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January 1863: The Tragedy and the Triumph

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In January of 1863, starved for independence, and chaffing
under the oppressive rule of foreign occupiers, Poles rose up in the largest and longest uprising in the nation’s history. In this episode, the causes, history, and lessons of this important and sometimes forgotten period of Poland are recounted.

In our “Polish Saint of the Month” segment, St.

Raphael Kalinowski.

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Bibliography:

“The January Uprising which spurred on Polish

Independence,” Polish at Heart, January 31st, 2024, https://polishatheart.com/the-january-uprising-which-spurred-on-polish-independence

Alicja Rose & Jessica Sirotin, “The January

Uprising: the main goal was gaining independence: An interview with Professor
Piotr Szlanta,” Polish History, https://polishhistory.pl/january-uprising-the-main-goal-was-gaining-independence/

„Raphael Kalinowski, O.C.D. (1835-1907)” Vatican.va,

 https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19911117_kalinowski_en.html

“Raphael Kalinowski” Wikipedia,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Kalinowski

Music References:

Chopin - Grande Valse Brillante, Opus 18 by

GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/713354/ -- License: Attribution
NonCommercial 4.0

Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 by GregorQuendel --

https://freesound.org/s/745762/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

The Pretorian Guard - Triumphal March - Luscomb -

Arranged for Strings by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/719158/ --
License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Accordion-music-reverb.wav by eyenorth --

https://freesound.org/s/482212/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Landsknechtsmarsch_16bit.wav by Andune --

https://freesound.org/s/232585/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

VOC_220925-2126-3_FR_OfficialMarchingBand.wav by

kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/653671/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Vanhan ajan sota, taistelu, miekkailu / Ancient, old

time battle, combat, horses snorting and galloping, men shouting and barking,
fencing, swords clanging, mix by YleArkisto -- https://freesound.org/s/258207/
-- License: Attribution 4.0

Warsaw-church-chant-2.wav by xserra --

https://freesound.org/s/115233/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Emotional Flashbacks by ViraMiller --

https://freesound.org/s/745458/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Stardust, Minimalist Piano Background Music That

Evokes Emotion by kjartan_abel -- https://freesound.org/s/546087/ -- License:
Attribution 4.0

Sad Emotional - bpm 86 loop by DenKyschuk --

https://freesound.org/s/719045/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Chopin - Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 by

GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/742857/ -- License: Attribution
NonCommercial 4.0

231221_2608_FR_Organ_in_cathedral by kevp888 --

https://freesound.org/s/718691/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

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