Entartika
118063
1586
80
1635 - 2009
Feb 12, 2018 7:50 PM
Entartika
118063
1586
80
1635 - 2009
MianusStar
I have massive respect for the Polish, surviving Nazi Germany then Soviet Russia, perfect example of frying pan into the fire.
mortimer778
The polish are the true underdogs of history.
ThatCuriousKat
Dang it Russia, go on a diet and quit consuming countries
Darthkraytthefirst
but when did the winged hussars arrive?
CrossBetween
I was always delighted to see Poland pop back up on the map again ... and again.
Hushpups
p o l a n d s t r o n k
randi
My grandpa was Polish, Russian, Ukranian, and Czech. I didn't realize his ancestors barely had to travel to have all these nationalities.
KoyomiAraragi
When you're in the middle of the three largest empires at the time, you're going to have a bad time.
FatHippyBoner
You know you’re fucked when your country gets renamed ‘The Deluge’
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
The not-so traumatic evolution of the United States
OldEricCool
Here's a pro tip: don't make features blue on a map unless they represent water.
mopingoverwroughtrug
Incredible history. Love the country, but politically worrisome right now. Be great Poland!
zwitterion117
Is there one for before 1635? I imagine it was pretty traumatic to get to that point for the Polish and otherwise.
reginald1648
"I'll be back."
GyroPunk
Why do you think polish pornstars are so great, they're genetically predisposed to getting massively fucked
martenka
You guys should see this animated history of Poland: https://youtu.be/2DrXgj1NwN8.
CyrusTheOk
They start this after the glory years where Poland dominated Europe and even occupied Moscow...
Tsurrani
I like learning
Sm9yCg
To understand more, you need to start at the 5th century, or even earlier...
HinamilGreyworks
It doesn't matter if it's the Russian Bear or the German Wolf the Polish Rabbit still gets gets eaten.
HereComesTheBoomshakalaka
Looks like Lithuania got the worse end of the deal...
galadrl2meetu
This explains something about my DNA and my husband's German/Polish background.
Gilgamech
The first successful communist empire, haven to Jewish people. Was split between Russia, Prussia, and Austria, because Frederick.
Gilgamech
Varsava (Warsaw) is where fisherman Vars met his mermaid wife Sava.
ThorgalAegirsson
Communist empire?
doryaa
When i saw Deluge, I imagined a wave of Russians stampeding
TheUpdootist
I have no idea what was meant by that
allotherusernamestaken89
Actually it was the Swedish empire this time. Poland has been invaded a lot. I read the name means "border land", but i think that's wrong
FireflyActual
Yup, the name simply means 'Land of Poles', derived from the tribe of Polans, who lived in today's western Poland.
meshaal
You're thinking of Ukraine, which is why it's traditionally had 'the' before it in English. 'The Borderlands' => 'the Ukraine.'
iCantImager
I like how Poland moved west 300 miles.
MidlandRedux
Joesef Stalin's idea. He wanted to keep the land he conquered in 1939, so he deleted three major German territories and gave them to Poland.
idontenglishsorry
Does this mean that Belarus, Latvia, etc only have 27 years?
Wogre
Fun fact, the modern Polish borders were drawn according the borders of the lands ruled by the Piast dynasty, the first Polish state. 1/2
Wogre
This gif does not includes that state however. It existed in the 10th and 11th centuries.
circlebreaker
Neat
UnlimitedStupidity
Whenever Germany sees Poland regain some land
Camelspotting
Want to go halfsies? - Russia
itypewerdsonline
as a Polish person I laughed.
Feeltheswiftness
RememberTheC4nt
Hans hol die luger
thesixfingerman
Read “Black Earth” and “Blood lands”
MursilliII
By whom?
thesixfingerman
Timothy Snyder
RIIIIIIGGS
Is there a tl;dr? Ukraine has some of the best soil on Earth, correct?
thesixfingerman
both books are about what happened in Poland and Ukraine during WW2. Less about farming and more about mass murder.
thesixfingerman
tl;dr would be NAZIs and Communist work together to kill as many people possible.
RIIIIIIGGS
Oh good lord. Thank you.
thesixfingerman
np/any time
KeylessChuck
nightster07
Canada vs. the Canada of Europe
BigFatPaulee
Is that for real?
wildnakedbanana
Yep.. It.'s called the hans island. https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Island&ved=2ahU
BigFatPaulee
Holy balogna!
CaptainKarver
Is there honestly a worse place to put a country?
mikeatike
Greenland.
chormin
Middle East is real bad. Luxemburg is a rough spot for Europe.
Barbatus
Probably.
DarwinBulldops
Let's ask Atlantis
mikeatike
leon512
koopaya
Ukraine has changed hands/been invaded a lot, too. Little defensible territory, mostly agrarian farmers sitting at a Europe/Asia crossroads.
AureliaVerity
sucks when you are literally a border land between anything and Russia
cynicbot
The border between Europe and Asia is far far away at the Ural mountains
JustAnotherBrett
*Looks at the Middle East
CaptainKarver
Point taken
rimehoarfrost
Middle East isn’t a “country” per se, but I see where you’re at...
JustAnotherBrett
He did say worse place to PUT a country
LastThoughtsOnWoodyGuthrie
https://imgur.com/uiX65K7