On this Day, in 1914: Russian forces began laying siege to the fortress-city of Przemyśl
On September 16, 1914, after invading the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia, Russian forces began laying siege to the fortress-city ofContinue Reading
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On this Day, in 1914: Hindenburg crushed Russia’s invasion plans at the Battle of Tannenberg
On August 30, 1914, in the early days of World War I, the German forces led by Paul von HindenburgContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1920: the “Miracle on the Vistula” saved Europe from Bolshevik Russia
On August 13, 1920, with Poland’s newly regained independence at stake, the Bolshevik Army launched its final assault on WarsawContinue Reading
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 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 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
Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” now shooting near Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Netflix adaptation of the classic World War I novel All Quiet on the Western FrontContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1919: M. R. Stefanik was killed in a tragic plane crash near Bratislava
On May 4, 1919, the plane carrying Milan Rastislav Stefanik, one of the founding fathers of Czechoslovakia, crashed near BratislavaContinue Reading
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
On this Day, in 1918: Poland regained its independence after 123 years
On November 11, 1918, Marshal Józef Piłsudski became Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army and de facto head of what wasContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1918: the personal union between Austria and Hungary was dissolved
On October 31, 1918, the personal union between Austria and Hungary was dissolved in the aftermath of the First World War byContinue Reading
“The symbolic significance of the ‘Miracle of the Vistula’ was built afterwards”
Interview with Maciej Górny, Polish historian and specialist of 19th and 20th history of Central and Eastern Europe, professor andContinue Reading
February 14: when Polish Hearts stood against the Hammer & Sickle
Today, Poles enjoy celebrating Valentine’s Day and exchanging flowers, chocolates, and greeting cards as valentines (walentynki) on February 14 –Continue Reading
The Trianon treaty and Hungary’s identity crisis
In early 1905, Ferenc Kossuth’s nationalist Party of Independence and 48 shocked the Hungarian electorate. The party, led by revolutionaryContinue Reading
Hungary: Why is the Trianon Treaty so controversial?
Budapest, Hungary – Nearly a hundred years after it was signed, the 1920 Trianon Peace Treaty remains one of theContinue Reading
200,000 march in Warsaw as Macron urges leaders to reject nationalism
Warsaw, Poland – More than 200,000 people are estimated to have taken part in the March of Independence in centralContinue Reading
Tusk celebrates Polish independence by calling government “contemporary Bolsheviks”
Lodz, Poland – After celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland’s independence by honouring the Second Republic’s first Chief of State,Continue Reading