August 1 was the 76th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. It was a great tragedy for the people and the city. Many young people died and the city was completely destroyed. The front stopped in front of Warsaw for six months so that the destruction could be done. The city was rebuilt. An attempt to erase these events from memory had the opposite effect. Now it is a great myth and proper assessment is not possible because the witnesses were shut their mouths. It is a pity that every government uses this event for its political games. But we, the inhabitants do remember.
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Warsaw and Poland have a fascinating, if tragic, history. We visited Poland for our 25th anniversary and loved it. So beautiful, so poignant, and the people so interesting and friendly.
It is a beautiful and tender remembrance of such a tragedy. We must remember even if it's hard. If we forget those types of events will happen again. Poignant shot.
horrific events - I read about the walled in conditions and the uprising at the holocaust museum in Jerusalem, it was very powerful and I remember some of the personal stories told there. The remembrance should not become politicised - the event still in living memory for many. Thank you for drawing it to my attention again.
