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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...
Construction of the foundations of Polish school authorities within the future Silesian voivodeship started in the course of military and diplomatic struggle for the nationality of this region. Granting the autonomy to the part of Upper Silesia, which was to provide votes in the plebiscite according to the drafters of the act, led, beside many other consequences, to the development of a separate school...
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...
Gazeta Ostrzeszowska is an example of local press from southern Greater Poland, from a town located near the border with Silesia. The press attentively followed the events in Upper Silesia and was very interested in annexation of this region to Poland. It paid much attention to Polish-German relations, contrary to the issue of the autonomy itself. This diligent observation of Silesia was associated...
The German message of problematic aspects regarding the termination of the Geneva Convention for Upper Silesia was very inconvenient for Poland. It was supported by the unanimity of German publicists who were concerned about the future of German minority in the Polish state and emphasized the anti-German policy of Polish authorities, especially the local ones. This message unambiguously shaped the...
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...
Jan Szulik lived from 1893 to 1942. He participated in combats to restore Upper Silesia to Poland after the World War I. He held an office of a member of local parliament in the years 1930-1931. He was also a member of the national Sejm in the years 1931 – 1935. He belonged to Christian Democracy and to Stronnictwo Pracy [Labor Party].
Feliks Biały lived from 1875 to 1943. He was a general practitioner in Rybnik. He was born in Greater Poland. He settled in Rybnik, in Upper Silesia, in 1904. He became a leader of the Polish national movement in Rybnik. He participated in the Silesian Uprisings and the plebiscite campaign. He contributed to the return of the Rybnik land to the Polish state after the First World War. Feliks Biały...
Rozdział przedstawia historię życia kulturalnego w latach 80. i 90. XX w. w Myszkowie. Miasta o charakterze rolniczo-przemysłowym, które prawa miejskie otrzymało w 1950 r. Lata 80. i 90. to czas wielkich przemian w Polsce, które wywarły ogromny wpływ na funkcjonowanie kultury w mieście. W latach 90. przy wzrastającej wówczas liczbie ludności, jednocześnie było coraz większe bezrobocie, natomiast udział...
W 2009 roku – w 70-tą rocznicę wybuchu II wojny światowej ukazały się dwie książki, opisujące tragiczne wydarzenia września 1939 roku w Żarkach koło Częstochowy. Pierwsza z nich to wspomnienia mieszkańca Żarek – Józefa Morawca. Druga książka została napisana przez Ryszarda Wójcika i nosi tytuł: „Meldefahrer X. Album przywieziony z wojny”. Jest to reporterski zapis poszukiwań związanych z zawartością...
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