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Congress Poland was ruled by Russia, and after customs barriers between Russia and Congress Poland were lifted in 1850, a great market for Łódź’s manufactures opened in the Russian Empire. By the end of the 19th century, Łódź had become the leading centre in Poland for the production of cotton textiles.
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The cosmopolitan city was raised by Poles, Jews, Germans, Russians and other gropus, who peacefully co-existed there for many years. Here, we explore the golden age of Łódź, which ended with World War II.
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The city of Lodz in modern Poland came to prominence in the mid-nineteenth century as a textile production center. Part of the Kingdom of Poland, the city was the most important manufacturing center in the Russian Empire and the first truly industrial city in the region. Developed under the managerial expertise of capitalists from Prussia, Lodz als...
1872:The Crédit Mobilier affair, in which several officials in the administration of President Ulysses S. Grant are accused of receiving stock in exchange for favors, is the first of many scandals...1877:In the face of uncertain results from the popular vote in the presidential election of 1876, the U.S. Electoral Commission awards the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes despite a slight popular...1882: Agitation against English rule spreads throughout Ireland, culminating with the assassination of chief secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish and permanent undersecretary Thomas Burke...1885:German engineer Karl Friedrich Benz builds the first true automobile.A series of partitions by Poland's neighboring powers, Prussia, Austria (later Austria-Hungary), and Russia beginning in 1772 wiped Poland off the map after 1795. In the nineteenth century a series of uprisings—including major rebellions in 1830-1831, 1846, 1848, and 1863-1864—failed to reunite and free the country from foreign dominance. The ruler...
Pilsudski, Jozef Klemens (1867-1935): Inspired by the Lodz Uprising, Pilsudski joined the Polish Socialist Party in 1892 and became editor of the party's newsletter, Robotnik (The Worker) in 1895. He settled in Lodz in 1899 and was arrested in 1900 by Russian officials for subversive activities. Pilsudski spent a brief time in prison and exile but ...
A massive influx of workers from as far afield as Portugal, England and France flood the city, though the mainstay of the town’s population is made up of Poles, Germans and Jews. Within a matter of decades the city has grown into the biggest textile production centre in the Russian Empire.
The Orders of the Russian Empire were honorary awards (insignia) of nine titles, awarded by Russian monarchs from 1698 to 1917. Badges of the Orders of the Russian Empire. Embroidered Star for the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, 1840. Peter I established the first order of Russia in 1698, but for almost a hundred years after that, the award ...
The Łódź insurrection, also known as the June Days, was an uprising by Polish workers in Łódź against the Russian Empire between 21 and 25 June 1905. This event was one of the largest disturbances in the Russian-controlled Congress Poland during the Russian Revolution of 1905.
Duchy of Warsaw 1807-1815. Congress Poland ( Russian Empire) 1815–1916. Kingdom of Poland 1916–1918. Republic of Poland 1918–1939. Nazi Germany 1939–1945. People's Republic of Poland 1945–1989. Republic of Poland 1989–present. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Łódź, Poland .
