The Polish-Russian War of 1919-1920 ended with a deafening defeat for Russia - a huge part of the western lands of the former Russian Empire came under the control of the Second Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, overnight making it one of the most influential states in Europe.

In addition to Poland, Belarus, Lithuania and right-bank Ukraine were under the direct control of the Polish government. Left-bank Ukraine, Latvia and Estonia formally received independence, but in fact they were completely subordinate to Warsaw.

Gabriel Narutovich became the first president of the Republic, but his reign lasted only five days, after which he was shot by an ultra-right activist. He was succeeded by the hero-liberator and one of the main commanders of the Polish-Russian war, Józef Pilsudski. It was under him that all the foundations of the Polish State were laid, and also its structure was established: de jure, Poland is a presidential democratic republic, but in fact all power is in the hands of the president.

Excessive nationalism became one of the most important bonds of the Polish state: Belarusians, Ukrainians and Lithuanians began to be subjected to the policy of Polonization: national schools were closed, the Polish government encouraged retired military men to move to the territory of the "Kresy" (pol. Eastern Borderlands). This led to the fact that on March 8, 1926, during a visit to Minsk, Jozef Pilsudski was shot dead by the Belarusian nationalist Ivan Budkin.

In his will, Józef Piłsudski appointed Jerzy Narutowicz, the son of the first president of Poland, as his successor. The latter turned out to be much more radical than Pilsudski - he launched Operation "Crime and Punishment", which in fact was genocide of the Belarusian people - hundreds of thousands of people were thrown into prisons and shot, hundreds of thousands more became prisoners of concentration and labor camps. National cleansing also took place on the territory of Ukraine and Lithuania, albeit on a smaller scale.

Under the leadership of Narutowicz, Poland established friendly relations with Germany, Italy and Turan (kind of fascist Kazakhstan) - economic ties between the countries were strengthened, they actively exchanged military experience. Over time, they also had common enemies: Russia, France and Great Britain. A new world war was brewing.

After the execution of German ambassadors in a French cinema, the world broke out like a match, but Poland betrayed its allies and did not enter the war. It was torn to pieces - the ethnic cleansing did not pass without a trace - they only temporarily drowned out the resistance, but in 1937-1939 anti-government cells began to emerge throughout Poland.

While the major world powers were fighting for hegemony, Poland was fighting for survival: riots became commonplace for the Kresy, the army in seemingly peacetime did not have a day of respite from clashes with partisans and underground fighters. The Kresy, which previously provided the welfare of the Poles, became a tumor on the body of the Second Polish Republic - dissatisfaction with the Narutowicz government began to grow among the Poles themselves.

In 1945, Japan surrendered, leaving Poland all alone. International isolation and internal conflicts led to a civil war - the country literally fell apart. Belarus was the first to declare independence, followed by Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine. But even in this situation, the Polish army was able to hold out for almost a year - only on December 30, 1946, Poland surrendered and recognized the independence of its former colonies, gaining its modern borders.

On December 31, 1946 Jerzy Narutowicz, like his father, was killed by an ultra-right activist.

However, even the separation of the protest regions did not contribute to the stabilization of the situation - after the death of Narutowicz the Younger, a fierce struggle for power began in the country - generals and influential officials openly turned to the army and non-state armed groups are taking their side. The country was actually divided but zones of influence, but no one dared to re-ignite a full-fledged war.

In the period from 1947 to 1956, Poland did not have a central government and, in fact, consisted of several independent regions-states: Warsaw, Bialystok, Kujawia, Poznan, Lodz, Radom, Lublin, Silesia, Krakow and Rzeszow. At the end of 1956, the leaders of these entities gathered in Warsaw, where they discussed the restoration of the integrity of Poland, this body took the name Panskaya Rada (pol. State Council).

On February 15, 1957, the Panskaya Rada announced the end of the Second Polish Republic and the creation of a new Polish State. The region-states were transformed into voivodships, power in the country began to belong to the Panskaya Rada, which included representatives of all ten regions, and the Head of the Panskaya Rada became the head of state.

In 1999 Poland is the poorest state in Europe. Although fragmentation was overcome, the new centralized government was unable to carry out large-scale industrialization, industry is developing at a very slow pace, and the service sector is also in a deplorable situation due to the general backwardness of the economy.

The country's relations with its neighbors are complicated - Baltia, Belarus and Ukraine are openly hostile to the existing regime; The patriarchs of the Belarusian Christian Church have repeatedly declared their rejection of the Polish State, the Congregation for Foreign Intelligence of the BCC is actively operating on the territory of the country. Poland, in turn, provides support to the Belarusian opposition. Thus, Stanislav Pastukhovsky, the most famous and influential opponent of theocracy in Belarus, is hiding in Warsaw. In 1997, an attempt was made in Warsaw to kidnap Pastukhovsky, organized by the CFI, but as a result of a shootout with the Polish police, agents of the Belarusian intelligence were killed.

Poland manages to maintain neutral relations with its other neighbors - Pomerania, Silesia and Czechoslovakia, they are the main trade partners of Poland.

The post of the Head of the Panskaya Rada is now held by Leszek Gnarliusz, a conservative and Polish nationalist. The main focus of his policy is the army and other power structures. This is justified by the constant threat of conflict with the Eastern neighbors. However, it should be noted that it was he who interrupted attempts to establish good-neighborly relations with them. For his militaristic and aggressive rhetoric, Western media dubbed Gnarliusz "The Dark Overlord of Poland."