
It can be said that with the end of insurgent fights, or more specifically, with the end of planet War II, the fight for commemorative Warsaw Uprising began. The fight for the monument, a monument commemorating both the heroism of the insurgents and the civilian population of Warsaw, and commemorating the thought of the Warsaw Uprising as a clear symbol of the independency of the Polish state. On 6 July 1945, participants of the multi-thousandth demonstration at the Warsaw Power Plant sent a solemn appeal to the Warsaw National Council to build the Warsaw Uprising Monument. But the construction of the monument did not happen, or could not happen. This was not about the location, although specified "obstacles" were attempted to create, but about the name, namely the celebration of the Warsaw Uprising as an independent revolt, as a symbol of Polish sovereignty.
The communist authorities, without denying the thought of building a “some” monument, were very creative in torpedoing the thought of naming the monument a monument to the Warsaw Uprising. This is the Insurrection Monument, and this is the Monument of the Fighters of Warsaw, and even what was an absolute curiosium, the Monument of the Fighters of Freedom and Democracy. Surprisingly, it has not been added that it is simply a socialist democracy, and preferably a fighting democracy, which would not be according to history, but very prophetic. specified slopings lasted for many years until the wave of solidarity thawing, and in November 1980 the Social Construction Committee of the Warsaw Uprising Memorial was established, which was officially registered in May 1981, and in February 1983, despite the martial law, a competition for the Monument task was announced. Among the 65th submitted works, the task of the 5th year ASP student Piotr Dziętkowski and architect Marek Ambroziewicz was selected. The main motif of the task was 2 monumental walls, 63 m apart, symbolizing the duration of the Uprising.
This was besides much for communist authorities with Wojciech Jaruzelski at the head. The authors of the task and representatives of the Social Committee of the Warsaw Uprising Monument were requested to change the name of the monument to the Warsaw Insurrection Monument or the Soldiers of the Warsaw Uprising. However, they did not agree, due to the fact that they were aware that celebrating the soldiers themselves as participants of the Uprising would not prevent the Warsaw Uprising from becoming an thought in the future. In response, the communist authorities sealed the premises and blocked the Committee's bank accounts. The Social Bureau of the Monument Building Committee was shortly suspended and its Interim Board was appointed. The Interim Board announced a fresh competition, but for the task of the monument “The Heroes of the Warsaw Uprising”. Out of only 3 submitted works, the task of Kraków sculptor Prof. Vincent Kućma and engineer Jack Budyn was selected. The task did not meet the social expectations of not only the name of the monument, but was besides criticized for the socialist form closer to commemorating the Soviets from the Red Army than the Soldiers of the Warsaw Uprising. Despite opposition not only to society, but besides to many artistic organizations and environments, the task was directed to implementation and in April 1988 its construction began.
The meanders of round-clock layouts caused that the unveiling of the monument was made, as the president of Poland, by communist apparatusist Wojciech Jaruzelski, and the monument itself, although dedicated in its form to the Heroes of the Warsaw Uprising, yet obtained the authoritative name of the Warsaw Uprising Monument. It seemed that at the threshold of the 3rd Polish Republic memory, honor and respect was restored not only for participants and civilian victims of the Uprising, but also, and possibly above all, for the thought of independence. The next anniversary of the Uprising’s outbreak was a gathering of more and more participants in various ceremonies. In 2006 at the initiative of the Warsaw Uprising Museum staff, the performance "Warsawers sing (not)forbidden songs" was organized. This performance became a permanent part of the celebration of the anniversary of the detonation The uprisings and each year it gathered an expanding number of participants. In 2019, over 100,000 people gathered in Piłsudski Square to sing insurgent songs together, and over 3 million viewers watched tv broadcast. It was a kind of phenomenon that combined the Warsawians and Poles above the major modern divisions. I noticed in the crowd various people I know realized that although we are so divided, I regret to compose that although almost everything is between us, this day, this place, unites us with insurgent songs, and most importantly, we share the thought of the Warsaw Uprising.
