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The aim of the discussion was an attempt to illustrate the stance of central Polish authorities and local centers on the methods and means of seizing power in the areas of Cieszyn Silesia and Upper Silesia at the time when the final territorial affiliation of these areas was still undetermined. The nature of actions undertaken by the Polish authorities within the above mentioned areas evokes many...
The acquisition of the part of Silesia by Poland in 1922 was an important event for both Silesians and Poles. The press observed and described this process with great attention and it was particularly active in the border areas. An example of that may be the city of Częstochowa and the “Goniec Częstochowski” newspaper published there. The inhabitants of the city and its surroundings were informed...
Konstanty Wolny lived from 1877 to 1940. He was an eminent Polish independence activist in Upper Silesia, a lawyer and co-founder of the Silesian autonomy. K. Wolny was the first Speaker of the Silesian Parliament and a consistent defender of the autonomy of the Silesian voivodeship. He enjoyed great authority among deputies of the Silesian Parliament – he was repeatedly elected Speaker with a huge...
Włodzimierz Dąbrowski thought that the constitutional system of the Silesian voivodeship was different from other voivodeships of the Second Polish Republic in the interwar period. The constitutional act of 15 July 1920 of the Legislative Sejm containing the organic statute of the Silesian voivodeship determined the establishment of the autonomous system. According to the act passed by the Legislative...
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