Poland was the first NATO country to support Sweden’s accession to the pact but despite this support, the Swedish government is refusing to return at least some of the cultural treasures plundered in the 17th century, writes Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki.
There are Swedish politicians pushing the treasures to be returned to Poland. Björn Söder from the conservative Sweden Democrats party, which also belongs to the same European Conservatives and Reformers (ECR) political group in the EU parliament as Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party, proposed reconsidering the return of the Łaski’s Statute (1505) to Poland. However, Anna Lindh, Sweden’s foreign affairs minister, replied negatively to the parliamentary request.
The statute is the oldest piece of Polish writing! There used to be 10 copies; there are only two left. One is in Poland, and the other, looted in the 17th century during the “Deluge” is in Sweden.
Stockholm also did not return the first publication of the work of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik in Polish), “On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres,” which revolutionized people’s perception of the solar system. It was stolen by Swedish mercenaries over 350 years ago and is kept in Sweden at a university in Uppsala.
Swedes in the 17th century plundered dozens of Polish towns and castles. Being an MEP from Warsaw, I feel compelled to note that the capital of Poland is Warsaw and its castle was plundered eight times. Hundreds of Polish churches were robbed, including the famous Saint Mary’s Basilica in Kraków, often visited by Swedish tourists.
At the other end of the then Republic of Poland, Swedish soldiers robbed one of the largest libraries in Europe at the time — the library of Warmia. Swedes also plundered the library of Frombork Cathedral, from where the abovementioned work of the greatest Polish astronomer was stolen — just one of many books stolen from there by the Swedish Army.
It was not just the lawlessness of Swedish soldiers; their commanders set an example for them: In Kraków’s Wawel Castle, the head of the Swedish Army, General Wirtz, personally ripped metal plates off of the coffin of Saint Stanislaus, the patron of Poland. They were made of silver.
Should we laugh or cry when Stockholm lectures Poland on the rule of law? Speaking of which, Sweden signed the Treaty of Oliva with Poland in 1660, per which it was supposed to return all works of art, books, and documents stolen from Poland. It returned only a small fraction. In the 17th century, they returned about 10 chests with documents chosen at random and some books in the 19th century to Prince Adam Czartoryski, head of the Polish government in exile.
Sweden’s behavior should not be forgotten or excused. Poland rightfully demands reparations for World War II damages resulting from Germany’s actions between the years 1939 and 1945. Poland should be even more demanding that the Kingdom of Sweden returns what it previously committed to returning in a treaty that is 362 years old!
Joseph Nguyen
But they'll both melt Viking artifacts.
Zachary Peterson
Because we have so many of them that there really is very little point in preserving some sword or sheild buckle thats rusted to shit.
The spoils of war belongs to the victor.
Kevin Walker
>flaggot >TL;DR >D&C OP, the eternal faggot, ladies and gentlemen.
Private sales to collectors. You could use the money to pay to forcibly repatriate your nigger populace. Israel does have a good idea every now and then.
Ayden Peterson
I'm with the homos on this one. The sorest loser of Europe can cope with creating its butthurt belt but they shouldn't begin niggering for reparations.
Cope. All your famous people who ever contributed to something were Jewish
Joshua Williams
>Sweden lectures Poland on rule of law but still refuses to return a wider way of national treasures looted from Poland century ago
That's got to be with the most disingenuous comparisons imaginable. Sweden refusing to hand over centuries old looted item is not the same as Poland massively restructuring the judicial system.
Dominic Moore
It would be just a nice gesture from Sweden to return it as an act of being civilized. Instead you snowniggers have proved the world yet again you're the savages
Daniel Hughes
So Kopernikus was jewish?
Jackson Allen
He was a foreigner which you stole similar to the Tesla thing. There's nothing German that would contribute to his discoveries and knowledge
Dylan Powell
>>Nicolaus Copernicus was the son of Niklas Koppernigk, a wealthy copper merchant and alderman in Thorn, and his wife Barbara Watzenrode. The Koppernigk family belonged to the German-speaking burghers of the Hanseatic city of Thorn in Kulmerland, the oldest city in Prussia.
Lincoln Roberts
keep malding toilet lickers
Logan Brown
Cool story. There's only proof his mother was German. And nothing German contributed to his achievements. He studied in Poland and Italy and these countries made him think better. If he stayed uncultured in his German crowd he wouldn't achieve anything
Wyatt Wood
Can we return the middle eastern and african cultural treasures known as "migrants"?
Logan Howard
His family was german. He spoke german. He wrote german. There is no evidence he evr wrote anyhting in polish
Austin Barnes
The family spoke German and polish he identified as polish and served Poland killing Germans as a soldier. He studied in poland main university as well ass Italian ones not a single German thing contributed to his discoveries he has never been to Germany in his life
