Kingdom of Poland [WIP]

[poland]

FELIKS ŁUKASIEWICZ



"You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories."

Stranded in time, a strand of time.
Stranded w czasie, pasmo czasu.

We string ourselves together with. My się wraz z łańcucha.

Country: Kingdom Of Poland // Królestwo Polskie
Human name: Feliks Łukasiewicz
Apparent age: Normally: Nineteen, In the past: Sixteen
Gender: Female Male
Appearance:

Feliks likes to look good, and will spend hours each day making sure he is presented well enough. He loves being pampered, treated well and getting the results he wishes for, often resulting in looking quite feminine in most occasions. Due to his constant desire to look good, Feliks often results in a girlish look that only he himself seems to truely appreciate. Although others seem to believe that he doesn't look normal or that he shouldn't naturally look like this, he enjoys it and will take care of himself. He can actually be often mistaken for a girl quite easily, slim body and facial features are some of the reasons.

His skin is pale, while his eyes stand out brightly in green. Another one of his more girly features would be his long eye lashes. He has light, blonde hair kept consistently at chin-length, and tends to obsess over its perfection. One of his features that may confuse his gender to others is the fact that his shoulders are broader than that a females, and his facial features are decidedly masculine. It would be a lie to say that Feliks is in good shape, he's very scrawny, seemingly no muscles and just bordering on a healthy weight. There are a large amount of scars crossing different parts of his body, some fading away as time has gone on but more recent events have still left their mark.

In the past, Feliks would be prone to wearing anything indicating status, wearing clothes fit for royalty and highly respected people of his nation. When he would be out in the fields farming and working however, Feliks found simple clothes to be fine, although he still preferred any fancy clothing that he could get his hands on at the time. In more recent years, Feliks has stopped wearing royal and fancy clothing, but still going for stylish and comfortable clothing.

All of his close friends know however that he doesn't always just wear male clothing, Feliks has an act for wearing the opposite gender's clothing at any chance he can. Although this love of woman's clothing can happen whenever he is bored, Feliks won't casually leave his house in woman's clothing after past experiences of other males becoming confused in his gender. However, that won't stop him from venturing off to visit his friends and asking for their opinion on his newest outfit.

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Touch and shared laughter.
Kontakt i wspólne śmiechu.

Connecting our lives with moments. Łączące nasze życie chwile.

Strengths:

• Optimistic- Poland always tries to see the best in people, and of any situation that comes to hand. Feliks is said to have a bright and a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. Whenever Poland is in one of his sunny bright moods, it's difficult to calm him down or upset him.
  
  
• Always rises up- Feliks is often referred as the 'European phoenix'. Whether his endurance can be attributed to some kind of strength of spirit or if it is just stupidity is unknown. Even through being partitioned by other nations, Poland always seems to rise up once again, noting that he is strong and always managing to prove this.
  
  
• Confident- Feliks is very confident in many areas of interest, most particularly; fashion. Poland loves to flaunt his fashion sense at any possible time he gets, even if it's just showing Liet a new item of clothing that he believes he looks great in. Of course, his confidence doesn't just lie in his fashion abilities, but in his ability to look out for others that he cares about, no matter the consequences.
  
  
• Strong Will- When set with a difficult task at hand, Feliks' strong will always comes through to help him at the times when he needs it most. In the past, Feliks' has been known to fight back when he strongly believes in something he cares about, bringing out some of his better elements about him. He puts every ounce of energy he has into keeping his freedom and ensuring his independence. If he's ever put under the situation of working under someone for ideals he doesn't believe in, he will continue to fight back and resist the oppression before him.
  
  
• Fearlessness- One of Feliks' greatest strengths is the fact that he isn't afraid of most situations, he even has no fear for a certain Russian who's caused him problems in the past. Even in the more recent history, he isn't afraid of Germany anymore, but if he sees them together, even just standing by each other, he becomes very paranoid. To a lesser extent, Russia, Prussia, and Austria incur the same effect.
  
  

Weaknesses:

• Shyness & Anxiety- Feliks is cripplingly shy upon meeting people for the first time, or during times of formal business. However, when meeting someone along with a friend, such as Liet, he'll tend to cling to the other. When he becomes uncomfortable with a situation, he’s likely to become unreasonable about things. He talks the talk, but usually cannot carry out his often outrageous threats and promises. He has a bit of a problem with arguing or getting a point across unless he’s speaking simply; complicated speech tends to confuse him a little, and thus he’s terrible with after-war negotiations and things of that sort.
  
