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Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska]), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska, listen ), is a country in Central Europe,bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making it the 71st largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. With a population of over 38.5 million people, Poland is the 34th most populous country in the world, the 8th most populous country in Europe and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, as well as the most populous post-communist member of the European Union. Poland is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions.
The establishment of a Polish state can be traced back to 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of a territory roughly coextensive with that of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented a longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. This union formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th and 17th-century Europe. The Commonwealth ceased to exist in the years 1772–1795, when its territory was partitioned among Prussia, the Russian Empire, and Austria. Poland regained its independence (as the Second Polish Republic) at the end of World War I, in 1918.
World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (in which approximately 11 million people were killed) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres (in which approximately one million were killed, and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history.
The Second World is a Western term referring to the former socialist industrial states (formally the Eastern Bloc), mostly the territory and area under the influence of the Soviet Union. Following World War II, there were nineteen communist states, and after the fall of the Soviet Union, only four socialist states remained: China, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam. Along with "First World" and "Third World", the term was used to divide the states of Earth into three broad categories.
The concept of "Second World" was a construct of the Cold War and the term has largely fallen out of use since the revolutions of 1989, although it is still used to describe countries that are in between poverty and prosperity, many of which are now capitalist states. Subsequently, the actual meaning of the terms "First World", "Second World" and "Third World" changed from being based on political ideology to an economic definition. The three world theory has been criticized as crude and relatively outdated for its nominal ordering (1, 2, 3) and sociologists have coined the term "developed", "developing", and "underdeveloped" as replacement terms for global stratification—nevertheless, the three world theory is still popular in contemporary literature and media. This might also cause semantic variation of the term between describing a region's political entities and its people.
Deutsches Reich (German: [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʀaɪç]) was the official name for the German nation state from 1871 to 1943 in German language. It translates literally to "German Empire", with a context approximating that of "German Realm". From 1943 to 1945, the official name was – but not formally proclaimed – Großdeutsches Reich ("Greater German Reich") on account of the new territories annexed into the state's administration during the Second World War.
To refer to the entire period, the partially translated "German Reich" /ˈdʒɜːrmən ˈraɪk/, which has no monarchical connotations, is often used, with "German Realm" being a more appropriate direct translation of the official title. Informally, this nation was also known simply as Germany.
There were three periods in the history of the Reich:
Kapenda is back with his video blog from Berlin. In this episode he invites you to visit Poland and tells you about 6 common misconceptions that people have about Poland ;) Produced by The Global Experience Intercultural learning network http://www.theglobalexperience.org
Help support videos like this: http://www.cgpgrey.com/subbable **CGPGrey T-Shirts for sale!**: http://goo.gl/1Wlnd Grey's blog: http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/ Just in case you haven't seen it before, you need to read about the seven-legged spider: http://www.27bslash6.com/overdue.html Also, you need to watch the 5th Element: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800195175/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag;=greyblog-20 My website: http://www.cgpgrey.com/ Full script available here: http://blog.cgpgrey.com/10-misconceptions-rundown/ If you would like to help me make more videos please join the discussion on: Google+: http://plus.google.com/115415241633901418932/posts Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/cgpgrey Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greys-Blog/193301110697381
A common misconception holds that Polish Cavalry charged German tanks with sabers and lances during World War 2. It's lies, all lies. Like me on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/Enigmahood Follow me on Twitter, https://twitter.com/EnigmaHood
Saint Mary International Adoptions' Operations Manager, Nick explains a common misconception about the ages of children who are available for adoption from Poland. For more info, please see http://www.saintmaryadoption.com/international-adoption/poland-adoption/
A video concerning a common misconception about Polish people
If you are concerned about whether or not to get your annual influenza vaccine, Dr. Gregory Poland, director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, wants to help clear up common misconceptions.
The Top 11 Misconceptions about World War 2 - Eurocentric Edition covers "Blitzkrieg", Mechanization, Battle of Britain, Sealion, US, Me 262, Strategic Bombing, Aces, Barbarossa, Axis and Military Intelligence. Military History Visualized provides a series of short narrative and visual presentations like documentaries based on academic literature or sometimes primary sources. Videos are intended as introduction to military history, but also contain a lot of details for history buffs. Since the aim is to keep the episodes short and comprehensive some details are often cut. » HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT MILITARY HISTORY VISUALIZED « (A) You can support my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mhv (B) You can also buy "Spoils of War" (merchandise) in the online shop: https://www.redbubble.co...
