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What's Up :: Polish January Insurrection

29.01.2023 14:30
The January Uprising of 1863 was a rebellion against Russian rule in Poland, another in a series of national independence insurrections during over a century of the country's partitions by foreign powers
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A commemorative event at Warsaws Powązki Military Cemetery to mark the 160th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1863 January Uprising against Russian rule.
A commemorative event at Warsaw's Powązki Military Cemetery to mark the 160th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1863 January Uprising against Russian rule.Photo: Polish Ministry of Defence

Presented by Sławek Szefs with Agnieszka Bielawska

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