  
• Jealousy- Another one of Feliks' major weaknesses is the fact that he seems to have hints of jealousy at times when he doesn't realise it, bringing out a side of him which could be seen as frightening to some. Feliks' jealousy can take over at times, especially when his best friend Liet is with others and not with him. Abandonment by his close friends for other people also manages to spark some element of jealousy to him, although he tries not to let it influence how he acts, it occasionally takes over and changes him and how he will act with other people.
  
  
• Possessive- Probably one of the largest of problems that Feliks has is his possesive touch to those close to him. He’s fiercely possessive and protective of his friends, almost to the point where he treats them like precious property. So while Feliks mistreats his friends, he really does care a lot for them, sometimes more than other times. Over the years he has learned to value people more, but is still very forceful and dominant towards his friends.
  
  
• Stubborn- Feliks can be highly stubborn when he's given a situation that calls for it. Whether it be large amounts of work, or being unable to relax, Feliks can switch to a very stubborn mood and refuse to do anything he disagrees with. This feature can most commonly be seen when he would prefer to spend the day bothering Liet, but is told to work and spend time away from others. He will try with all his might to stay out of situations he doesn't agree with... even if this means being annoying and acting slightly childish to get what he wants.
  
  
• Short-sighted and Haughty- One of Feliks' major weaknesses is the fact that he seems to only think about himself and not in the interest of others. Feliks also tends to act on the tiniest whim or impulse, without much thought, and he isn’t very cautious. He’s extremely impatient, even, always in a hurry to do this or do that. Over the years, Feliks has started to value others more, however; he can still be forceful and dominant towards others and his friends. Often, he will try to force on his beliefs that he knows what's best for everyone, when he can really only be thinking about himself.
  
  

Fears:

• Being surrounded and ripped apart- Due to the Partitions of Poland that have occurred in the past, there is a slight thought and fear running in the back of his head of it happening once again. Of course, society and the nations surrounding Feliks have no wish to repeat the past, but a constant reminder of Germany and Russia together frightens him. Even if the two aren't doing anything, just casually standing near eachother, Feliks cannot help but feel frightened at that thought of past events repeating themselves.
  
  
• Being abandoned by his people or by God- It's important to note that he's rather religious. Before battles and other dire situations, he will always pray to god. Even though his prayers are occasionally selfish, and he doesn't claim to be the best Christian, religion is a very important part of who he is. The fear of being abandoned by his god is frightening to say the least from his perspective. The fear of abandonment in general is frightening to him, but the thought of being abandoned by his people is one of his largest fears.
  
  
• Loss of culture and identity- Polish identity is one of Feliks' most important values in life, and losing his identity and who he is would be considered 'totally not cool' in his eyes. Who Feliks is makes him who he is, and the loss of his identity and culture would majorly affect every element about him. He also fears when his people begin to identify themselves as not being a part of him, losing his people causes great devastation to Feliks.
  
  

Personality:

To say that Feliks is a complicated nation is an understatement. He’s conservative, yet outgoing. He’s lavish with affection for his close friends, yet shies away from physical contact. Feliks lives to be pampered, he's very spoiled, proud of himself and his nation, has a high opinion of his abilities, self-centered, lazy, and expects more from others than he himself gives in return. His complicated and long history has seemingly alleviated most of these traits, but after a series of more recent events and hardships, Feliks has come to do things independently and rely on others less that he has in the past.

Regardless of the events that have happened, and the fact that he seems to be more independent than ever, Feliks can still be seen ordering around in a bossy manner if his own participation isn’t deemed completely necessary. However, when his mind is set to a particular issue, Feliks can work hard and will not stop until the appropriate action has been taken. A so-called inner strength is deep inside of him, persuing his goals and hoping to achive them no matter the consequence.

Feliks is known as the European Phoenix, a title he's immensely proud of. He’s known for spitting in the face of adversity multiple times, and as such, is hard to permanently take down because of his exuberant persistence. It's difficult to take the proud nation down, and even if one comes close then Feliks will continue to fight back against any oppression that stands against him.

His cripplingly shyness can be a major problem when meeting anyone new, especially when in times of formal buisness. He's a pain to get to know since he's unreasonably shy. Feliks can easily become uncomfortable in a number of different ways, although he may not show it on the outside, it'll make his descision making and thoughts become complicated and illogical. When he becomes very uncomfortable with a situation or conversation, Felik's words often cause others to judge him differently than what he normally presents.

Unreasonable ideas and thoughts will start to be brought up by Feliks. He can talks bigger than he can actually fight back, he usually cannot carry out his often outrageous and normally unrealistic threats and promises. His problem with arguing and getting a point across can complicate things even more with his valley-girl speech ticks. Feliks really cannot argue and negotiate all that well, neither can he follow complicated speeches and announcements. Because they confuse him a little, other nations can easily talk circles around him, making him easy to be taken advantage of.

