Poland

Slavic country in Eastern Europe. Capital city- Warsaw

Other Cities

Wroclaw -lower Silesia

Krakow -lesser Poland Lwow -Volhynia

Natural Places of Interest

Tatry Mountains

Baltic Sea Lubuskie Forests/ Bialowieza Forest

The current Poland also known as 3rd Poland is the direct heir to the 1st Poland (Rzeczpospolita) (Commonwealth with Lithuania,Latvia,Ukraine and Belarus), which ended in 1795 due to the First Partition of Poland by Tsarist Russia, Prussia (Germany) and the Austrian Empire. Prior to the partition the Rzeczpospolita was the largest country in europe and a defender of the Christian fate at the Battle of Vienna.

Poland returned as a Duchy in 1807 and fought alongside Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars. However was yet again partitioned by the Russian empire in 1815 as Napoleon lost his war.

Poland was then off the map till 1863, The January uprising however lasted less then a year and resulted in failiure. The Russian Empire as the other dominant slavic nation in history decided to starve the people of the commonwealth (modernday Poland+Ukraine).

The Polish Legions were formed in 1914 and fought an uprising against the Russian Empire, this started in Galicia and eventually spread to Polish Belarus and Greater Poland areas. It carried on for the next four years and resulted in the creation of the 2nd Poland in 1918. This country however was put to the test in 1919 with the beginning of the Bolshevik wars.

Polish Marshall Pilsudski and his main generals Petlura and Rozwadowski stopped the Leninist army (1million men), The turning point was the Battle of Warsaw (Miracle of the Vistula) in April 1920. The Marshall and his brave army, stopped Lenins plans of international communism and shielded western europe from an ideology that led to starvation and poverty. The peace of Riga was signed guaranteeing Polands independence by the Bolsheviks.

On the 1st September 1939 the Germans invaded Poland in the name of Lebensraum. Poland was not allowed to mobilize by the French and British who applied a policy of appeasement allowing Hitler to push his boundaries into Austria, Czechia and the Rheinland just a year earlier. Hitlers blitzkreig was fast and modern, His army moved into Poland across the whole front. General Smagly ordered mass mobilisation. On the 17 of September the Soviets invaded from the east. They took Wilno, Grodno, Brzesc and Galicia (these would never be given back). Polands defense broke down. The west did nothing for Poland yet again despite its promises. Millions of Poles died (50% of population) during the war. Many joined the Hungarian army, or the foreign legions in UK/Greece/Iran. Many emigrated to Usa/Brazil. Poland tried to win its independence yet again during Warsaw uprising in 1944. The underground state ordered 100k Home Army (AK) soldiers to fight in the name of blood sacrifice. The air raid sirens rang around the city on August 1st and have been played in Warsaw every year on that day since then to remember those who gave their lives for freedom.

After the war the West (USA and UK) sold Poland to Stalins control and allowed the USSR to keep Polands provinces forever. Under communist control Poland became a grey dystopian country of control, propaganda, poverty and hunger.

3rd Poland was formed in 1990 when Poland was sent free from Communism. Since then it has seen a economic growth of 4,5% year after year. It didnt suffer during 2008 as its economy is not globalised like Western economies. Its politics since 1990 have been dominated by the following parties

PiS (Patriotism, Catholicism, Socialism)

PO (Capitalism Globalism)

Konfederacja (Nationalism, Capitalism,Patriotism)

Polish population 38m - Polish diaspora 60m

other commonwealth -Ukraine population 40m

Belarus population 9.4m

Lithuania population 2.8m

Latvia population 1.9m

Today Poland is known for its Catholic identity, Vodka consumption, Beautiful Slavic Women, Patriotic identity and Gopnik culture that developed in all Bloks of eastern european countries.