The animated map presents all the battles which have taken place in the last 4,500 years. Owing to this, one can see which part of the world was the most important at any given time. Although the information comes from Wikipedia, it is presented in a very unique way.
The battles start in the Middle East and China, then near the end of the ancient period the Roman Empire takes over. Later, the Medieval period shows all the battles which took place in Europe.
France at the top, Poland at 7th place
The country with the most battles won is France with 1,115, followed by Britain with 1,105 and the United States 833. Poland won 344 battles, which places it above the Roman Empire, 259.
The EU is an unlawful entity, and students will learn this fact during history lessons, says Polish education minister
Minister Przemysław Czarnek emphasized that Polish history must be presented truthfully in history lessons
Polish presidential address: We can overcome the greatest challenges, just as we did 102 years ago
“I’d want us to remember, especially on Independence Day during such a difficult time, that the Polish state is not only institutions, but above all else, us – Polish citizens,” Andrzej Duda declared in his address to the nation.
Poland remembers Cursed Soldiers who fought communists after WWII
President Duda emphasized the need to honor the Cursed Soldiers who gave their lives for a free Poland
Cenckiewicz against Mazowiecki statue
Influential Polish historian and publicist Sławomir Cenckiewicz is against erecting a statue of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, the first post-communist Polish PM. Cenckiewicz also criticized the 1989 Polish Round Table Talks as a “betrayal of the elites.”
Morawiecki: Germans, not some Nazis committed The Holocaust
“The Holocaust wasn’t committed by some Nazis, but by Hitler’s Germany; the Third Reich is responsible for the Holocaust,” PM Mateusz Morawiecki said during a ceremony commemorating the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The PM criticized attempts to revise the truth and claimed Poland will always stand as a guardian of truth.
President Thomas Woodrow Wilson honored by Sejm
US President Thomas Woodrow Wilson has been honored by the Polish parliament. Official documents underline the contributions Wilson made to Poland’s independence in 1918, as well as declared that a statue of the president should be built in Warsaw.
Martial law: killers unpunished
Poland’s peaceful Solidarity movement was crushed by tanks in 1981 with 100 dead, 10,000 in prison, thousands forced to emigrate and the economy in tatters. But its architects, General Wojciech Jaruzelski and General Czesław Kiszczak have not been held to account for waging war on the nation.
Back to the football’s past
Polish footballers recreate the past in a photoshoot for a 2019 calendar. The calendar is meant to commemorate the 100th anniversary of establishing the Polish Football Association (PZPN).
Poles: Do not remove those lion statues!
Polish residents of Ukrainian Lviv (Lwów) disagree with the removal of statues of lions from the Triumphal Arch of the Cemetery of the Defenders of Lwów (the Cemetery of Eaglets).
Wałęsa’s birthday wishes missing important signatures
A liberal crowd, including EU President Donald Tusk, attended Lech Wałęsa’s 75th birthday. Tusk’s gift to Wałęsa, birthday wishes signed by leaders of 26 EU states, was missing the signatures of Mateusz Morawiecki and apparently Viktor Orban.
100 years of Polish successes and failures
Poland regaining its independence in 1918, the fall of communism and entering the European Union are seen as the most important events of the last 100 years, according to a survey carried out by CBOS (Public Opinion Research Center). The Second World War is seen as the country’s biggest failure.
Archive hunter of communist agents receives death threats
Renowned Polish historian Sławomir Cenckiewicz has received death threats after revealing former communist agents and police officers working in the Warsaw city hall.