Roman Dmowski’s Monument (Aleje Ujazdowskie Street)
Roman Dmowski (1864-1939) – a statesman, a politician, a publicist, an ideologist of Polish nationalism was born in the Russian partition a year after the fall of the January Uprising. As a junior high school student and later he was associated with anti-Russian conspirational organizations. Then, he was active in the Polish League, in which he made a revolution turning it into the National League. After the Revolution of 1905 he became an envoy to the Russian The Second Duma. In the book “Germany, Russia and the Polish Issue” proved that the greatest threat to the Poles was German policy of Prussia. During the First World War he was active in favour of the Ententa states, initiating the creation of the 100,000 Blue Army in France. During the Paris conference he represented Poland, becoming known as an eloquent and effective politician. In 5 hours expose he presented the Polish position on the borders, explaining it in English and French. In 1923 he served as a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Political opponent of Józef Piłsudski, after the May Coup, did not perform any public functions.
On the monument he is presented with the text of the Treaty of Versailles, and the inscription on the pedestal “I am Polish so I have Polish duties” is the best motto of his business.