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The never-ending belief that people just eat 800, 1,000, 1,200 calories can't lose weight is likely the most common misconception in weight control. In Poland during WW II the Germans imprisoned Polish Jews in the city of Warsaw. This was the Warsaw Ghetto. Drs.kept miticulous records. The daily calorie intake was 600-800 per day. This is the same amount that many people claim they eat without losing weight. Not only will you lose weight on this number of calories but you will starve. During a two-year period there were 43,000 autopsies.
This was our first trip to Poland and we dove into the capital headfirst. While our travels may have started in the charming Old Town, it wasn't long before we discovered that Warsaw has a cool artsy side. We visited bright neon museums in the art district, shopped in boutiques selling soviet-chic apparel, and got to experience the capital's legendary nightlife. It many ways it was a whirlwind visit, but it was also a fun introduction that made us curious to discover more of Poland in our future travels. The following video will highlight 25 things to do in Warsaw and give you a glimpse into this up and coming capital. GEAR WE USE Olympus OM-D E-M5 II: http://amzn.to/1OchS7t Canon G7X: http://amzn.to/1YdjsYX Olympus 14-150mm II Lens: http://amzn.to/1Y79zeM Rode Video Mic GO: http://am...
https://www.expedia.com/Warsaw.d178317.Destination-Travel-Guides For centuries Warsaw has been a center of refinement and knowledge. Its strategic position has also made it one of the most invaded countries in Europe. Shaped by history’s defining events, World War Two, and the closing of the Iron Curtain, Warsaw is a survivor, and has risen from the ashes of war and the shackles of Communism. Its true heart is its Old Town, the site of the Warsaw Uprising, one of the most heroic resistance actions ever seen against the nazis. After the war much of it, such as the opulent Royal Castle, was painstakingly rebuilt. One of the few statues not destroyed by the German army, is the mermaid Syrena, the symbol and protector of Warsaw. Visit St Johns Cathedral and St Anne’s Church, whose interio...
10 Best Places to Visit in Poland Life has not been easy for Poland, an eastern European country that has been invaded and destroyed many times over the centuries. The country suffered mightily in World War II when many of its citizens, including its large Jewish population, were hustled off to Nazi concentration camps. The Polish spirit, however, refused to die and today the country combines medieval architecture with lively cultural activities to meet the needs of modern tourists. An overview of the best places to visit in Poland: 10. Malbork 9. Lublin 8. Bialowieza Forest 7. Torun 6. Tatra National Park 5. Poznan 4. Wroclaw 3. Gdansk 2. Warsaw 1. Krakow Music: NCS Alan Walker - Spectre [NCS Release] goo.gl/5cc7z6 Tobu - Sound of Goodbye [NCS Release] goo.gl/hoiJ0B Thanks for watchin...
Warsaw - Poland Travel Guide, Tourism, Vacation World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Warsaw - Poland Travel Guide, Tourism http://goo.gl/HmkEIN Warsaw is a large and sprawling city of more than 1.7 million people that is split into somewhat uneven halves by the Wisła (Vistula) River. Most everything of interest to visitors is on the western side of the river around the modern financial district. Its centrepiece is the landmark Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki), a Socialist-Realist confection which can be seen from virtually anywhere in the city. The epicentre of Warsaw for visitors is the so-called Royal Route (Trakt Królewski), which runs north-south from the New and Old Towns, past the fashionable shops of Nowy Świat, the palaces that survived the war...
Wandering among the endless hills, lakes and mountains of Southeast Poland, one can find cities, medieval castles, grandiose palaces and rich museums, each one more interesting than the previous. The city core of Krakow, with its old streets and squares offer us the feeling of the happy, old days. The Wawel district, which is built on a hill, fort walls and bastions protect the royal palace and the cathedral. The astonishingly great square of the old marketplace is surrounded by medieval houses, and is busy all day and all night. The restaurants tempt the travelers with food prepared from wild mushrooms and berries, game and cabbage. The religious buildings keep the memory of the late Pope, John Paul II. the late Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. From Krakow we can take a trip to the Wiel...
