[ExI] two years in the slammer for blammisphy?

spike spike66 at att.net
Tue May 11 19:19:28 UTC 2010


 
> On 5/11/2010 12:55 PM, spike wrote:
> 
> > Vienna was saved by the attitude of its people.
> 
> > That tells what kind of people the Poles are.
> 
> This is rather baffling. Had the Austrians invited a large 
> number of Poles over for a barbecue just before the Turks 
> arrived?...
> 
> But I'm no historian, maybe I'm lost in all this geopolitics stuff.
> 
> Damien Broderick

Perhaps Tomasz can clarify, but my interpretation is that the borders of
Poland fluctuated wildly over the centuries.  Certainly his historical novel
by that title discusses areas not currently associated with modern Poland.

spike 




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