The political grouping which brought together democrats was not founded in Poland until 1938. In the inter-war period, the Democratic Party (SD)’s main goal was to strengthen the parliamentary democracy…
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Aniela Steinsbergowa (1896-1988) – advocate in political trials
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsIn the 1970s, it was said in jest that the real age of the lawyer Aniela Steinsbergowa was the most closely guarded secret of the Workers’ Defence Committee (KOR). Like…
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“Polish scouting is scouting plus independence”. 112 years ago, the first Polish organisations grouping scouts were established
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe first attempts to create a social and educational movement for Polish young people date back to 1910/1911, when Poland was not on the map of Europe. Activities of this…
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The Jewish community of Częstochowa in the second half of the 19th century and its impact on the city’s development
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsIn the middle of the nineteenth century, Częstochowa had a population of just over 8600 inhabitants, while in 1914 it was already close to 93 000. Although urbanisation and industrialisation…
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December 1970 – a communist crime against protesting workers
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsOn 14 December 1970, a wave of strikes broke out in the People’s Republic of Poland, caused by drastic price rises introduced shortly before Christmas. The communist authorities deployed army…
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Kazimierz Michałowski and the Polish school of Mediterranean archaeology
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsKazimierz Michałowski (1901-1981) became a legend of world archaeology. He discovered Egypt for generations of Poles and laid the foundations for the success of Polish archaeologists. His bust in the…
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On 15 December 1886, Wanda Krahelska was born. She was a socialist, member of the Combat Organisation of the Polish Socialist Party, who devoted most of her life to fighting…
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Minister Edward Raczynski and his first public government speech in defence of Jews murdered by Germans during the Holocaust
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsDuring the World War 2, the Polish government was the first to defend publicly all European Jews who were exterminated by the Germans – regardless of their nationality. For this…
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Received the Nobel Prize, Henryk Sienkiewicz said about Poland: “It was proclaimed conquered, and here is a new proof that it is victorious!”
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsOn 10 December 1905, Henryk Sienkiewicz was the first Pole to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. The writer used the occasion to interest the rest of the world in…
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On the night of 12-13 December, the communist authorities in Poland imposed martial law. During it, more than 10,000 people were interned, censorship was introduced, a curfew was established, and…