Poland's capital Warsaw rose to prominence in the late 16th Century when it became home to the royal court A chronology of key events: 966 - Duke Mieszko I, the historically recognised founder of ...

Thus, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, included Black Ruthenia with Grodno, Novogrudok, Slonim, and the Polotsk Principality, which are currently located ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 20 January 2025 Poland can trace its roots back over 1,000 years. Positioned at the centre of Europe, there have been periods of ...

Status Quo. Marshal Pilsudski insisted, last week in Warsaw, that he had positive knowledge of recent Lithuanian mobilization against Poland. Commenting to flabbergasted reporters, he charged that ...

known as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a state that existed in the 16th-18th centuries - TASS), reconfirm their readiness to further strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities," said the ...

by the parliament of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This visionary act not only marked Europe’s first and the world’s second modern written constitution, but also enshrined principles of ...

According to the protestors, their main objective was to inspect and restrict the transport of Ukrainian grain to Lithuania, which then returns to Poland. Pieczynski argued that: "Ukrainian grain ...

Poland can trace its roots back over 1,000 years. Positioned at the centre of Europe, there have been periods of independence as well as periods of domination by other countries. Several million ...