Plac Krainskich

"Warsaw Uprising Monument - This impressive monument was created for the 45th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. It was to commemorate the heroic (but doomed) uprising against the Germans in the city. The uprising broke out on 1st August 1944 and lasted 63 days. The German armed forces were much stronger than the civilians of Warsaw and the fight was not an equal one. The Russian army holding the eastern banks fo the Vistula did not come to the aid of the insurgents and as a consequence some 200,000 Polish people died. This is considered one of the most tragic and bloody esisodes in Polish history. The Polish communist authorities were strongly against the raising of this monument and it was only towards the end of the Russian occupation of Poland that it was finally erected."

Warsaw Trip

April 27th 2007
I enjoyed my visit to Poland, but did not fall in love with it. I thought it woudl be more like Russia and there is no doubt a lot of Russian influence, but it seemed more European to me than Russian. The city is practically brand new, but still looks original. After the wars, it was completely destroyed (95%). There are very few original buidlings still remaining, but different than Berlin, it w ... read more

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Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more

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