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SUMMARY:FROM GDYNIA TO ACTION: RAILWAYS, INDUSTRY & POLISH-BRITISH CONNECTIONS @ POSK
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DESCRIPTION:27th June, 6 PM - 8.30 PM, Polish Social and Cultural Association POSK,
Hammersmith 
ENTRY: FREE
Join us on a remarkable story of Poland's interwar development, exploring
themes of industry, infrastructure, community building and Polish-British
co-operation, including connections and comparisons with West London.
Held as part of Polish Heritage Days, this event celebrates the centenary
Gdynia and Polish State Railways. 
Listen to The Founder and Director of Talking and Exploring, Joanna
Dudzińska, as she explores the inter-war period when the newly independent
Poland needed to develop her industries and unify what had been for over a
century three separate and largely neglected parts of the partitioning
powers of the Russian , Austro-Hungarian and Prussian empires. And
Historical collaborator Anthony Smith as he dives into Polish- British
technical co-operation.
Learn about how a fragmented country rebuilt and unified itself through
infrastructure, in contrast with industrial West London. 
The construction of Gdynia, a city-port built from scratch replacing the
old fishing village, and the development of industry along with the
provision of State Railways was a huge task that was given some financial
and technical help from different Western European countries amongst whom
were the British. 
The discussion will cover:
Curated & presented by: Joanna Dzudzińska with Historical Collaborator
Anthony Smith.
Supported by: The Polish Embassy in the UK, Association of the Polish
Engineers in the United Kingdom, Golden Opportunity and Skills Development
(GOSaD), Artification and ActOne Cinema.
Register here for the
event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-gdynia-to-acton-railways-industry-and-polish-british-connections-tickets-1989251366386
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