On the 350th Anniversary of the Lublin Union

In this article, the author argues with the Polish press about the 350th anniversary of the Lublin Union, which was celebrated in Poland in 1919. In contrast to the Polish press, the author emphasizes that 1) the Act of the Lublin Union was not a voluntary union of Poland and Lithuania, it was an act of Polish violence against Lithuania; 2) Ukrainian lands became part of the Polish Kingdom not voluntarily, but forcibly annexed by the King of Poland; 3) The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was not a democratic country, as in other countries of Europe at that time, only the Polish nobility had full political rights. The common people remained completely powerless.