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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Emmanuel Małyński,nowa Polska/La Pologne nouvelle/ 1931 in France,2019 polish translation. On one hand - he is good in economic,and explained how polish economy must sucked after 1918/socialist with farmers ruled/. He also saw soviets as grave danger against cyvilisation,and saw all mistakes of...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    In 1919 poles could take down soviets - but refused to do so.Piłsudzki even for some time do not let soldiers cross Bug river,which let soviet take many military assets in Białystok/uniforms etc/. In 1919 we had election - for author everybody cared only about his party,not country,and most do...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Edward Woyniłłowicz,memories 1847-1928. 1905 war started,becouse some rich russian wonted better deal in forest industry in Manchuria, and generals wonted medals for short victorious war.When they lost,they prepared pogroms of jews,and attack on gentry estates,and offered polish gentry soldiers...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Another polish aristocrat - Roman Potocki,"W trzech wojnach Wspomnienia"/In 3 wars memories/ His father had 55 estates,railroad and 4 factories before WW1,lost almost all.He had few estates and factory after WW1,lost all and lived in one room after WW2. Now,important thing - he was part of...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    One important thing - part of russian eliotes,like general Rennenkampf who let Hindenburg win in Tannenberg battle,and later let him run in 1914 when he was encircled newt Łódż city with 16 dyvisions,supported germans. As a result,Russia never fought germans seriously.
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Ending . I knew official history or unofficial made by commoners like me.Here is History saw by weatthy aristocrat,for whom being aristocrat mean being part of Europe elite. Most important things : Piłsudzki do not undarstandt what politic means.In 1919 author was choosen to told about...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Annex 1.Answer to russian proclamation from 1914 - if Russia win,poles want self-goverment as good as that gave by A-H or better.Polish language must be used in offices and schools.Freedom for catholicism. 2.Answer to attack by Frederic Masson in Le Gaulois/1918/- 1.First - becouse France do...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Chapter 16 He go to Wilno - taken by Piłsudzki puppet,Lucjan Żeligowski - and when economically poles was still destroyed,culturally they start be destroyed,too.officials was usually from soviets and speak russian,part of officers,too. flat,houses and even palaces was taken by new...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Chapter 15 1919 - he was 2 days in Berlin,and saw only one fat woman.Which explained him why Germany surrender. He go to Wilno again,and Jerzy Osmółowski wonted take their lands.They agree - if it had economical sense.Then Osmółowski said them to wait in Wilno and made proposals - and run when...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Chapter 14 3.08.19 he come back to Warsaw - where discovered that in new Poland poles try rob each other/legally,of course/ more then under russian occupation. He was frightened by polish Sejm - not becouse they wanted his lands,but becouse debats about that was inferior then those in Russian...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Chapter 13 author was asked for book about East Europe/Louis Barthou wanted it/ title - Que-faire de lest -Europ,en. He wrote,that allies must finish off soviets,becouse russians are unable to do so.He also belived that Poland,Finland,Caucasus states had chance to exist,but ukrainian not. He...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Chapter 12 Becouse he lost money in Russia,he go to city Brieuc in Bretanny./cheaper/.He meet french officer who trained poles from USA - and said,that they are very good sergeants,but less capable of becoming officers then french. Frederik Masson attacked Poland,so he answered in semi-private...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Chapter 11 In 03.1918 Balfour in England supported Lenin - so author made answer. Yes,tsars provoked revolution.Yes,their regime was bad.But if his leg was hurt,he do not want lost it - and that was what revolution did in Russia. They do not help any issue ,but made more crimes then tsars...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Chapter 9 Start first russian revolution - all happy that tsar go down,but sure that his brother would replace him.Author in "Journal des debats" that unless guard would remain loyal to new tsar,and he would have strong will,his brother would fail,too.Which happened. Ambassador Izwolski...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    Chapter 5 He go to hotel Chatham/in Paris/ French either do not remembered Poland,or considered it as part of Russia. Author considered all profesional politicians as little better then prostitutes,who worked only for themselves and could be buyed by everyone. He continued writing about...
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    WW1 in eyes of polish wealthy aristocrat.

    And another.Emmanuel Małyński,1875-1938,he wrote in France series of book,one of them/1931,La Pologne nouvelle? was recently rtanslated to polish/Nowa Polska/. Another Aristocrat - Edward woyniłłowicz "Memories 1847-1928.He was local gentry from old Belorussian family which become polish...
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