Attention all history enthusiasts!
Don’t miss the chance to deepen your understanding of Poland’s rich past through a captivating lecture on March 6, 2025, presented by a couple of social sciences researchers from the University of Warsaw.
This lecture will explore Poland’s tumultuous history over the last 250 years. Starting in 1764, Poland became increasingly dependent on Russia, leading to partitions by Russia, Prussia, and Austria from 1772 to 1795, which erased Poland from the map for 123 years. Although Poland regained independence in 1918, it faced invasion in 1939 and became a Soviet satellite state after World War II, finally achieving independence again in 1989 through the ‘Solidarity’ movement. This movement embodies Poland’s struggle for identity against foreign influence.
The lecture will also explore the historical presence of the Forest Germans, a Polish-German cultural group from the 1340s, and how remnants of their identity can still be seen in place and personal names today.
College of Arts and Sciences
Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
March 6, 2025
11:10 AM – 12:30 PM
186 Hagerty Hall
