Vivat Poznań!

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It was said that Poles were careless, uncooperative, envious, by choice late, even semi-wilder, plunged in the vain remembrance of old triumphs and picturesque disasters. They unite only in the face of alien aggression and only know how to fight armedly. But erstwhile the conflict dust settles – it was repeated – they become inconsequential and passive. Not like Germany!

German entrepreneurship, German innovation, German solidity, German precision – what if we were to conquer the Germans with the weapons which, according to stereotype, are best managed? If you were to outrun ingenuity and accuracy? These questions – at the same time as challenges – were posed by our fellow countrymen who lived under Prussian knut for over a century. Their struggles are the content of a 13-section historical drama The longest war of modern Europe. Filmed in 1979–81, Jerzy Sztwiernia's series lost nothing despite the passage of 4 decades and inactive prompts reflection.

In the section Full Culture I want to compose mainly about specified works: older ones, so not necessarily known to my peers and younger than us. I don't regulation out novelty from time to time. Provided that, like all of us here, they will be works with themes that are compatible with the objectives New Deal. It is about promoting Polish values and historical education, for which the movie seems to me a means frequently better even than publications, panels or exhibitions. So let it not be amazing that I will devote more space to scratching the plot's background than to itself, to assessing the work of individual crew members, artistic associations et cæter.

A recipe for a historical film

W The longest war... In addition to the real people mentioned present in the encyclopedias, there are fictional figures. First of all, they are the Frankish brothers, their families, children and grandchildren. They represent the majority of Poles of the time, whose authorship does not mention by name, but whose influence continued to grow in the nineteenth and subsequent centuries. They embody the Frankish qualities and disadvantages of our ancestors. They aid them to realize the choices they made and the realities in which they lived. Finally, by attaching to each another – they connect emotionally with them. History, not for everyone attractive at school, is revived on the screen, becoming more than a dry list of events and dates, and its participants – more than, speaking behind a large genocidal killer, statistics.

But in the drama of Sztwiernia, too, these celebrated ones do not consist of bronze or marble (as is the case in textbooks), only of blood and bone. This is thanks to the script, well composed by Andrzej Twerdochlib (with time joined by Stefan Bratkowski), and acting creations.

General Desidera Chłapowski (played by Krzysztof Kolberger) opens the nation's leaders without state. If the viewer gets the impression that it was recolored in the series – I dement. At the same time I urge not to take my word for it, but to read about this Polish Cyncinat and protopositive.

He is accompanied by Doctor of medicine Karol Marcinkowski (Mariusz Benoit) and Doctor of doctrine Hipolit Cegielski (Andrzej Seweryn). Maksymilian Jackowski (Krzysztof Kowalewski) – the patron of the agricultural circles, the indigenous organizations and the co-founder of the Central economical Society for the Grand Duchy of Poznań. There are also patrons of the Association of Commercial and economical Companies for the Grand Duchy of Poznań and Western Prussia: priests Augustyn Szamarzewski (Jerzy Bińczycki), Piotr Wawrzyniak (Piotr Machalica), Stanisław Adamski (Bogusław Sochnacki). We will besides see independency activists, Emilia Sczanieckia (Joanna Sobieska), Anela Tłodziecka (Elżbieta Kępińska) and others who were carried by the Wielkopolska land for the benefit of the community.

Book Page About agriculture, written by Gen. D. Chłapowski, erstwhile he was imprisoned by the Prussian authorities in the Szczecin fortress for his participation in the 1830–31 uprising against Russia. All of us can read under free licence in the portalWikisources

“To meet our dead at night”

I hope to persuade the Readers of the portal New Dealso that their viewing of the series (as well as the works I will compose about in future texts) would accompany reflection.