After-war negotiations are also not one of his strong sides, he tends to act on the tiniest whim or impulse, without much thought, and he isn’t very cautious. The inability to think before he reacts has caused him to end up causing some valuable losses to have easily been avoided. His impatientness is another one of his downsides, Feliks always seems to be in a hurry with his work and anything that needs to be done. His reason for this is normally to spend more time on himself and his friends, hoping to have more occasions alone enjoying life and not being drowned by work.

Hints of Feliks' rebellious spirit from many centuries ago can still be seen within him to this date. His people have been known to be rebellious in the past and uprise against their foreign leaders, and because of this Feliks has hints of rebellion in his actions to date. Whenever he is under someone else's influence and leadership, Feliks will endlessly keep fighting and rebelling until he has managed to come out alive and starting to re-build all that was once lost.

Even though most tasks and work don't retain his attention and make him actually want to do anything about it, Feliks will put every ounce of energy and heart into keeping his freedom and ensuring his independence. At first glance, Feliks does not seem to be the kind to be particularly smart, his Valley-Girl style of talking usually gives the illusion that his intelligence level is lower than most others. That however is not true. Poland seems to have a knack for specific areas of knowledge - maths, science, and mechanics are what Feliks actually excels in.

One of Feliks' most notable features is his way of speech. His attitude and personality reflects his way of speech, mannerisms, and how others view him. Feliks' incoherent speech doesn't at all discourage him from voicing his opinions, he also seems to love talking in general to anyone at any time he can. He can continue talking to those he's comfortable with for as long as it takes for them to shake him off, anything that comes to mind is most normally what Feliks' will discuss even if it happened so long ago. Although he can seem to be comfortable about discussing anything, Feliks does have some issues in the past that he would rather forget and not be reminded of.

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...a pearled connection.
. . .perełkowane połączenia.

Then those moments go unraveling. Wtedy te chwile go rozwikłać.

Family: Although not actually confirmed by Feliks himself, the nations below him of the Czech Republic and Slovakia are seen as family to him. Because of the nation's long line of history and tradition together, they could be considered as close as a family and have been together for a long time. The two other nations, along with Hungary and Poland himself have a free trade agreement and Feliks loves sharing anything with them, whether it be fashion tips, or aid for war. Even if they were found out not to be biologically family, Feliks still considers them as close as family.

Friends: Relationships between Poland and other nations of the world have been changing dramatically ever since the Cold War era after the fall of Communism in Poland. Where he may have once viewed certain nations from the West as negative, have now changed and repairs from a once broken nation have begun. Feliks is possesive and very protective of his friends, to the point where he treats them like precious property. Although at first glance it may seem that Feliks mistreats his friends and holds himself higher than them, he really does care for them a lot, sometimes more than others.

Over the years, Feliks has slowly grown to respect others more and to depend on them less. Feliks can still be forceful and dominant towards his friends, believing his knows what's best for everyone when he hardly considers anyone's opinion.

France: The relationship between France and Poland dates back several centuries, but has developed more with the times of the French Revolution and reign of Napoleon I. Due to a large geographical distance between Poland and France, their relations were limited before the 18th century, as well as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's lack of involvement in the wars of Western Europe. However, there have been numerous royal marriages between the French and the Polish, one even trying to forge a Polish-French alliance.

Napoleon's creation of the Duchy of Warsaw gave every appearance of resurrecting the Polish nation from the political grave to which it had been consigned in the partitions that ended 1795, though in real terms the 'independence' was no more meaningful than that of Congress Poland, which emerged from the Vienna settlement. However, the Duchy represented the hope of true independence, whereas Congress Poland was always in the shadow of Russia.

Because of this, Poland became heavily connected to France, a strong friendship was formed and Feliks would help out France with any issues at hand. Although France's help over the years to Poland started to slowly decrease, and eventually almost died out. However their relationship continued, France was the only western power that offered unqualified support to the newly independent Poland.

Between the World Wars, Poland and France were political and military allies. France also sent millitary assistance to Poland during the Polish-Soviet War, and their alliance continued until the German invasion of Poland. During the Cold War, Polish-French relations were poor, due to both countries being on the opposite sides of the Cold War.

After the fall of communism, Polish-French relations have improved greatly. France is one of Poland's principal political, economic, cultural, scientific and technological partners. In 2004, Polish-French relations improved once again after tensions caused by different approaches to the Iraq crisis and the European Constitution negotiations. After all of this happened, France and Poland have had meetings every year to continue their stable and friendly relations.

