#polishhistory — Public Fediverse posts

For some time now I’ve been obsessed with what we call in Poland “chłopomania” - basically… a fascination with peasants? I’ve gotten really into the history of how peasants used to live and who the nobility were. What shocked me the most is how cruel the nobility was toward peasants compared to Western Europe. In many countries serfdom had already disappeared, while here peasants were still enduring the worst humiliations from the nobility. Historians even call it “dispersed tyranny” - that’s how brutal it was. Back then, only someone of noble origin was considered Polish. Peasants weren’t seen as Poles.

I’ve gone so deep into this that I spend time browsing state archive websites looking through scans. If anyone’s interested, I can share more about what I find xP I’m also planning a photography project about the Polish countryside. Now that I have a driver’s license, it’ll be much easier to actually get started.

#history #polishhistory #chlopomania #peasanthistory #socialhistory #genealogy #poland #ruralhistory #photographyproject #documentaryphotography #storytelling #research #culture #photography

Heute vor 100 Jahren wurde Andrzej Wajda geboren, einer der bedeutendsten polnischen #Filmemacher. Wir erinnern an eines seiner frühen Meisterwerke:

▶ Angelika Nguyen, Asche oder Diamant sein. Historischer Zwiespalt der #ArmijaKrajowa in dem polnischen #Filmklassiker Asche und Diamant (1958), #WerkstattGeschichte 56/2011, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/tiere

@histodons

#histodons #Filmgeschichte #AndrzejWajda #Filmhistory #Kino #Cinema #Polen #PolnischeGeschichte #PolishHistory

Also born on March 4th:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_%C5%81yszczy%C5%84ski

Not only does he sound interesting, so does his reputation amongst 20th century Polish academics.

#History #PolishHistory ##PolishLithuanianCommonwealth #KazimierzŁyszczyński #Atheism #IntellectualHistory

Heute vor 10 Jahren öffnete in Warschau das #Museum für die #Geschichte der polnischen Juden #POLIN seine Hauptausstellung.
Steffi de Jong hat diese seinerzeit für uns besucht und besprochen:
▶ Museum der Geschichte der polnischen Juden in Warschau POLIN. Dauerausstellung, #WerkstattGeschichte 69/2015, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/antikoloniale-filme/

@histodons @historikerinnen @museum @jewishstudies

#histodons #JewishHistory #PolishHistory #Exhibition #Ausstellung

Today we remember those who were murdered during the #Holocaust, simply for being themselves.

The symbols shown are those that were worn as badges to signify different groups in concentration camps. Some groups, such as the #LGBT+ community, have reclaimed these.

Light a candle in your window from 4pm today to remember all victims of the Holocaust.

#holocaustmemorialday #lightthedarkness #lgbtq #pow #jewishhistory #education #jehovahswitnesses #polishhistory #blackhistory