In 1968, the four of us—my best friends (classmates from technical school)—traveled to Poland for the first time, including a visit to Szczecin, and 50 years later, we revisited the city, including the '56 memorial.
Szczecin, Poland
The Statue of the Lad of Pest
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Poznań, Poland
A commemorative plaque at one of the entrances to the Poznań train station
My best friends (three of my classmates from technical school) and I first visited Poland in the summer of 1968 (when we were 17–18 years old), and 50 years later, we repeated…
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Marcinkowice, Poland
The Polish village that provided shelter for 72 children from Hungary
The 1956 Memorial in Marcinkowice honors a harrowing yet uplifting historical event that stands as one of the finest examples of Polish-Hungarian friendship. During the 1956…
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Fall of 1956
Olsztyn, Poland
Polish Solidarity Rally in Support of the Hungarians
During and after the Hungarian Revolution, solidarity demonstrations were held in several Polish cities, the largest of which took place in Olsztyn on October 30. The local…
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October 1956