Hungary: Second to Lituania, Hungary is Feliks' best friend and has been for centuries. The two have a friendly relationship and can be seen together. Their relationship dates back to the 15th century when the two countries briefly shared the same king. They have often helped eachother in times of need, such as in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a Polish general, Józef Bem, became a national hero of both Hungary and Poland. During the Polish-Soviet War through 1919 until 1921, Hungary attempted to aid Poland in war attempts, but was stopped by Czechoslovakia. In the end, Hungary did manage to help Poland eventually, though not as much as she had planned. After World War II, during the Hungarian Revolution, Feliks supported Hungary by donating medical supplies and donated blood for her.

Their friendship is strong, even on the 23rd of March, the Polish parliment declared the day as the "Day of Polish-Hungarian Friendship." Feliks loves her company, trying to spend as much time with her as possible has become more difficult as he is also trying to spend time being with Lithuania these days.

Italy: Poland and Italy spent a large part of their past together as small children, their relationship is friendly and has been for most of their history. The two bonded over the similarities in their situation and became good friends. They would've met around the time whereItaly was still under Austria's rule, and Poland was still unable to achieve his independence. An interesting fact about the two is that Bernardo Bellotto, a Venetian painter who painted 26 views of Warsaw, which were used in rebuilding the city after its near-complete destruction by German troops during World War II.

There have been many Italian influences on Poland, buliding designs and cuisine have been added to the nation over many years. Both Poland and Italy have helped eachother during war efforts, even if the help wasn't as effective as they hoped. The two also share a common interest in religion, the two both being highly devoted Roman Catholics.

Latvia: Ever since 1562, Feliks has been directly involved with Latvian-inhabited lands, during the time of a weakened Livonian state under threat of Russian invasion. Latvia sought protection from Poland, and soon the two had a close union, cultural influence from Poland was brought to Latvia. This protection union ended in Riga and Vidzeme until 1621, in Latgale until 1772, and in the Duchy of Kurzeme until 1795. Relations between the two slowly died out, only occasionaly help from Feliks came in time of rebellion and in academic studies.

During World War Two however, the Poles were the only minority in Latvia that formed an armed anti-Soviet group and rose to high ranks in the Latvian underground army. During the Cold War at the time of Latvian Movement, Feliks supported Latvia's liberation movement and helped out whenever possible. After Latvian independence, social and educational activity from Feliks to Ravis flourished, their relations are functioning seamlessly and their people are cooperating more now than ever.

Lithuania:

United Kingdom: Little relation occurred between the United Kingdom and Poland until the times of the 19th century. During the 19th century, frosty British–Russian relations prompted more of an interest in an independent Poland from Britain. Amongst the British populace too sympathy for Poland and the other oppressed peoples of Europe was popular. During the Polish-Soviet War, Britain was truely with Poland, however peace was by far the preferred option. However, during the 1920's and early 1930's, British views on Poland were generally negative, Polish views on Britain were ambivalent, having both positive and negative feelings towards him.

At the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany, Poland and the UK began to see more of a point in friendly relations. The declaration of war by the UK and France against Germany followed the invasion of Poland, however there was no direct military assistance that was brought against Germany in the short time before Poland fell. After the war ended, British-Polish relations hit a low due to Britain's compromising over Poland's fate so readily. Poland saw this in a particularly negative light due to his large contribution to the war effort and the sacrifices he had made.

During the Cold War, British relations to communist Poland were neautral, while Poland retained a largely negative view of Britain as being part of the west. Efforts were made on Britain's side to try to break Poland off from the Warsaw Pact. These days, the relationship has largely improved and their relationship is close.

United States of America: America and Poland's relations officially began in 1919, however at this point in time, they weren't major; they were distant, while positive. They became Allies in the Second World War, but there was little interaction between the two during the war. At the fall of communism however, Polish-American relations have been very good and Poland is one of the most stable European allies of the United States. During the Cold War, Poland was considered one of America's enemies, however Polish people have unofficially always considered United States a friendly power. During the war, both sides demonstrated that they wished to facilitate better relations.

Nowadays, the two enjoy a warm and friendly relationship, Feliks is a trong supporter of continued American military and economic presence in Europe, and Poland is one of the most staunch allies of the United States. Poland cooperates closely with the United States on such issues as democratization, nuclear proliferation, human rights, regional cooperation in central and eastern Europe, and reform of the United Nations.

Ukraine: Polish and Ukrainian relations were pretty rocky before the time of Ukranian independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990's. Ever since then, their relationship has been improving and have been forming a strong strategic partnership. Their relationship can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries when Kingdom of Poland and the Ruthenian Kingdom carried close ties. In the 16th and 17th centuries while Poland and Lithuania were united to a Commonwealth, the relationship between Ukraine and Poland weren't the best and is best described as turbulent.

