Monthly Archives: May 2012

Here we go again….

Posted on 29 May 2012 by lkonieczny

I am very disappointed in the comment President Obama made today about “Polish Concentration Camps.” It was at a ceremony to honor a true hero of Poland and the world, Jan Karski. Obama bestowed the well-deserved Presidential Medal of Freedom … Continue reading →

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Katyń

Posted on 9 May 2012 by lkonieczny

In the spring of 1940, the Soviet Secret Police murdered about 22,000 of Poland’s finest: soldiers and officers, professors, landowners, laywer, officials, priests, and various intelligentsia. Today this is known by the term, the Katyń Massacre. Many of them were … Continue reading →

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Konstytucja Trzeciego Maja — Constitution of May 3, 1791

Posted on 4 May 2012 by lkonieczny

On May 3, 1971, the polish Sejm (parliament) adopted a constitiution. It was the first constitution of its type in Europe and the second ever in the world–second only after that of the United States 4 years earlier. The Polish … Continue reading →

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Święto Państwowe (Święto Pracy)

Posted on 1 May 2012 by lkonieczny

Although sometimes called Labor Day, today, May 1st, is a National Holiday in Poland known officially as “National Holiday.” Why? Well, this hearkens back to communist times. In those days, May 1st was called Labor Day and in many communist … Continue reading →

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