Comments on: Poland’s Historical Hokey Pokey http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:19:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Geography of Russia Through History http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-381724 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Geography of Russia Through History Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:56:51 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-381724 [...] Posts: Ethiopia – Poland – Armenia – [...] [...] Posts: Ethiopia – Poland – Armenia – [...]

]]> By: Daniel Nexon http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-54851 Daniel Nexon Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:35:48 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-54851 I enjoy the series - and I even recommended Poland to Curzon as a topic - but we have to be very careful about what these boundaries mean. These polities weren't nation-states, they didn't have clearly demarcated territories and the structure of authority was not homogeneous within their territory. You should mention some of the 'great moments' in Polish history, including saving Vienna from the Turks. I enjoy the series – and I even recommended Poland to Curzon as a topic – but we have to be very careful about what these boundaries mean. These polities weren’t nation-states, they didn’t have clearly demarcated territories and the structure of authority was not homogeneous within their territory.

You should mention some of the ‘great moments’ in Polish history, including saving Vienna from the Turks.

]]> By: StrategyUnit http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-54731 StrategyUnit Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:58:30 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-54731 Great post. Its rare to see anything (even on blogs) on Polish history, esp. Poland-Lithuania. I remember there was some far-fetched hope of reuniting the two states, after USSR fell. Today, I think the only reminders of this past is that Poland and Lithuania have a battalion together (http://www.wp.mil.pl/start.php?page=1010501021). Recently this year Ukraine was signed-on to join the group. Great post. Its rare to see anything (even on blogs) on Polish history, esp. Poland-Lithuania. I remember there was some far-fetched hope of reuniting the two states, after USSR fell.

Today, I think the only reminders of this past is that Poland and Lithuania have a battalion together (http://www.wp.mil.pl/start.php?page=1010501021). Recently this year Ukraine was signed-on to join the group.

]]> By: Hunter http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-54599 Hunter Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:16:13 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-54599 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rzeczpospolita_1600.png" rel="nofollow">this one</a> is better, actually. this one is better, actually.

]]> By: Hunter http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-54598 Hunter Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:14:01 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2005/12/13/polands-historical-hokey-pokey/#comment-54598 anyone ever read Henryk Senkiewicz's trilogy? fantastic historical fiction about the time of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0870529749/" rel="nofollow"><em>With Fire and Sword</em></a> begins the trilogy. here's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Location-Pol-Lith-Commonwealth.png" rel="nofollow">the map</a> wikipedia has for the PLC around 1619. anyone ever read Henryk Senkiewicz’s trilogy? fantastic historical fiction about the time of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. With Fire and Sword begins the trilogy.

here’s the map wikipedia has for the PLC around 1619.

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