Címke: Poland
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The portrait of Jadwiga Dawidowa, née Szczawińska, reveals the founder of the renowned Flying University. Dawidowa played a pivotal role in establishing this clandestine institution, which earned its name due to the covert nature of its operations. The university conducted its courses illegally, meeting in various private apartments and frequently changing locations to evade detection. Dawidowa’s leadership and dedication were instrumental in providing education under oppressive conditions, reflecting her commitment to intellectual freedom and resistance against authoritarian constraints.
Flying University – Museum of Industry and Agriculture, Warsaw
Flying University – Museum of Industry and Agriculture, Warsaw Fact of the Polish figure „Polon and Rad – Maria Skłodowska-Curie”…
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Photograph showing Eliza Orzeszkowa in 1905, author unknown
Siłaczki („Strong women”) – the role of women in positivist grassroots work – Grodno
Siłaczki („Strong women”) – the role of women in positivist grassroots work – Grodno Fact of the Polish figure „Polon…
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Józef Piłsudski opening first session of Polish Sejm 10.02.1919.
Legislative Sejm (Second Polish Republic) – Warsaw
Legislative Sejm (Second Polish Republic) – Warsaw Fact of the Polish figure „The arrival of Piłsudski in Warsaw” Part of…
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The poster titled „Bolshevik Freedom” from the Polish-Soviet War of 1920 depicts Leon Trotsky in a highly evocative manner. It shows him on a pile of skulls, symbolizing the victims of Bolshevik policies, and wielding a bloody knife. This striking and dramatic image was used as anti-Soviet propaganda to convey the brutality and violence associated with the Bolshevik regime during that turbulent period.
Polish-Soviet War – House of the Black Heads, Riga
Polish-Soviet War – House of the Black Heads, Riga Fact of the Polish figure „The arrival of Piłsudski in Warsaw”…
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Appeal of the Central Committee for the Political Equality of Polish Women calling on women to participate in the elections to the Legislative Sejm and fulfill their civic duties. The suffrage movement in the Second Polish Republic saw active participation as an opportunity to influence social reality.
Building the democracy of the newly established state – granting voting rights to women in the Second Polish Republic (1918) – Warsaw
Building the democracy of the newly established state – granting voting rights to women in the Second Polish Republic (1918)…
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Just as the Jan Hus monument in Old Town Square in Prague was a center of national pride for Czechoslovaks, the nearby Marian monument was seen as a symbol of Austro-Hungarian domination. In 1918, a group of protesters destroyed a Marian column as a gesture of overthrowing Habsburg rule.
Jan Hus – national hero ignating Czechoslovak spirit – White Mountain, Prague
Jan Hus – national hero ignating Czechoslovak spirit – White Mountain, Prague Fact of the Polish figure „The arrival of…
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Poster commemorating the executin of Polish elites at Katyń.
Katyń Crime – Katyń
Katyń Crime – Katyń Fact of the Polish figure „Ribbentrop-Molotov pact” Part of the „The myth of national disaster” topic As a…
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An example of arrests on Polish streets during the German occupation.
German Occupation – Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom, Warsaw
German Occupation – Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom, Warsaw Fact of the Polish figure „Ribbentrop-Molotov pact” Part of the „The myth…
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Insurgents fighting on the ruins of Warsaw.
Warsaw Uprising – Warsaw
Warsaw Uprising – Warsaw Fact of the Polish figure „Ribbentrop-Molotov pact” Part of the „The myth of national disaster” topic The Warsaw…
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Meeting of Wehrmacht and Red Army soldiers in Brest-on-the-Bug on September 20, 1939.
The parade in Brest-on-the-Bug – Lenin street, Brest-on-the-Bug
The parade in Brest-on-the-Bug – Lenin street, Brest-on-the-Bug Fact of the Polish figure „Ribbentrop-Molotov pact” Part of the „The myth of…