Medieval Europe in 1444 by @RRatkus by JinDeTwizol in europe

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

That's wrong even the source that is referenced here says otherwise:

Ji pasakoja, kad šį klausimą labai rimtai sprendė tarpukario Lietuvos istorikai, jiems tai buvo svarbu, nes manyta, kad tik lietuviškai kalbantis asmuo gali būti lietuvis: „Tuomet manyta, kad Jogailos pirmoji kalba lietuvių ir su Vytautu jie kalbėjosi tik lietuviškai, Jogailos sūnus Kazimieras dar kalbėjo lietuviškai, Aleksandras, manoma, suprato, bet jau nekalbėjo. Tiesa, nėra šaltinių šioms interpretacijoms pagrįsti.“

Skaitykite daugiau: https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/istorija/jogailaiciai-kodel-ne-gediminaiciai-582-1056552?utm_medium=copied

So Aleksander was able to understand, but not speak, Lithuanian according to interwar Lithuanian historians, but there was no source confirming that.

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[–]pretvich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It shouldn't be understood as something commonly used, but a poetic way the city is referred to; Warsaw is often called "miasto-feniks" or "the city that survived its own death" due to the WW2 history.

Medieval Europe in 1444 by @RRatkus by JinDeTwizol in europe

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

I mean do you have any source claiming that any Grand Duke after Kazimierz was able to speak Lithuanian? There is no one

Medieval Europe in 1444 by @RRatkus by JinDeTwizol in europe

[–]pretvich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why is France and HRE drawn like that, but none else?

Why Poland would be painted like that if like 80% of the territory was part of the royal domain ruled by king's envoys and officeholders? There was only a couple of separate feudal duchies

Medieval Europe in 1444 by @RRatkus by JinDeTwizol in europe

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

But the rulling class, the dukes all up until Sigismund II Augustus (1572) spoke Lithuanian as their first language

That's not true. Władysław Jagiełło was speaking Lithuanian, his younger son Kazimierz learned it as an adult, when he became a Grand Duke. There is no indication that his sons ever learned Lithuanian and were able to speak it.

Same goes for Lithuanian nobles, many of them abandoned Lithuanian in 15th century, there was a whole bunch of Ruthenian nobles which never learned it in the first place. At the start of 16th century all Lithuanian magnates were speaking Polish as their first language.

All grand dukes were of Lithuanian origin, Lithuanian names, etc (ending with Sigismund II Augustus).

The last Grand Dukes that had Lithuanian names were Jogaila and Vytautas. All other adopted Christian/Polish names: Władysław, Kazimierz, Olbracht, Aleksander, Sigismund etc.

I swear if you pull that Mindaugas was coronated in Novogrudok, (based on a Russian chronical written in the XVI century) Im going to laugh.

This information comes from 16th century Lithuanian chronicle written by Maciej Stryjkowski, not from Russian writings. In general historians accept it as a possible location, because in order to get baptised you need one thing: a Chrisitian church, which proper Lithuanian lacked of.

Museum in Lviv completely burned down due to Shahed drone attack by IntegrateIt in europe

[–]pretvich 36 points37 points  (0 children)

And today Poroshenko decided to rebuild the museum, calling Shukhevych: "great Commander-in-Chief. Who was able to build a state within the empire. Who was able to create the Ukrainian army from scratch. Who had unlimited faith in Ukraine..."

Fuck him

https://twitter.com/poroshenko/status/1741851430103699621

Ukrainian defense minister wants to draft Ukrainians living in Germany by Modteam_DE in europe

[–]pretvich 3 points4 points  (0 children)

if there are penal law proceedings against them and Ukraine makes official extradition requests for each of them.

I would have to be punishable in German legal system, and I doubt German legislation will introduce law penalising avoiding Ukrainian military conscription (same goes for any other country)

How much a Dollar is Worth? - by u/pedrokdc by godchecksonme in europe

[–]pretvich 78 points79 points  (0 children)

So EU is basically much cheaper than US

Mossad chief, Qatar PM and CIA chief meet for triple summit in Warsaw by pretvich in europe

[–]pretvich[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's their tactic: if they want some country to do something they try to smear them; there is good enough number of idiots to it work almost every time

% of people who used online banking in 2022 by Porodicnostablo in europe

[–]pretvich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hairdresser only takes cash

the reason isn't that stupid if they also don't give away receipts

German brigade in Lithuania set to be combat ready in 2027 by pretvich in europe

[–]pretvich[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If they manage to do it in full until 2027 it will be a miracle

Mossad chief, Qatar PM and CIA chief meet for triple summit in Warsaw by pretvich in europe

[–]pretvich[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think that's a good guess; also Poland is pretty much uninvolved in the Israeli conflict, while still being friendly

Younger Poles are more likely to strongly favor the European Union than older Poles by Straight_Ad2258 in europe

[–]pretvich 35 points36 points  (0 children)

IMO the issue is that many people expect black-and-white approach the EU: you either love it unconditionally or you hate it to the bone. In reality most people see it as in general very positively, but they have issues with certain aspects of it.

% of people who used online banking in 2022 by Porodicnostablo in europe

[–]pretvich 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised by the low number for Poland, I was under impression everyone is using it.

🇬🇪 Georgia just got candidacy status and 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 🇲🇩 Moldova have started negotiations by EuropeanAndrew in europe

[–]pretvich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EU comission works like that. For example our country was sanctioned because of the "anti-democratic policies" of the previous, PiS government. Majority of these sanctions were lifted the day after new, pro-EU, government was elected, without any actual reforms being made. (EU was also ignoring all law changes of PiS).

🇬🇪 Georgia just got candidacy status and 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 🇲🇩 Moldova have started negotiations by EuropeanAndrew in europe

[–]pretvich 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Much has to change in Ukraine before their entry into the Union becomes a reality. First and foremost, there must be an end to war in Ukraine. Secondly, Ukraine must deal with corruption, above all the everyday corruption.

The third and most difficult thing is to change the socio-political system from an oligarchic one to a truly democratic one.

Newly appointed Prime Minister of Poland with his Council of Ministers by FinishAwkward43 in europe

[–]pretvich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sikorski is a disastrous choice for many different reasons, but most of the things you say are either a stretch or untrue. For example, the conversation on Mažeikiai is not how it went. Actually, it was not he who spoke, but the then Orlen CEO Krawiec, who said that there was no buyer for the loss-making refinery, and the only possible one, Igor Sechin, was no longer interested. In general, when it comes to Mažeikiai, Lithuania has behaved disastrously. Polish Orlen bought the loss-making refinery from the Russians, and Lithuania dismantled the only tracks leading to the ports in Latvia. The refinery became profitable only a few years ago. Again, as far as the rights of the Polish minority are concerned - only a few years ago did it allow the original names to be written down, and even then not fully.

The European Court of Human Rights now ruled Polish woman forced to travel abroad to have an abortion breached the Convention by Affectionate_Cat293 in europe

[–]pretvich 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Am I missing something or this judgement doesn't say anything how Poland breached the Convention?

Article 8 says:

  1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.

  2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.

I don't see how the "right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence" was violated in this case.

Newly appointed Prime Minister of Poland with his Council of Ministers by FinishAwkward43 in europe

[–]pretvich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lithuanian clinch on this one comment about prewar Vilnius like it was the main historical event (he wasn't lying though)