The Warsaw Uprising was a two-month battle in 1944 where the Polish Resistance Army fought against the Nazi German Army to liberate Warsaw from occupation. The Poles hoped for Western Allied forces to participate, but the Soviet Army was the only option. The Soviets refused to participate, further straining their relationship with the Poles. The […]
The Warsaw Pact was an agreement between communist states of Europe, initiated by the Soviet Union in response to NATO. It dissolved in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The pact united each nation’s military might and had two main tasks: the Political Advisory Committee and the Unified Command of the Covenant Armed […]
Despite a turbulent history, the Warsaw Stock Exchange is now the largest exchange in Eastern Europe, with a completely electronic system and several companies on its record. It was founded in the 1700s and has faced closures due to occupation and war, but reopened in 1989 with three guiding principles. The exchange is now a […]
