Published: 2019-07-14

Michał Drzymała’s wagon. The history of a national symbol

Diana Błońska
Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej
Section: Studies and Materials
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM67.2019.2.007

Abstract

Michał Drzymała’s wagon is one of the best known and most important Polish national symbols. It is taught about at school; it is invoked in the patriotic song “Rota”. Its history has often been misrepresented, especially as regards the circumstances of its destruction. The present article aims to present the true story of the famous wagon and to explicate its legends.

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Michał Drzymała, Drzymała`s wagon, Cracow, National Museum in Cracow, Feliks Kopera, fight against germanization

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Błońska, D. (2019). Michał Drzymała’s wagon. The history of a national symbol. Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 67(2), 275–285. https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM67.2019.2.007

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