Peasant ancestors and hidden history: did Poles fear independence?

The podcast "Bigger History" featuring Ola Zaprutko-Janicka and Kamil Janicki raises uncomfortable questions about Polish identity: in 1918, many peasants did not share the elite's enthusiasm for independence, and life under partition rule — contrary to common narrative — brought certain benefits to ordinary rural families. Janicka developed these themes in the book "Polishness. The True History of Who We Are".

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