In the years of 1918-1920, Poland and Ukraine soon went to war, resulting in Polish victory. The Polish-Ukrainian alliance was soon created, not making any permanent impact. The Polish-Ukrainian relations in the mid-20th century in a relatively poor state, there was little meaningful and independent diplomacy and contact between the People's Republic of Poland and the Ukrainian SSR. However, after the fall of communism, Poland and Ukraine became fully independent and once again changed their relationship for the better.

Enemies: While some of Feliks' enemies have been in this situation for centuries, some more recent nations have managed to spark Poland's darker side. The Partitions of Poland have given him a negative feeling to certain nations, considering them to be the few of Feliks' true enemies. Although he dislikes the term and would much rather be able to get along with everyone equally, the past isn't as easy to forget as one may think.

Austria: Due to Habsburg Austria being involved with the First and Third Partitions of Poland, Feliks is still sore against him. They have little to no cultural and historical ties, but just the fact that Austria was included in partitioning Poland makes him one of the nations that Feliks disikes. It's not quite hate, but the thought or mention of the partitions is enough for Feliks to start disagreeing with Austria, not listening to him, and just downright acting stubborn. However, he feels that when he's around Hungary, Austria isn't allowed to be badmouthed, and that he finds himself with neutral feelings towards him.

Belarus: The relationship between Belarus and Poland is complicated to say the least. Cultural relations between the two are quite friendly but diplomatic relations between the two countries are very uncertain. Polish and Belorussian cultures have been tied together for many centuries. They were both once both under the reign of communism, but aside from that fact they have little to no contact with eachother despite sharing a common border. Feliks doesn't really understand how Lithuania once liked her, but because of this, Feliks does share some jealousy against Belarus. There's no definite "I hate her, get here away from me," kind of ideal going on, he honestly doesn't mind being near her, unless she is off chasing Russia, 'which is so totally not cool :I'.

Germany: Need I explain this? :I German-Polish relations date back from the 10th century. Their relations and history are long and complicated. The relations of the Kingdom of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire were overshadowed by the Polish-Teutonic Wars. Occasional wars and battles occurred between the two, mostly resulting in Polish victories.

The more important and relation-changing parts of their history began in 1918. After Poland regained independence in 1918, territory which was once a part of Germany was recieved by Feliks during the partitions of German territory. A large portion of this territory had been a part of historical Poland from centuries ago, particularly Upper Silesia and Greater Poland. Ludwig and Feliks began to fight over the disputed land and who had the rights to it, Feliks won almost all of it back.

In 1939, Poland was invaded and partitioned by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. This invasion marked the start of World War Two in Europe. Many events occurred during WWII, too much to put into little detail but over the years it changed the perspective and views of eachother greatly. After Germany was defeated in 1945, Poland expelled all Germans from the territories assigned to Poland, this was regarded as the largest series of expulsions of Germans from Europe.

Originally during the Cold War, Poland had good relations with East Germany, but relations with West Germany were strained and tense. However, these relations improved greatly and the Polish border was recognised by West Germany. Ludwig managed to gain respect from Feliks due to the phenomenal postwar economic recovery in West Germany, while Poland was experiencing economic frustrations.

After the fall of communism, Poland and Germany have since had mostly positive but ocasionally strained relationship when topics such as World War II and Nazi crimes, or forced expulsion of German citizens from Poland are brought up. Although they may not be the most cooperative neighbours, their relationship has been steadily improving after a difficult history, and is looking up towards a brighter future.

Prussia:

Russia: Polish-Russian relations have dated back from the late Middle Ages, originally with not-so good relations, to even worse as time went on. Since the begining, there have been several Polish-Russian wars, even with Russia controling a large amount of Poland in the 19th and 20th century. It's difficult to determine whether their relationship has improved or declined depending on various factors.

Ever since the begining, relations have been tense and on the edge. Although there was the occasional contact between the two, it was the union of Poland and Lithuania where a real and constant relation appeared between Feliks and Ivan. As Lithuania and Russia had been at many wars, originally starting with land gains for Lithuania, he started to become desperate for help as Russia started to gain their land back. Out of desperation, Lithuania required the help of Poland.

Originally, there were occasional attempts to create an alliance between the new Polish-Lithuanian state and Russia, even trying to unite the three into a marriage, but they all failed. Instead, both states engaged in a contest for the political, strategic, and civilizational preponderance in Central and Eastern Europe. Several wars occurred, the most important being the Polish-Muscovite War where Poland managed to take Moscow, and the result ended in a Polish victory. This event was one of the defining moments of the Polish-Russian relations.