Consider, for example, how our heroes would behave today, in the first half of the 21st century. If you took them to the store and showed them the receipts, would they not be sad about the state of our consumer awareness? Why – they would most likely ask, so let us do it – erstwhile we can choose abroad and Polish goods, we buy the first one, even though the second 1 does not disagree in quality and is frequently cheaper? Are we inactive mentally stuck in the PRL erstwhile hard-to-access Western brands actually hit national offers? Why having a free app Fields (http://Pola-app.pl) to identify native products, do we usage them so rarely? Why are we being deceived by gigacorporations by rats in Hameln, paying more than just buying, but by logos? In particular, it is amazing to see German companies, even though they have been found to discriminate against customers from Central Europe (e.g. selling worse composition articles as the same as in the West). Why can others benefit from the law of boycotts (in the US is simply a common form of voice) and we do not? Can't young Poles seriously afford more than crying on the net after the emergence in burger prices in the global trash food network?

How would doctors Marcinkowski and Cegielski respond to the password capital has no nationality? You can hear them in our axiological circle. From those who have been deceived by the stories that the cure for all evil is lesepherism besides taxation cuts and social assistance (or preferably return to the planet with Losers Hugo be Promised Land Reymonta).

European businessmen – Polish altruists

True: The large Fields of 1815–1919 were the champions of entrepreneurship. Remember, however, that these are besides precursors to national solidarity. Those of them who were better off were able to scope out to their countrymen in a worse situation. Not contempt, insults, and the message that everyone deserves the destiny they've had. Was it not thanks to this in the Prussian partition (after 1871 – the German-owned) that revolutionary socialism was not accepted and Marcin Kasprzak (played by Piotr Szulkin) with Rosa Luxemburg (Katarzyn Skolimowska) labored in vain? The conversation (or even an argument) from episode 11, held in the flat of Piotr Frankowski (Wojciech Wysocki) is excellent. It is led by his father Władysław (Witold Dębicki), Father Wawrzyniak and Marcin Gierusz (Maciej Góraj).

A profitable investment

The figure of the latter, as Frankowski has a typical function. He is simply a prof. of this solidarity and besides a rich dream of our positors – Orzeszkow, Sienkiewicz, Prusai, Konopnicka, who paid attention to the misery of the peasantry, firstly, for moral reasons. Secondly, they saw future allies of the independency issue.

At the threshold of the 20th century, the German tyrant, who for years overtaken even Russian in anti-Polish harassment, increased them again. By decision of the Minister of religion and Education (Kultusminister) Conrad von Studt's religion—so besides prayer—was to be taught in the language of the possessors. specified far-reaching interference in the identity of the youngest exceeded the endurance of the Greaterpolans.

The movie Gierusz (a symbol of the plebejs, which were given ongi hands) is already full aware of his Polishness and devoted work for freedom.

In the light of the fresh regulations, students strike from 1901–7 (the most celebrated in September 1901–2 under the leadership of 13-year-old Bronisława Śmidowiczówny, who took German catechism demonstratively through a apron to not contact it with her hand). The boy and daughter of Marcin Gierusz and Catherine of Frankowski (Joanna Żółkowska) participate in akin protests in their village.

The cover of the popular Italian monthly “La Tribuna Illustrata” (ed. 1893–1969) dated 12 January 1902. Subtitles under picture: Gli scolari martiri nella Polonia prussiana (Tired students in Prussian Poland). Reproduction comes from the Regional Museum. Children of Wrzesiński – http://Museum.September.pl.

Great reduced, large absent

Speaking of children: Sztiernia's painting reminds us that in the German election they were besides covered by secret teaching (as in the worst times in Congress). There's quite a few merit here, ladies.

Quite a deficiency of the most most likely celebrated Pole from the German partition – Michał Drzymała (also a peasant like Gierusz). I am not saying that the full episode should have been devoted to him, but let another heroes, for example, tell each another about him, like the Wrzesiński children. Especially that, like them, he was on the lips of the world. He was defended by Lew Tolstoy, Herbert George Wells, Maurice Maeterlinck (the Nobel Prize Laureate of Literature for 1911), Gerhart Hauptmann (rewarded literary Nobel in 1912) or the mentioned Henryk Sienkiewicz (noblista of 1905), as well as the American and European press, e.g. the Parisian "L’Illustration" (ed. 1843–1944), the first magazine in France to print photography.

The 1908 photograph depicts the second first M-car. Drzymały, given to him that year by the Drzyma3owski Committee (the first – a circus car – a steadfast peasant from Grodziska Wlkp bought himself).

