On this Day, in 1944: the Polish resistance launched the Warsaw Uprising
On August 1, 1944, the Polish resistance launched an uprising to free Warsaw from German occupation in the largest undergroundContinue Reading
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On this Day, in 1914: World War I broke out when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
On July 28, 1914, one month after the assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, ignitingContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1887: the first Esperanto manual was published in Warsaw
On July 26, 1887, Polish-Jewish ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof published Dr. Esperanto’s International Language in which he first introduced andContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1410: the Teutonic Knights were defeated at the Battle of Grunwald
On July 15, 1410, the alliance between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeated theContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1920: the “plebiscite areas” of East Prussia voted against joining Poland
On July 11, 1920, following the Paris Peace Conference, the “plebiscite areas” of East Prussia almost unanimously voted to remainContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1651: Poland crushed the Cossack Uprising at the Battle of Berestechko
On June 30, 1651, the Polish army under King John II Casimir inflicted a severe defeat upon the rebel UkrainianContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1295: the White Eagle was added to the Polish coat of arms
On June 26, 1295, the White Eagle was added to the Polish coat of arms when the Piast Duke PrzemysłContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1920: the Treaty of Trianon sanctioned the dismemberment of Hungary
On 4 June 1920, in the aftermath of World War I, the Allied Powers and Hungary signed the Treaty ofContinue Reading
Interview: “Slovakia needs to recognize its diaspora”
Our Sunday interview with Zuzana Palovic, co-founder of the Bratislava-based NGO Global Slovakia. We talk Slovakia’s place and brand inContinue Reading
Slovakia’s boundary stones and the fluidity of Central Europe’s borders
As all pub quizzers know, the best questions are the ones which provoke debate in the teams. Here’s one thatContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1926: Józef Piłsudski returned to power after staging the May Coup
On May 14, after three days of fighting, the “May Coup” staged by Marshal Józef Piłsudski overthrew the democratically-elected governmentContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1945: the Prague uprising ended six years of German occupation
On May 8, 1945, in the last moments of the war in Europe, the Prague uprising ended six years ofContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1791: the May 3 Constitution was adopted by the Polish Great Sejm
On May 3, 1791, the Great Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth overwhelmingly adopted the May 3 Constitution, often described asContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1794: Tadeusz Kościuszko led an uprising against the Partition of Poland
On March 24, 1794, following the Second Partition of Poland, Tadeusz Kościuszko, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, announcedContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1939: the “Little War” broke out between Slovakia and Hungary
On March 23, 1939, the so-called “Little War” broke out between Slovakia and Hungary when Hungarian troops invaded eastern SlovakiaContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1848: the Hungarian Revolution broke out against Habsburg absolutism
On March 15, 1848, inspired by the upheavals of 1848 in Paris and Vienna, the Hungarian Revolution broke out inContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1939: Slovakia declared its independence to side with Nazi Germany
On March 14, 1939, Slovakia declared its independence from then-Czechoslovakia and became a client state of Nazi Germany until theContinue Reading
Interview: “The Silesian identity must be recognized as an ethnic minority”
A national census will be launched in Poland on April 1. On this occasion, Polish citizens can choose to declareContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1846: the Kraków uprising broke out in the Polish “Stolen Lands”
On February 20, 1846, inspired by the revolutionary ideals of the exiles who fled the Polish “Stolen Lands”, the KrakówContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1920: Poland’s Wedding to the Sea was performed
On February 10, 1920, following the Treaty of Versailles, Polish General Józef Haller celebrated Poland’s Wedding to the Sea byContinue Reading