Soon after this occurred, Russia was able to take advantage of the weakening Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, taking over territories after the Russia-Polish War, resulting in Russian victory. As Poland and Lithuania began to deterioate, Russia was able to intervene in Poland's internal issues, influence his leaders, even seen as a form of protectorate.

In 1772, the agreement of partition was agreed and signed by Austria, Prussia, and Russia. The first Partition of Poland had occurred and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth lost around 30% of their land. At this time, Poland was portrayed by Russia as an anarchic, dangerous country. In 1790, the Second Partition started to occur. As Poland had deteriorated into a helpless condition, was forced into an alliance with Prussia, which would result in another large amount of land been given to Prussia and Russia, Austria not being involved this time. By 1793, around 42% of Poland's land now had been lost.

In 1795, the remainder of the Commonwealth had been complicated and riots had started to occur, Austria, Russia and Prussia decided to solve the problem by erasing the remainder of the Polish state from the map. What was left was divided between the three countries. Over the next 123 years, a large part of the former Polish territory was subject to rule by Russia. Sever uprisings would take place in an attempt to regain Polish independence, however only the aftermath of the Great War would Poland regain independence.

Just as Poland regained his independence in 1918, he was faced with a war against Russia. The Polish-Soviet War eventually ended with Polish victory, spoiling Russia's leader's plans to spread communism through Europe. For the next 20 years, Poland was seen as an enemy of the Soviet Union. After Germany and Russia came to an agreement, they successfully invaded and destroyed Poland in 1939.

After the Second World War, the Soviet Union ended up in control of Poland. Feliks became a communist, Societ-controlled state. He was controlled less after the death of Soviet leader Stalin, and after the fall of communism Feliks was back in control. However, Russia did continue to pester him until 1993.

Modern relations between the two began after the fall of communism, and these days the relations suffer from constant ups and downs. As Poland is regaining his seperate identity and moving away from Russia's influence, joinging NATO and the EU, and supporting Ukrainian revolutions, this has resulted in a temporary crisis in the Polish-Russian relations. Their relation also seems to worsen every time a rememberance of historical events occurs. Feliks also seems to bring up past events during World War Two, such as the 1939 invasion, and the Katyn massacre. In turn, Russia criticizes Poland's lack od thankfulness for liberation from German occupation.

Most recently in 2010, the Polish president and 95 others died in an aircraft crashed in Russia, on the way to the site of a Soviet massacre of Polish officers in World War Two. A large portion of Feliks' leaders were on board, all were killed. There was high suspicions towards Ivan from Feliks, however the two united to find out the true reason on what had happened. This was a unique opportunity for a fresh start between the two, having a slim chance to end centuries of long rivalry between them.

Turkey: In 1484 the Ottoman Empire tore from Stephen the Great of Moldavia two strategic ports, Killia at the mouth of the Danube and Akkerman at the mouth of the Dniestr, and so approached the borders of Poland and Lithuania. The Crimean Tartars came under Turkish control and became a scourge to the Ruthenian border lands of Poland and Lithuania. Because of the taking of the ports, this caused Poland and Turkey to clash in numerous amounts of battles over the land. However, this was one of the campaigns that Feliks actually failed, and no longer threatened the land for a numerous amount of years after wards. Feliks is still a little sore over the event, after all of this happened the two had little to no more contact.

The other major fact that Feliks calls Turkey his enemy is the fact that Hungary and Turkey were not on good terms as she was ruled over by him for a numerous amount of years. Because afterall, Poland sticks with his close friends and who they dislike, he automatically dislikes.

History: [Writen in more of a perspective of the country, not just Feliks in particular.]

Polish history dates back from around 963 after being the homeland of illiterate Slav tribes for many centuries, Poland bursts into recorded history with unparalleled suddeness. The first mention of the Polanie tribe is in 963 when a German knight, pressing eastwards, comes into contact with them. In two years of this occurring, in 965 Mieszko [the leader at the time] marries a Christian Czech princess. In the following year he adopts the Roman Catholic faith for himself, his family and all his people. To secure Poland's position even further, he subsequently places all his lands under the direct authority of the pope - thus providing the Poles, in principle, with the special protection of Rome. Territorial gains were made for Poland, extending his realm north through Pomerania to the Baltic coast.

For several generations the descendants of Mieszko I develop and strengthen his unified kingdom, but Poland becomes fragmented after the reign of a particularly strong and successful ruler, Boleslaw III. On his death in 1138 the Piast inheritance is divided between several sons. Weakened by these divisions, the Polish principalities are also plagued by incursions of pagan Prussians and Lithuanians who occupy the territories to the north. The Teutonic knights are a long-term threat to Poland's security, but the next few years bring a more immediate crisis in the sudden arrival of the Mongol horde of Batu Khan. Mongols sweep through the Polish plains in 1241, defeating an army at Legnica and ravaging Cracow - the capital of one of the most important of the fragmented Polish principalities.

