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I'm making a break in my Czech photo series to dedicate this one to the Poles. They have been hit by a great tragedy with the plane crash on the area of Katyn, which has destroyed part of the current Polish government elite.
Those who know nothing about the meaning of Katyn should see the movie Katyn, a 2007 Polish film about the 1940 Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda. The Katyn massacre, also known as the 'zbrodnia katynska' (Katyn crime), was a mass execution of Polish POW officers and citizens ordered by the Soviet authorities in 1940. The most widely accepted estimate of the number of dead is about 22,000. The victims were murdered in the Katyn forest, Kalinin (Tver) and Kharkiv prisons, and elsewhere. About 8,000 were officers taken prisoner during the Soviet 1939 invasion of Poland, the rest being Poles arrested for allegedly being 'intelligence agents, gendarmes, spies, saboteurs, landowners, factory owners, lawyers, priests, and officials.' During the German occupation of Poland, the Germans used the massacre for propaganda purposes against the Soviets. However, after the war, when Poland fell under Soviet influence, the truth about the event was suppressed by the Soviet authorities, who maintained an official line throughout the Cold War that the massacre has been committed by the Germans. With the fall of communism in Poland in 1989, the first non-communist Polish government immediately acknowledged that the crime was Soviet. In 1990, Mikhail Gorbachev acknowledged Soviet responsibility for the first time. In 1991, Boris Yeltsin made public the documents which had authorised the massacre. The Polish delegation was going to Katyn to honor their deads.
This shot shows a detail of the bulbous spire of the the Royal Castle in Warsaw.In its long history the Royal Castle was repeatedly devastated and plundered by Swedish, Brandenburgian, German, and Russian armies. After the devastation of World War II it was rebuilt and reconstructed. Today it is a historical and national monument, and a national museum.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (43)
Faemike55
Very beautiful dedication to a country that has suffered a great loss.
Amosicho
Thank You Sandra. Beautiful work!
brycek
Beautiful dedication!!
Umbetro38
a sad message and a great dedi Sandra
claude19
SPLENDID dedication and wonderful comment about Katyn !!! EXCELLENT !
Miska7
Very nice dedication. Great image and post work! Really well done.
flaviok
Impressionante, uma soberba dedicatória a este maravilhoso país, com este texto e imagem poderosa e brilhantes minha amiga, aplausos mil
jayfar
Very ironic that this had to happen near Katyn and very sad it had to happen at all. My sympathy lies with the families and all the Polish people.
tennesseecowgirl
Wonderful tribute.. and so very sad to hear about ~
MrsLubner
Stunning.
Sea_Dog
Well done, Sandra. What a terrible blow to Poland this must be. My sympathies to all Poles.
mermaid
A special dedi, Sandra, to the polish people who suffer from thi stragic loss
drifterlee
It is a horrible tragedy. Wonderful tribute!
lior
A so moving dedication!
mariogiannecchini
C'e' pocoda dire , oltre quello che hai gia' detto ! i fatti si commnetano da soli.
psyoshida
I remember very well when that horrible atrocity was finally admitted. I'm so sorry for the Polish people. Nice dedication and information about the steeple.
mgtcs
Absolutely great my dear, well done!
MOSKETON
EN TU LIEA, FELICIDADES.
alessimarco
A tragedy compounded by another tragedy! A fitting tribute!
jeroni
Fantastic photography
bazza
Beautiful dedication for the Polish people Sandra.. It was a tragic loss to the country..
jocko500
wonderful
magnus073
Sandra you did a fine job on this moving and touching dedi to them. It is so sad their country had to suffer this trajedy.
watapki66
A wonderful dedication to this tragedy!
mickeyrony
Many misfortunes through this world my Beautiful. Beautiful dedication. Cheer still and mile mercies ((5++)) Beaucoup de malheurs à travers ce monde ma Belle . Belle dédicace . Bravo encore et mile mercis((5++))
renecyberdoc
shocking event -devastating losses- nice tribute sandra. PS:when i read that it was Katyn a strange feeling came over me, knowing the history of that place where all the intelligencia got exterminated. 2 nice friends this bloodhound Stalin and the other asshole Adolph. i have a double bio of both in one book by allan bullock-the one was worse then the other.charming people and their rotten entourage.
JSGraphics
Wonderful work! Well Done!
0rest4wicked
I held my tounge on your last post. This one, I am biting my tounge, so as not to offend anyone! Nice dedi!
Thetis
really a very sad tragedy.
zak916
Excellent image!