On this Day, in 1918: the Greater Poland Uprising broke out against German rule
On December 27, 1918, after a patriotic speech by the famous composer Ignacy Paderewski, an uprising broke out in PoznańContinue Reading
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On December 27, 1918, after a patriotic speech by the famous composer Ignacy Paderewski, an uprising broke out in PoznańContinue Reading
On November 11, 1918, Marshal Józef Piłsudski became Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army and de facto head of what wasContinue Reading
On October 31, 1918, the personal union between Austria and Hungary was dissolved in the aftermath of the First World War byContinue Reading
Interview with Maciej Górny, Polish historian and specialist of 19th and 20th history of Central and Eastern Europe, professor andContinue Reading
Today, Poles enjoy celebrating Valentine’s Day and exchanging flowers, chocolates, and greeting cards as valentines (walentynki) on February 14 –Continue Reading
In early 1905, Ferenc Kossuth’s nationalist Party of Independence and 48 shocked the Hungarian electorate. The party, led by revolutionaryContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Nearly a hundred years after it was signed, the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty remains one of theContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – More than 200,000 people are estimated to have taken part in the March of Independence in centralContinue Reading
Lodz, Poland – After celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland’s independence by honouring the Second Republic’s first Chief of State,Continue Reading