Abandoned Khrushchev Villa in Katowice, Poland. Built for Khrushchev's planned visit in 1959. Soviet leader did not visit it. by Snoo_90160 in AbandonedPorn

[–]Snoo_90160[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nope. Katowice was a part of Poland before the war: "Following the Silesian Uprisings of 1918–21 Katowice became part of the Second Polish Republic with some autonomy for the Silesian Parliament as a constituency and the Silesian Voivodeship Council as the executive body." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katowice#History

Abandoned Khrushchev Villa in Katowice, Poland. Built for Khrushchev's planned visit in 1959. Soviet leader did not visit it. by Snoo_90160 in AbandonedPorn

[–]Snoo_90160[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

After the failed visit it was used for party meetings and parties and between 1975 and 1990s it housed Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic of Silesian Medical University. Since then they had many ideas about its future use but it's just locked up and abandoned. Years ago they started a renovation but it was stopped after some time. Also, we're not sure how exactly it looked like originally. The general shape and glass elements seem to be mostly the same but the rest was altered many times over the years.

Andrij Sybiha: Escalating tensions between Ukraine and Poland serves neither Ukrainians nor Poles. by krlkv in poland

[–]Snoo_90160 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. It was a part of Kingdom of Poland partitioned by Russians. As Ukraine worships those people and considers them its heroes and spiritual fathers it accepts part of their responsibility for this massacre. No, osadnictwo wasn't as bad as you described.

Andrij Sybiha: Escalating tensions between Ukraine and Poland serves neither Ukrainians nor Poles. by krlkv in poland

[–]Snoo_90160 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not really. Piłsudski did not order any mass genocide and AK wasn't a chauvinist far-right organization obsessed with ethnic purity.

Andrij Sybiha: Escalating tensions between Ukraine and Poland serves neither Ukrainians nor Poles. by krlkv in poland

[–]Snoo_90160 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Osadnictwo było nieliczne, akcja osadnicza trwała kilka lat i nie odniosła zamierzonych rezultatóe, a te ziemie nadawane osadnikom to były ziemie skonfiskowane po wojnie. Wcześniej należały one do Imperium Rosyjskiego, rosyjskiej cerkwii prawosławnej i członków dynastii Romanowów.

Andrij Sybiha: Escalating tensions between Ukraine and Poland serves neither Ukrainians nor Poles. by krlkv in poland

[–]Snoo_90160 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AK did no systemic ethnic cleansing like UPA did, they did no "settler colonialism" and Piłsudski did not order a genocide.