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Poland - a nation without a state

How to Invent a Country

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The Commonwealth Was Wiped From the Map

Ucranians, lithuanians, ruthians, german speakers, bella, russians, jews and poles. The commonwealth was destroyed on the verge of national consciousness coming into european sen nationalism. Most of those narratives are hostile. Historically they felt put upon by the poles. That's why uro 20 12, the joint ukranian polish football championship still strikes me as an extraordinary, almost miraculous event.

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