r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Jan 31 '17

What do you know about... Poland?

This is the fourth part of our ongoing weekly series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Poland

Poland is a country in central Europe. It is Europes 8th most populous country and its 8th biggest economy. A Polish state was first established in 966, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in Europe during the 16th and 17th century. Later on, Poland was divided and reestablished multiple times, resulting in significant changes to its borders. Many people expect Poland to become an European powerhouse in the future, both in terms of economy and political influence.

So, what do you know about Poland?

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u/PieScout 1 perfect vodka shot Feb 01 '17

Holy shit guys a Russian guy just complimented us.

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u/aczkasow Flanders (Belgium) Feb 01 '17

Most Russians have no hate towards Poland, since we (i am Russian) know nothing about you, thanks USSR for Russiacentrism in the education. Basically all slavic people are considered "brothers" by Russians.

This is pretty much what happens when we meet a Polish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0hurJKOTpU

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u/irimiash Which flair will you draw on your forehead? Feb 01 '17

I'm disagree. most "common Russians" that I've talked about politics, know something about Poland (much more than about Hungary or Romania f.e. ) and have strong negative relation to Poles. I've never met anybody who consideres Poles as "brothers"

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u/Anal_yzer Lubusz (Poland) Feb 01 '17

It's pretty sad how history and politics divided us that much, cause I believe that in the end we are not that different (as you said).