This video learn about tourist attractions in Poland. Krakow and Warsaw are popular cities in Poland. The tourist won't miss these cities in the list. The populare destinations in Poland are Main Market Square, Warsaw Old Market Place, Gdansk Old Town, Wawel Castle, Wieliczka Salt Mine and etc. Photo Credit : Wawel Castle by Tomasz#Jakubowski www.flickr.com/photos/96543789@N07/9541287924 Auschwitz-Birkenau by John Finn www.flickr.com/photos/johnfinn/8669416126 Masurian Lakeland by dedevanderroove www.flickr.com/photos/dedevanderroove/3827222289 Slowinski Sand Dunes by Simon Willison www.flickr.com/photos/simon/41721283 Malbork Castle by Jørgen Falck www.flickr.com/photos/mitflickr/6088821254 Wieliczka Salt Mine by William www.flickr.com/photos/potrzebie/4908233213 Bialowieza Forest ...
Warsaw is an amazing City. The capital of Poland is booming. Enjoy with our travel guide all must-sees for your tour: tasty food, the best places of interest, former Warsaw Ghetto, the Old Town and much more. Your travel starts here. | Book your hotel: http://www.bitly.com/Hotels-in-Warsaw | Unsere Hotel-Empfehlung: http://www.bitly.com/Marriott-Warsaw (Affiliate link) Recommended stay: Min. 3 days Songs: Secret Conversations - The 126ers Butchers - Silent Partners Silver – Riot Dusty Tears - Silent Partner E Minor Prelude – Chopin Cloud Patterns - Silent Partner Haus Guest - Gunnar Olsen Don’t Turn Back - Silent Partner All music in this video are free for download with permission for commercial use.
http://tokitan.tv An approximation to Kraków. Travel Guide Video. Video Guia de Viajes de Cracovia. What to see, what to do, where to go in Kraków. Qué ver, qué hacer y dónde comer en Cracovia. Restaurants, museums, streets. Restaurantes, museos, calles. Kraków / Cracow / Cracovia Polonia / Poland Travel / Viajes Guide / Guía Tourism / Turismo View all the places on the map at http://travelguidevideos.tv/krakow
Piotr Barelkowski documentary film starring Daniel Olbrychski story of Polish periods of glory through Polish cities of Poznan, Torun, Krakow, Gdansk and Warsaw. In the film, also a lot of practical information for tourists about communication, hotels and restaurants.
Genealogy research led Phyllis Miller to travel the countryside of Poland—a country that faced war and devastation throughout the 20th century—in search of long-lost relatives and information regarding her family. Phyllis and her daughter, Alysse, spent two weeks exploring the southeastern portion of the country. The duo didn’t know what to expect, but the search led to serendipitous moments and immediate connections with new family. The charms of travel and adventure, family, and personal discovery come together against a resilient Polish backdrop, all documented by Alysse along the way. Producer: Alysse Campbell Director of Photography: Alysse Campbell Creative Direction: Brent Edwards, Tina Haver Currin Editor: Brent Edwards Music Score: Adam Lindquist Sound Design: Daniel Cook Spec...
This is a travel video guide suggesting what to see, eat or do in Krakow (Poland). It's the 6th episode of a travel web TV. We'll be shooting in different places for the next episodes, and we would like you to participate. Visit http://travelguidevideos.tv and let us know your trip suggestions. View all the POI on the map: http://travelguidevideos.tv/krakow/ Download KML file: http://tagzania.com/kmlge/user/travelguidevideos/krakow/ Filmed and edited by Haritz Rodriguez Production: Rebeca Rodriguez Canon EOS 60-D Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 All the video footage was shot handheld. Music by Ryan Huston: https://vimeo.com/musicstore/track/688699/do-what-you-love-by-ryan-huston Travel advisor: http://tokitan.tv Gastronomy advisor: http://debocados.com Local host: http://poland.travel Concept & idea by...
