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The King Who Created a Republic. Sigismund II Augustus and the Union of Lublin

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Sigismund II Augustus embodied the union of Poland and Lithuania, a military alliance powerful enough to fend off the encroachment of Russia on their territory. In 1562, when Ivan the Terrible demonstrated his intention to conquer the Ruthenian lands, including today’s Belarus and Ukraine, this union was about to dissolve into chaos for lack of…

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Władysław Anders: A defiant officer and powerful commander

The 52nd anniversary of Władysław Anders’ death
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„Russification” as a set of means to keep the Empire

Interview with Professor Theodore Weeks
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Hanka Ordonówna - from the stage to a Soviet labor camp

The bumpy road of a star of the Polish stage
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A Turkish bashaw and the nobility

Review of the book by Mariusz Kaczka & Dariusz Kołodziejczyk