“Recognition”?

Finally, the title of my text, due to the fact that it may be interesting for any readers. Vivat Poznań is simply a little-known Slovak poem[2]long believed to have arisen in connection with the Spring of the Peoples 1848–49. Literary investigation by Prof. Jarosław Maciejewski from UAM[3] However, they proved that it was written between 1845 and 1846, which naturally affects the content. In the song, groups with different views on the national liberation fight clash. The lyricist – the porte-parole of Slovakia – sympathizes with the faction aiming for an imminent armed act against the oppressor. Ironically, however, the majority who advocate the careful measurement of strength and the waiting for the best opportunity. It is imposed – especially from the position of the series and modern man – a simple constatation. Juliusz Slovak – romanticist par excellence He was wrong. And they were right to have what they thought in a way positiveBefore the positivity even came.

“But do not trample on past altars”

However, considering how multi-track the past of Poles during 1 100 and twenty-three years of captivity was, I find it hard to halt at this bare fact. We want it or not, the period up to 1864 is an crucial component of our identity. And whatever we think present about Insurance traditionI think the worst thing we can do is generalize her. Draw and fill it with a swarm of adjectives that will compression it into the framework of common ideas. And as a result, they will.

So without rejecting the heritage of romanticism, I repeat behind Slovak present Vivat Poznań! the another way around: with full seriousness, without a shadow of ridicule. And I'm besides doing that for the later heroes of our freedom. Those from June 1956 who opened the list of labour protests in the Moscow-based PRL (and would most likely be closer to the imagination of the fight from the Slovak era). I callback them due to the fact that at a part of the Readers while watching The longest war...[4] There may be another temptation to generalize. Sometimes we attribute certain qualities to our people due to their place of life or origin. So if individual seems to think that Wielkopolska settles any separate species of Poles – an example of the Poznań Uprising ’56 should act soberly. The form of reality at a given time and place creates unique weaves of many factors. Not 1 or respective that just shine before our eyes, so that we are ready to take them as essential.

Serial Longest War of Modern Eurwe can follow the digital Polish tv platform free of charge and legally[5] . But what happened to the program Kronos and portal TVP Weekly[6]Just in case...

The longest war of modern EuropeDirected by: Jerzy Sztwiernia, year of production: 1979-81, tv series, number of parts: 13, full duration: approx. 13 hoursspecies: drama, historical, costume.

Average ratings on Filmweb: 7.6/10. Rating at IMDb.com: 7.4/10. My review: 8/10.

[1] P. Veal, Generals of the Longest Modern War of Europe [online], http://HrabaTytus.pl/2018/03/07/general-longest-war-modern-europa [accessed: 5.06.2024].

[2][VIVAT DECLARATION!], http://letter.UG.edu.pl/jswiersz/066.htm [accessed: 5.06.2024].

[3] Mr Maciejewski, Commentary to the poem "Vivat Poznańczanie" by Juliusz Słowacki [PDF], https://bazhum.muzhp.pl/media/files/Pamatetnik_Lithuanian_timesdescriptionsmo_quarterly_history_and_critics_literature_Polish/Pamatetnik_Lithuanian_timesdescriptionsmo_quarterly_history_and_critics_literature_Polish-r1952-t43-n3_4-s1089-1120/Pamatetnik_Lithuanian_timesdescription_quarterly_writable_history_and_critique_literature_Polish-r1952-t43-n3_4-s1089-1120/Pamatetnik_Lithuanian_timesdescriptionsmo_quarterly_history_and_criteria_literature_Polish-r1952-n3_4-s1089-1120.pdf [accessed: 5.06.2024].

[4]The longest war of modern Europe, http:/FilmPolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=123487.

[5]The longest war of modern Europe, http://Cyfrowa.TVP.PL/website/longest-war-modern-europa,36188798.

[6] J. Fiedorczuk, Barbarians burn words, http://DoRzeczy.pl/amp/565899fiedorczuk-barbarbarzincow-pala-slowa.html [accessed: 5.06.2024].

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