I have frequently thought that in this modern liberal world, in the momentum behind Europeanism and behind the mammon, we have pushed “by 1 bridge besides far”, we have gone a fewer steps in the incorrect direction. That it is adequate to go back 1 or 2 steps, to build a fresh unity and knowing between Poles on the foundation of Warsaw that the Russians issued to Germans. It wasn't a dream. Although there was no specified unity among politicians, Tusk falls into the vicinity all year on 1 August, Trzaskowski participated in singers most likely erstwhile and the Warsaw authorities effort to block the Warsaw Uprising march all year, people gather on singers and associate in March and another anniversary celebrations beyond divisions. But it is not about unity and knowing between politicians, but about unity and knowing between average people, between neighbors, friends, at work, in families. And it happened on the streets of Warsaw all year, August 1. The hope of reconciliation, common knowing and respect began to grow out of the blood-soaked insurgents of Warsaw cobblestones.
A certain symbol of this reconciliation, this vacation beyond divisions, this vacation which unites and does not divide, was the host of the performance 'Warsawers sing (not)forbidden songs' tv writer Tomasz Wolny for 7 years. Professional in his profession, associated just with an insurgent performance alternatively than modern political journalism. A man who gave himself up to the full thought of the Warsaw Uprising, who loved the participants and veterans of this independency rally. Liked and respected by all participants of yearly concerts, and most importantly liked and respected by surviving participants of the Uprising, liked and respected by Polish Heroes. But unfortunately Donald Tusk is to the pain of the Roman rule “divide et impera!” (divide and rule!). He is ready to destruct and dishonor everything that unites Poles. Therefore, already last year, his militants, who had taken over state tv by force, dismissed Tomasz Wolny from his privilege of conducting the performance 'Warsawers sing (not)forbidden songs'.
This year the insurgents decided to prevent a repetition of last year's decision and sent an appeal to the current authorities of the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising and Polish Television, demanding entrustment to Tomasz Free to conduct this year's concert. In their letter, they wrote: “We, the surviving veterans of the Warsaw Uprising – soldiers, paramedics, liaisons, the last eyewitnesses of the time of the Hecatomb of the Second planet War, ask to perceive to our will, so that another solemn performance “WARSZAWIEWY SINGS (NO)INVIEWED PIOSENKI” traditionally held on 1 August each year, led Tomasz Wolny – journalist, scout, volunteer, but above all our long-standing, reliable friends and friends, and for many of us almost welcome grandson. If, as the organizers declare, this extraordinary performance is to be a real tribute to the fallen and to us — inactive alive Warsaw insurgents, we hope that this appeal will meet with knowing and approval.“
The appeal met neither with knowing nor with approval. He didn't get any answers. virtually none. The voice of Polish Heroes was completely ignored. 81 years after the outbreak of the Uprising, a German grenade was thrown on the foundations of the rebuilding unity of Poles. I only watched a part of this year's concert. I was incapable to participate in the propaganda of the government tv hucpa, which does not respect a professional journalist, does not respect viewers and performance participants, but what is worst and unforgivable, does not respect surviving participants of the Warsaw Uprising, does not respect the thought of the Warsaw Uprising. Will Tusk and his tv win in destroying this last foundation unifying Poles?
I say that if any appeal to the current, self-appointed authorities of Polish tv was sent by the still-living subordinates of Heinz Reinefarth, the executioner of Warsaw, then specified an appeal would meet with knowing and approval. Am I going besides far? Yes, indeed. People like Heinz Reinefarth do not gotta make requests and appeals to the authorities of Polish television. Their expectations are perceived and recognized in advance. Did the authorities of the state tv sense that these were the expectations of German veterans and German Führers? Sorry, it's the German Chancellors today. After all, Poles are only allowed to cry on the graves of the fallen, but they are not allowed to worship their armed actions. Poles must not worship the thought of the Warsaw Uprising. They don't think we're allowed. But we know what we're allowed to do, we knew it then and now we know:
“Warsaw children will go into battle
For all stone thy
Capital, we'll give blood.
The children of Warsaw will fight
When your command falls
I will anger my enemies”
Mr Bogdan
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