In �ódź, Labour Day has always been strongly linked to the commemoration of the 1905 Revolution, during which workers, among other things, protested against exploitation by industrialists. However, the 1905 Revolution in �ódź is not just a story of strikes and demonstrations. It was the moment when the city's residents – workers, intelligentsia, Poles, Jews, Germans and Russians – for the first time felt that they were a community of citizens.
Dr hab. Kamil Åšmiechowski, Associate Professor at the University of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, recounts how the Å�ódź residents' revolt propelled the city toward modernity. Solidarity transcended national divisions, the fight for rights and a sense of empowerment. All of this led Å�ódź to become more than just an industrial city.
Listen to the lecture and see how events from over 100 years ago can still inspire us today.