dec 16, 11, 17:56	boletus Dec 18, 11, 21:28
Polish Jews in the US used to be perceived as stupid too (now it's quite the opposit). 2 I never heard this prejudice about Polish Jews but Polish Jews where mostly very religious and thus they weren't very...	38	nordic Aug 23, 11, 01:53	new Dec 18, 11, 17:43
were osadniczy treated fairly? My grandfather moved on to kresy after the war against the bolsheviks but less than twenty years after he lost...	0	Prof Dec 17, 11, 14:25	—
are there still communists in Poland? Of course there are. There are communists in Poland, in the USA, in Mexico and of all things there are...	19	roca Dec 13, 11, 21:11	MarineBoat Dec 14, 11, 18:35
13 of December - the anniversary of MARTIAL LAW in Poland Who is this Stan Wojeny bloke?	25	miranda Dec 12, 07, 07:16	isthatu2 Dec 14, 11, 14:51
What proportion of the Polish population collaborated with the Nazis? 2 3 4 5 Jews in America (as opposed to American Jews) stand at a crossroads. On the one hand, never in our history...	123	KingAthelstan Oct 1, 11, 23:22	Lyzko Dec 14, 11, 01:38
Military question (branch of service, POland 1920-30) You should be lucky aim, those are regimental numbers on their shoulder straps,should be easy to trace from there :)...	3	Aim4 Dec 13, 11, 19:41	isthatu2 Dec 14, 11, 00:50
Was there sex in Poland during communist regime? 2 3 Peter Cracow: Sztuka Kochania" Such books have left heritage.	62	Nathan Aug 20, 10, 20:05	southern Dec 13, 11, 22:57
'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! 2 3 4 5 6 Can any polish answer why a book on the battle of britain by paval vancatta (a czech writer) shows that...	152	Polanglik Nov 1, 07, 14:02	Oliver9402 Dec 13, 11, 04:50
Szymon Tokarzewski on Fyodor Dostoyevsky fellow political prisoner of the Tsar Many people reading Dostoyevsky’s major novels, whilst knowing something about his life story, have, after gleaning the ultra-reactionary political outlook...	0	Des Essientes Dec 13, 11, 02:33	—
1937 travel brochure for Poland Yes thanks, forgot to reply, thanks for the blast from the past. ;)	14	ChrisOtto Nov 3, 11, 14:08	skysoulmate Dec 11, 11, 15:22
Did the pre-WW II conduct of Jews in Poland instigate antisemitism towards them? 2 3 4 ... 7 8 Gruffi_Gummi: The conclusion is not only politically incorrect, but, from the moral standpoint, it is really, really ugly, but nevertheless...	220	Mr_Chips Feb 9, 10, 09:24	Barney Dec 9, 11, 14:23
Ignacy Łukasiewicz The first kerosene fractionaliser, actually - it bears little resemblance to the modern refining process, but was nevertheless a first....	1	PennBoy Dec 8, 11, 21:52	JonnyM Dec 9, 11, 09:17
Lwów, Wilno ... kresy - we have lost enormoust part of our heritage... 2 3 4 ... 12 13 Merged: kresy, zabuzanski My father was born in Blich, Zalozce. I would like to learn more about the...	371	Lukasz Apr 2, 08, 10:21	Prof Dec 9, 11, 02:47
Jewish collaboration with Soviets 1939-1941 and after 1944 - forgotten chapter? 2 3 4 Seanus: Ask yourselves why Poland joined NATO and you will understand why Jews sided with the Soviets. It's all about...	110	RobertLee May 26, 11, 11:31	Gruffi_Gummi Dec 8, 11, 21:51
Animated, moving map of Poland (past to present)? Thanks, but there was another moving map which was better. I recall it being green or something. The dates were...	2	Polonius3 Nov 30, 11, 09:11	Polonius3 Dec 4, 11, 22:49
Polish conscripts to German army KingAthelstan: urely you agree that the Germans were on the wrong side. was it ? how come?	26	jochemczyk Nov 27, 11, 16:37	Ironside Nov 29, 11, 20:19
Lt. John Ward - a Pommy hero of the AK Mr Grunwald: I remember going in a park somewhere in Warsaw (Can't remember where) and I saw a memorial for...	6	Ozi Dan Nov 17, 11, 05:11	JonnyM Nov 29, 11, 15:59
Polish anniversaries throughout the year (with limitations) 2 November 26, 1796. Newly installed Tsar Paul I comes to offer freedom to Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Kościuszko. Translation of selected...	50	pawian Sep 18, 11, 09:46	boletus Nov 27, 11, 19:09
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin -- all of them lied about Katyn 2 delphiandomine: He said "prosecutions", not "political pressure". If you are threatened with consequences from a governmental circles - I would...	40	Ironside Jul 17, 11, 14:47	Ironside Nov 26, 11, 15:47
Gen Dobry, Gen X Poland ‘69 – ‘82, Teffle: To be Polish is as good and as bad as it is to be anything else. We all have...	22	Havok Nov 25, 11, 22:22	sascha Nov 26, 11, 12:53
Do polish people know that some of them fought a war against the United States? 2 3 roca: There were several poles who were part of the San Patrick battalion. So do polish people are aware of...	60	roca Nov 16, 11, 19:37	RevokeNice Nov 24, 11, 11:57

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