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CONCEPT, SCRIPTING, RESEARCH AND AQUISITION OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS

Zespół specjalnych serwisów internetowych Polskiego Radia – Izabella Mazurek, Bartłomiej Makowski, Jacek Puciato

SUPERVISION AND CONTENT CONSULTATION

Prof. Zbigniew Wawer, Joanna Borowska, Maria Wardzyńska, Zasław Adamaszek

CONCEPT AND GRAPHIC DESIGN

Grzegorz Lipiński , Paweł Woźniak, Anna Szmida, Aleksandra Zając

ILLUSTRATIONS AND ANIMATION OF THE INTRO/OUTRO

Scenariusz: Bartłomiej Makowski Animacja: Bartosz Tytus Trojanowski Montaż i udźwiękowienie: Grzegorz Lipiński Lektorzy: Mateusz Drozd, Mathew Farell

DEVELOPMENT TEAM, TESTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Damian Luje Ponce, Alan Krawczyk, Marcin Kieruzel, Łukasz Kowalski, Paula Karolak, Mateusz Orłowski, Rozalia Przeworska, Michał Romańczuk, Marcin Żabicki

TECHNICAL COORDINATION

Grzegorz Kowalski

PROJECT COORDINATION

Krzysztof Kossowski, Katarzyna Milanowska, Marcin Rembacz, Dominik Szewczyk

AUDIO DESCRIPTION MONTAGE

Dział produkcji multimedialnych Polskiego Radia

TRANSLATION

Barry Keane, Mariya Shahuri, Piotr Siemiński, Irina Zawisza

AUDIO MATERIALS SOURCES

Archiwum Polskiego Radia, Archiwum Radia Wolna Europa

PHOTO MATERIALS SOURCES

Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe (NAC), Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP), Forum, East News, Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego (Ryszard Witkowski „Romuald”, „Orliński”; Józef Jerzy Karpiński „Jerzy”), Muzeum Warszawy, Biblioteka Narodowa w Warszawie, Biblioteka Narodowa w Krakowie, Biblioteka Naukowa Polskiej Akademii Nauk Polskiej Akademii Umiejętności (PAN PAU), Biblioteka Politechniki Warszawskiej, Mazowiecka Biblioteka Cyfrowa, Biblioteka Kongresu USA, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu, Urząd Miasta Warszawy, Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Sächsisches Staatsarchiv, Wikimedia Commons (domena publiczna; CC BY-SA 4.0 – Kgbo), Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina w Narodowym Instytucie Fryderyka Chopina (fot. Waldemar Kielichowski)

VIDEO MATERIALS SOURCES

Filmoteka Narodowa Instytut Audiowizualny (Jan Ordyński, „Sztandar Wolności”), Biblioteka Kongresu USA („On the Firing Line with the Germans”), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (filmy Juliena Bryena)

Subsidised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage

Rebuilding of the Saxon Palace, Brühl Palace and the tenement houses on Królewska Street - preparatory work

The Warsaw Insurrection

After the second partition of Poland, it became clear that the invaders wanted to wipe the Commonwealth off the map of Europe. The last attempt to save the country’s independence was the Kościuszko Uprising, which erupted on March 24, 1794, pitching insurrectionists against the powers of Russia and Prussia. General Stanisław Makronowski led the insurrection in Warsaw. The shoemaker Jan Kiliński also played an important role during the uprising. With Poles fighting for the capital against the overwhelming forces of the Russian Garrison, one of the two biggest skirmishes in the city took place in the courtyard in front of the Saski Palace.

Jan Kiliński

1760-1819

Jan Kiliński’s confederacy

Artist: Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski

Intense fighting in front of Saski Palace

The most intense fighting of the insurrection in Warsaw took place near Miodowa Street, where the headquarters of Osip Igelström, the commander of the Russian army, were located. Reaching the encircled commander was the task of a strong Russian column, which had to cross the courtyard in front of Saski Palace. There they were met by Polish insurgents under the command of artillery captain Jacek (Hiacynt) Drozdowski. Being held back by much smaller numbers left the Russians demoralized. Victory at Saski Palace enabled the Poles to repel the Russian troops in other parts of the city. The fighting would continue late into the night. In the morning of April 18, Igelström was forced to flee the city. Warsaw was free.

Tadeusz Kościuszko's Oath on Kraków’s Market Square

Artist: Michał Stachowicz

The Kościuszko Uprising

The Kościuszko Uprising is one of the pillars of Polish national identity. During the partitions, the portrait of Tadeusz Kościuszko was often to be found in patriotic houses. On the hundredth anniversary of the insurrection in Lviv, the monumental painting Panorama racławicka (The Panorama of Racławice), depicting one of the most important episodes of the uprising – the Battle of Racławice, which proved victorious for the insurgents on April 4, 1794, was made available to viewers. Take a look at the depiction of the battle by painters led by Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak, and learn the most important facts related to the Kościuszko Uprising.

Tadeusz Kościuszko

1746-1817

Panorama of the Battle of Racławice

Artist: Jan Styka

The Slaughter of Praga

On November 4, 1794, Russian troops captured the district of Praga, situated on Warsaw’s right-bank part. After it was seized, the Russians murdered from 6 to 20 thousand residents. This unprecedented slaughter came as a shock to the leaders of the uprising and, along with the deteriorating military situation of the insurgent troops, it led to a decision to end the insurrection. On November 16, the insurgent troops capitulated. In 1795, Austria, Prussia and Russia divided the territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth among themselves and wiped the country off the map of Europe for 123 years.

The Slaughter of Praga

Artist: Aleksander Orłowski

Chapter II

Napoleon in front of the Palace

Chapter II

1795 - 1918

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