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  Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is bordered by Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to the north.
Poland's first historically documented ruler, Mieszko I, was baptized in 966, adopting Catholic Christianity as the country's new official religion, to which the bulk of the population converted in the course of the next century.
Poland has a large agricultural sector of private farms, that could be a leading producer of food in the European Union now that Poland is a member.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poland   (4032 words)

  
 Poland - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The Republic of Poland is a country located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to the north.
Poland enjoys a temperate climate, with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters and mild summers with frequent showers and thunder showers.
The principal ports and harbours are: Port of Gdańsk, Port of Gdynia, Port of Szczecin, Port of Swinoujscie, Port of Ustka, Port of Kolobrzeg, Gliwice, Warsaw, Wroclaw.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/p/o/l/Poland.html   (2985 words)

  
 Ukraine
It borders Russia to the northeast, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south.
In the mid 14th century it was subjugated by Kazimierz IV of Poland, and after the 1386 marriage of Lithuania's Grand Duke Jagiello to Poland's Queen Jadwiga, was ruled by the Lithuanians as part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
After the partitions of Poland by Prussia, Austria, and Russia at the end of the eighteenth century, Western Ukraine (Galicia) was taken over by Austria, while the rest of Ukraine was progressively incorporated into the Russian Empire.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/uk/ukraine.html   (2993 words)

  
 Polish Collections: Overviews of the Collections (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
Poland's case for independence, being a series of essays illustrating the continuance of her national life.
Among the documents are 22 letters from Washington to Kazimierz Pulaski, whom he promoted to the rank of brigadier general of cavalry, and six to Tadeusz Kosciuszko, perhaps Poland's most revered patriot and a key figure in the American Revolution.
Kazimierz Pulaski and his father were leaders of the movement.
www.loc.gov /rr/european/coll/poli.html   (4687 words)

  
 All About Jewish Theatre - News
Ansky’s drama, set in prewar Poland, tells of ill-fated lovers who are separated by the woman’s disapproving and greedy father, who insists she marry someone with more money.
Kazimierz Dejmek Polish Actor, Director and Minister of Culture (April 17, 1924-December 31, 2002)
In 1988 Kazimierz Dejmek was elected chairman of the Union of Polish Stage Artists.
www.jewish-theatre.com /visitor/article_list.aspx?articleGroupID=35   (5666 words)

  
 World War 2: Warsaw Uprising :: Resources
Zegota: The Council for Aid to Jews in Occupied Poland 1942–1945.
Central Commission for the Investigation of German Crimes in Poland.
Ciechanowski, Jan M. The Warsaw Rising of 1944.
www.warsawuprising.com /res.htm   (604 words)

  
 Bibliography and Bookstore Holocaust
Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944 to May 7, 1945.
Gross, Jan. Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland.
Yoors, Jan. Crossing, A Journal of Survival and Resistance in World War II.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/bibholo.html   (2641 words)

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