Software application project. BA Diploma 2009, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. more info at: http://www.olgasurawska.com/trop.html © Olga Surawska 2009
This video is only being used for a university website project for my BA Hons degree, It is not getting used for any commercial reason and and only for course work. this video relates to my Dark Tourism study. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3312342/The-ultimate-guide-visiting-disaster-sites.html#v-401312994300
We caught the opening of ITB Asia, the largest travel exhibition of it's kind in Asia and met with buyers and exhibitors about what their top destinations in 2015 and the travel trends they are watching. For the full wrap-up, visit our WIT and ITB Asia Wrap Up on Travel Massive: travelmassive.com/blog/2014/11/video-wit-and-itb-asia-wrap-singapore-2014/ Top Destinations for 2015? Cape Town, Zanibar and Egypt - Ayo Oyewole, Afro Tourism Singapore, Thailand, Korea - Moe Moe Yee - Real Treasure Travel & Tours Bali, Cambodia, Sri Lanka - Brice Reavaille - Panomatics Asia Fraser Island (East Coast of Aus), Tasmania, Queenstown (NZ) - Russell Lindfield - Thermeon Bali, Koh Samui, Luang Prabang (Laos) - Ine S Turell - Chic Collection Melbourne, Greece, Bahamas - Ridhima Singh Bilochpura - The ...
There is a company in Krakow known as the "Crazy Guides", that have tours of what it was like in the Soviet Communism days. You ride in a vintage Trabant. Lots of fun and our Crazy Guide was a girl, Goshka. She was full of information and really made the tour fun and educational. This was during my Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) September 2016 trip to the Baltics. (Use my name and this coupon code and get at least $100 off your first trip: 001930873) No single supplements for solo travelers! Panasonic GH4, recorded at 100 Mbps and reduced to around 18 Mbps for Vimeo. Still images can be seen at: studio808.smugmug.com/Travel/Poland2016/
Minsk, Belarus is an exciting City to visit with a deep old History and culture. We explore some of the highlights and spots every tourist must see when coming to Minsk. There are strict visa requirements to enter the country which can be purchased prior to visiting Belarus if you want to reduce the expense. This short virtual tour of the city of Minsk explores the famous squares, churches, & people.
Travel photography instructor, author and international photo tour guide Ralph Velasco shares images created at the former concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Poland. http://www.RalphVelasco.com
Kapenda is back with his video blog from Berlin. In this episode he invites you to visit Poland and tells you about 6 common misconceptions that people have about Poland ;) Produced by The Global Experience Intercultural learning network http://www.theglobalexperience.org
Help support videos like this: http://www.cgpgrey.com/subbable **CGPGrey T-Shirts for sale!**: http://goo.gl/1Wlnd Grey's blog: http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/ Just in case you haven't seen it before, you need to read about the seven-legged spider: http://www.27bslash6.com/overdue.html Also, you need to watch the 5th Element: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800195175/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag;=greyblog-20 My website: http://www.cgpgrey.com/ Full script available here: http://blog.cgpgrey.com/10-misconceptions-rundown/ If you would like to help me make more videos please join the discussion on: Google+: http://plus.google.com/115415241633901418932/posts Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/cgpgrey Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greys-Blog/193301110697381
A common misconception holds that Polish Cavalry charged German tanks with sabers and lances during World War 2. It's lies, all lies. Like me on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/Enigmahood Follow me on Twitter, https://twitter.com/EnigmaHood
Saint Mary International Adoptions' Operations Manager, Nick explains a common misconception about the ages of children who are available for adoption from Poland. For more info, please see http://www.saintmaryadoption.com/international-adoption/poland-adoption/
A video concerning a common misconception about Polish people
If you are concerned about whether or not to get your annual influenza vaccine, Dr. Gregory Poland, director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, wants to help clear up common misconceptions.
The Top 11 Misconceptions about World War 2 - Eurocentric Edition covers "Blitzkrieg", Mechanization, Battle of Britain, Sealion, US, Me 262, Strategic Bombing, Aces, Barbarossa, Axis and Military Intelligence. Military History Visualized provides a series of short narrative and visual presentations like documentaries based on academic literature or sometimes primary sources. Videos are intended as introduction to military history, but also contain a lot of details for history buffs. Since the aim is to keep the episodes short and comprehensive some details are often cut. » HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT MILITARY HISTORY VISUALIZED « (A) You can support my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mhv (B) You can also buy "Spoils of War" (merchandise) in the online shop: https://www.redbubble.co...
You gave me some questions and I am presenting my answers!
The never-ending belief that people just eat 800, 1,000, 1,200 calories can't lose weight is likely the most common misconception in weight control. In Poland during WW II the Germans imprisoned Polish Jews in the city of Warsaw. This was the Warsaw Ghetto. Drs.kept miticulous records. The daily calorie intake was 600-800 per day. This is the same amount that many people claim they eat without losing weight. Not only will you lose weight on this number of calories but you will starve. During a two-year period there were 43,000 autopsies.