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National Library
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City: Warsaw
District: Mokotów
Address: Aleja Niepodległości
Related themes:
  • Poland under communism
  • WWII
  • interwar period
  • culture
History of wandering collections

The most valuable collections of the National Library were transported out of Poland in September 1939. Then they traveled the world for almost 20 years. The idea of taking them away was perfect as most of the collections left in Warsaw were burned.

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