Prussia’s forgotten heritage
After the final partition of Poland in 1795, Prussia emerged not only as a territorial winner but also a multi-lingual state: Polish speakers constituted nearly half of its population and more than half of the kingdom’s territory consisted of newly annexed Polish lands. Yet this was also a missed political opportunity.
February 22, 2026 -
Piotr Leszczyński
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History and MemoryIssue 1-2 2026Magazine
Illustration by Andrzej Zaręba

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