Gniezno was in ruins. Poznań was ruined. Poland urgently needed a new capital. And it was not chosen by the man on the throne. The year was 1038. And it was the worst year in the history of Poland. Deprived of experience and constantly in check by the power-hungry opposition, the prince was rele
An uprising against oppressive lords, the defense of the religion or the skilful movement of Russian propaganda? Why was there the slaughter of Poles and Jews in Ukraine in the 18th century? It all started shortly after the establishment of the Bar Confederation. The first larger group of haidamak
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The historical importance of the Taking of Rome (20 September 1870) goes far beyond the ephemeral and regional Italian Unification. The taking of Rome marks an epochal transition and is an event, which in importance is similar to the storming of the bastille and the taking of the winter palace. On