Stefan Starzyński was a native Varsovian, born on August 19, 1893, in the city, precisely at 33 Dobra Street. He was the third child of Alfons Starzyński and Jadwiga née Lipska. Stefan's parents were Polish patriots; his mother taught French, and his father, hailing...

Gabriel Narutowicz came from a Polish patriotic noble family. He was born and raised in Żmudź, where his father, Jan Narutowicz, served as a county judge and owned the Brewniki estate. As a foresighted and progressive landowner, Jan abolished serfdom on his lands....

When World War II broke out, the German leader and one of the greatest criminals in history (but that was yet to be revealed), Adolf Hitler, did not have specific plans regarding the Jewish population. Nevertheless, he genuinely hated and persecuted people of this...

At the end of the 18th century. Republic lost its freedom, sovereignty and independence. The reason for this state of affairs was primarily the weakness of the state, which was worked for by a great many, starting with the last Polish kings. The worst records in our...

The photo comes from the resources of the State Archive in Zamosc On the night of November 27-28, 1942, the Germans launched "Aktion Zamosc," a displacement operation that resulted in the brutal expulsion of more than 100,000 Poles, including some 30,000 children,...

Poland's regaining of independence was a long and complicated process. This possibility arose primarily through the outbreak of the First World War, during which the previous allies, i.e. the countries that had partitioned the Republic, at the end of the 18th century,...

In November 1918. The Republic of Poland regained its independence. This was possible thanks to, among other things, the resolution of the First World War. In the course of this bloody conflict, the states that had deprived Poland of its freedom and sovereignty over a...

Jozef Piłsudski was one of the most outstanding Polish politicians. Contrary to all ideological opinions, this man had an incredible analytical sense that allowed him to anticipate certain decisions on the basis of knowledge and intuition. It was he who was one of,...