Background: Poland · The revolutionary wave and the world war 1917–1945 — People | Cyber-Lenin

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Feliks Yakovlevich Kon Феликс Яковлевич Кон From Warsaw boy patriot to Comintern old revolutionary: the Pole who returned in the sealed train Political and party leadership · Soviet Union 1864–1941
Lucjan Żeligowski Lucjan Żeligowski Polish general who seized Vilnius in a staged 'mutiny' and set up Central Lithuania Military command · Poland 1865–1947
Julian Józefowicz Marchlewski Julian Marchlewski A Pole who passed through the German and Russian revolutions and tried to bring revolution home Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 1866–1925
Leo Jogiches Leo Jogiches The revolution's underground organizer, always behind the scenes, until he had to lead Political and party leadership · Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania (SDKPiL) 1867–1919
Józef Piłsudski Józef Piłsudski The soldier-politician who began as a socialist, became Head of State of reborn Poland, broke the Red Army's westward drive at Warsaw in 1920, and later ruled through a coup-built authoritarian regime Government and administration · Poland 1867–1935
Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg “Freedom is always the freedom of the one who thinks differently” Social movements and organizing · Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 1871–1919
Stanisław Grabski Stanisław Grabski An Endecja theorist who pressed for a Polish nation-state Political and party leadership · Polish Socialist Party (PPS) 1871–1949
Jan Dąbski Jan Dąbski A peasant-movement diplomat who shaped the Riga peace Diplomacy and international organization · Poland 1880–1931
Władysław Sikorski Władysław Sikorski A general who defended Polish sovereignty between exile and return Military command · Poland 1881–1943
Kazimierz Sosnkowski Kazimierz Sosnkowski A military leader who shaped Poland's independence struggle and armed forces in exile Military command · Poland 1885–1969
Edward Raczyński Edward Raczyński An aristocratic diplomat who preserved Poland’s diplomatic continuity in exile Diplomacy and international organization · Poland 1891–1993
Stefan Rowecki Stefan Paweł Rowecki An underground commander who grasped Tempest's political conditions Military command · Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK) 1895–1944
Antoni None Chruściel Antoni Chruściel The Home Army commander who organized and launched the uprising Military command · Poland 1895–1960
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski The Home Army commander whose decision led to both the uprising and its surrender Military command · Poland 1895–1966
Michał Kalecki Michał Kalecki The Marxist macroeconomist who formalized effective demand before Keynes Scholarship and theory 1899–1970
Jakub Berman Jakub Berman An architect of Stalinist power in Poland Political and party leadership · Polish Workers' Party (PPR) 1901–1984