Fortunately the Mongols withdraw at the end of that year, returning to the region round the Volga. The Poles soon repair the damage. Casimir the Great, son of Wladyslaw, presides over a period of peace and prosperity in Poland. He has close family links with two powerful neighbours (he is married to the daughter of Gediminas, king of Lithuania, and his sister is the wife of Charles I, king of Hungary). This leaves only the Teutonic knights in the north and Bohemia in the southwest as hostile neighbours.

Casimir the Great [III]came to the throne and started the golden era of the Polish Middle Ages: Wawel Castle was largely rebuilt and Krakow University founded in 1364. To face the threat from the Teutonic knights, Polish and Lithuanian dynasties united in Creva. Both independent states were ruled by one monarch coming from the Jagiellonian dynasty of Lithuania, they made their capital Krakow.

Then came the union of Poland and Lithuania. In August 1385, Lithuania's and Poland's leaders came to an agreement. Lithuania, together with Belorussia and Kiev, is to be linked to the Polish crown. In return, he is himself to marry the 11-year-old queen and become king of Poland. It was during this time that Lithuania converted and was baptized a Roman Catholic, Liet was the last remaining pagan kingdom in Europe at the time. At first, Lithuania's identity is seperate from Poland's and carefully preserved.

Because of the strength and power of the new state in Eastern Europe, the Teutonic Knights attack Poland in 1409, provoking a response from Wladyslaw which brings a great victory over the knights at Grunwald in 1410. The Battle of Grunwald was the largest battle in Medieval Europe and was considered the most important victory in the history of Poland and Lithuania. Throughout 1561, expansion mainly involves the territories of Lithuania and further advances along the Baltic coast when part of Livonia comes under Polish control. Eventually the two would start to become closer and in 1569 this personal union develops into a more complete merging of kingdom. The kingdom created by the union of Lithuania and Poland automatically became the most powerful state in eastern Europe.

The Polish-Swedish Wars were a large amount of wars between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden from 1558 until 1814. These wars include: The Livonian War [1558-1583], The War against Sigismund [1598], The War of 1600-1611, The War of 1617-1618, The War of 1621-1625, The War of 1626-1629,The Northern Wars [1655-1661], The Great Northern War [1700-1721], And The Wars of the Forth and Sixth Coalition [1806-1807, and 1813–1814]

In 1610, the Battle of Klutsjino between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia occurred which although didn't cause the two to gain any land or significance; but with a Polish force of 4,000 and a Russian force of 48,000 showed other nations around them that Polish tacticts and millitary powers were not to be messed with.

In 1683, the Battle of Vienna occurred where Poland managed to crush Turkey and save Austria's capital, killing of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. In 1772, 1790, and 1795, the Partitions of Poland occurred [described in more depth in relationships section] causing Poland to be wiped off the map. It would not be until 1807 that Napoleon would invade Poland, Feliks saw hope in him and supported France in the attack on Russia. The year later, the semi-independent Duchy of Warsaw was proclaimed.

After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, Poland was granted a constitution and the so-called Warsaw Kingdom became governed by Russia. During this time, cultural identity of Poland was attempted to be erased by Russia, however in 1830 and 1863, the November and January uprisings and revolts against Russia occurred in order to attempt some act of rebellion against the Russian government.

World War One. As Poland's three occupying powers were at war with eachother, land and their people which were once Polish were forced into the Russian, German, and Austrian armies and forced to fight against one another. Because there was no official Polish state, there was no Polish army. Most fights take place on the eastern front fought on the territory of the future Poland.

At the end of World War One, Poland became independent as it came to an end. All Polish institutions had to be rebuilt as the country once again formed a nation. The official boundaries are not set until 1923. In 1919, The Treaty of Versailles gave Poland western Prussia, but in the same year, the Polish-Soviet War occurred. Poland defeated the opposing forces and gained west Ukraine and Belarus.

In 1939, Germany invades Poland on the 1st of September. On the 17th, the Soviet union invades Poland. Within a month, Poland is defeated, the invasion of Poland is the official day that Britain and France declared war on Germany. Although not mentioned and is lesser known than some other facts, Poland supported a resistance movement larger than any other in Europe. Sensitized by the Partitions, Poles possibly felt they were fighting for their country in a way no other European could appreciate. Second, the worst of the camps existed and the greatest number of victims were claimed here.

The Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupants breaks out on August 1st - The city fought back for two months until all resistance is violently suppressed two and a half moths later. In an act of revenge, the whole city is then systematically destroyed and completely flattened.

As the war in Europe ended in 1945, Poland was liberated by the Russian Red Army, Poland slowly became under Soviet dominance. The borders of Poland dramatically changed, Feliks' house moved 100-500 kilometers to the west. During the time of the Cold War, there were many anti-Soviet riots throughout the country. In 1980, a small strike in Gdansk spread throughout Poland. The movement has both political and economic goals and amazingly gained 10 million members almost immediately.

Martial Law was declared by the Communist President in 1981, causing a Curdew and army exercises all over the country. Communist dignitaries explain later that it was necessary because the Soviet Union could invade the country just like what happened in Czechoslovakia. In 1990, Poland gains independence and becomes a free country, presidential elections occurr as soon as this happens. Eventually this was declared void and in 1991, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved, the Cold War was declared officially over.

Present day Poland has transformed its socialist-style planned economy into a market market economy. Through temporary slumps from becoming independent, Poland's high-income economy is considered to be one of the healthiest of the post-communist countries and is currently one of the fastest growing within the EU. Numerous improvements in human rights have been made, most notably the freedom of speech. Poland joined the EU in 2004, along with nine other nations.

Poland's president Lech Kaczyński and all aboard were killed in a plane crash on April 10, 2010 in western Russia, near Smolensk. President Kaczyński and other prominent Poles were on the way to the Katyn massacre anniversary commemoration. After this event, Polish and Russian relationships started to strain even more-so than before. The new president of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski, slowly started to change ideas and laws that had been held in Poland. Most of the Polish people didn't realise exactally what Komorowski had actually done, and let it slide for now only to worry about it later.

The new laws that had been passed freely allowed large populations of civillians to enter and leave the country on their own free will without going through the proper legal system and checks like they once did. Most people would think that large populations would instantly leave, but it was quite the opposite. Large copius amounts of people started to flood into the nation, towns and cities became over crowded but there was nothing to stop this from occurring. Soon after the population had risen, high demands were made for new settlements to be created, more jobs were needed, as were food and water supplies.

As all of this was happening, other nations around the world were dealing with their own problems. As requests for help started coming from other nations, Komorowski ignored these and tried to work on fixing his own country after he came the the realisation of exactly what he had done. Elections had occurred earlier than normal in an attempt to remove Komorowski from the office, a new President, Ignacy Sikorski was appointed into the position.

Because of Poland's ever growing population, not enough land, food, and resources for all of the people, pleas for help were made to other contries in an attempt to gain a form of support. As Poland had not helped any other nations while they were dealing with their own crisis, it was decided that he wasn't to be given aid either. The once great nation of Poland was slowly starting to crumble, people began to flee as deaths were becoming common due to a lack of resources for everyone.

After being sent back in time, Feliks realised he had a lot of issues that once could have been avoided were now able to be changed for the better. Feliks for one was going to attempt to keep his union with Liet going much longer than it did. Of course, this wouldn't be easy, and at the risk of being partitioned again was always there, but he wouldn't let Liet and himself be taken down so easily this time. The thought of Prussia was always in his mind since he was sent back in time, Feliks had been considering whether or not to repeat the past and let Prussia continue his history, or attempt to keep ahold of him for as long as he could.

Feliks was also going to settle the score with Russia, and hopefully hault the partitions that occurred before. These descisions would have a varaity of different impacts on the world today, but Feliks has seemed to forget that point. Although the descisions he has decided to make seem selfish, Feliks is actually looking out for Lithuania, and hopefully others see that too once events start to unfold.

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ASDFGHJKL: I LOST THE GAME.

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Shedding them selves from our daily lives -
Przelania ich samych z naszego codziennego życia -

Without our commitment, our consent. Bez naszego zaangażowania, naszej zgody.

[ OOC ]

Name: Cody, but please call me Poland if possible D;
Age: 16
Experience: I've been roleplaying for some time now... around 5 years maybe? The past 2 years have been much more serious though. I've been a part of a lot of roleplay boards for a while now, but I've been dropping out of them due to being a part of too many. I've mainly been involved in Hetalia, Durarara, Homestuck, and other genres.
Contact: PM if possible, then I'll be able to give out my msn, skype, or whatever.
Anything else?: Jens Bjorneboe

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We once again become strangers and our moments.
Mamy znowu stał się obcy i nasze chwile.

Become stranded in time, like a strand of time. Została wyrzucona w czasie, jak nić czasu.

This template was created by Ophelia for Hetalia: Distorted Destiny. Lyricss are from the poem, "Our Strands of Time."