Ambassador of Poland to Russia
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Poland
and Russia
had exchanged diplomatic missions for centuries. The first ambassador in the modern meaning of this word, from Poland to Russia, was Antoni Augustyn Deboli
, in late 18th century. After the period of partitions of Poland
, in 1918, relations were established between the Second Polish Republic
and Soviet Union
. After Soviet invasion of Poland
in 1939 those relations were broken, to be briefly reestablished in 1941 after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, when the Soviet Union and Polish government in exile
agreed to cooperate against their common enemy, Nazi Germany
. Those relations were broken in 1943 after discovery of the Katyn massacre
. From that point onward, Soviet Union created its own puppet Polish government, which had its "ambassadors" in the Soviet Union. In 1989 the People's Republic of Poland
was transformed into the modern Poland; in 1991, Soviet Union was transformed into modern Russia.
Second Polish Republic
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
had exchanged diplomatic missions for centuries. The first ambassador in the modern meaning of this word, from Poland to Russia, was Antoni Augustyn Deboli
Antoni Augustyn Deboli
Antoni Augustyn Deboli was a Polish noble, diplomat and politician.He was the representative of the Polish king Stanisław August Poniatowski to the Russian court, from 1767 to 1795....
, in late 18th century. After the period of partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
, in 1918, relations were established between the Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
and Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. After Soviet invasion of Poland
Soviet invasion of Poland
Soviet invasion of Poland can refer to:* the second phase of the Polish-Soviet War of 1920 when Soviet armies marched on Warsaw, Poland* Soviet invasion of Poland of 1939 when Soviet Union allied with Nazi Germany attacked Second Polish Republic...
in 1939 those relations were broken, to be briefly reestablished in 1941 after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, when the Soviet Union and Polish government in exile
Polish government in Exile
The Polish government-in-exile, formally known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in Exile , was the government in exile of Poland formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of Poland of September 1939, and the subsequent occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which...
agreed to cooperate against their common enemy, Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
. Those relations were broken in 1943 after discovery of the Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest massacre , was a mass execution of Polish nationals carried out by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs , the Soviet secret police, in April and May 1940. The massacre was prompted by Lavrentiy Beria's proposal to execute all members of...
. From that point onward, Soviet Union created its own puppet Polish government, which had its "ambassadors" in the Soviet Union. In 1989 the People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
was transformed into the modern Poland; in 1991, Soviet Union was transformed into modern Russia.
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1556 Stefan Zbaraski
- 1571 Michał Haraburda
- 1686 Krzysztof Grzymułtowski
- 1702 Krzysztof Białłozor
- 1704 Tomasz Działyński
- 1707–1709 Józef Tausz
- 1712 Marcin Wołłowicz i Michał Puzyna
- 1717–1718 Franciszek Poniński
- 1718 Lesiowski
- 1719–1720 Stanisław Chomętowski
- 1735 Ignacy Zawisza
- 1739–1743 Ignacy Ogiński
- 1762 Alojzy Fryderyk von Brühl
- 1763 Jan Jędrzej Borch
- 1764 Gerwazy Ludwik Oskierka
- 1764–1765 Franciszek Rzewuski
- 1765–1766 Jakub Psarski
- 1766–1767 Franciszek Rzewuski
- 1767–1772 Jakub Psarski (rezydent)
- 1771 Franciszek Ksawery BranickiFranciszek Ksawery BranickiCount Franciszek Ksawery Branicki was a Polish nobleman of the Korczak coat of arms, magnate and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation....
- 1767–1792 Antoni Augustyn DeboliAntoni Augustyn DeboliAntoni Augustyn Deboli was a Polish noble, diplomat and politician.He was the representative of the Polish king Stanisław August Poniatowski to the Russian court, from 1767 to 1795....
(first ambassador in the modern meaning of this word)
Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish RepublicThe Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
- Note: Second Republic was created in 1918. Its ambassadors were sent to the newly created successor state of Russia, the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.- 1917–1918 Aleksander Lednicki (of the Regency CouncilRegency Councilright|thumb|Regency Council: Ostrowski, Kakowski, LubomirskiThe Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland was a semi-independent and temporary highest authority during World War I, formed by Germany and Austria-Hungary in the occupied Polish territories in September 1917. It was supposed to stay...
) - 1918–1919 Ludwik Darowski (j.w.)
- 1919–1920 Józef Targowski (Minister Pełnomocny i Wysoki Komisarz RP na Syberię)
- 1921 Tytus FilipowiczTytus FilipowiczTytus Filipowicz was a Polish politician and diplomat.-Life:Filipowicz was born 21 November 1873 in Warsaw. He attended school in Dąbrowa Górnicza. He worked as a coal miner and became a socialist political activist; from 1895 he was active in the Dąbrowa Workers' Commiittee...
(Chargé d'Affaires) - 1921–1923 Roman KnollRoman KnollRoman Knoll is the ice-covered hill rising to over 800 m between Mount Canicula and Erul Heights, on the southeast side of Verdikal Gap on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica...
(Poseł) - 1923–1924 Kazimierz Wyszyński (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)
- 1924 Ludwik Darowski
- 1924–1925 Kazimierz Wyszyński (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)
- 1925–1926 Stanisław Kętrzyński
- 1926–1932 Stanisław Patek
- 1932–1933 Henryk Sokolnicki (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)
- 1933–1934 Juliusz Łukasiewicz
- 1934–1936 Juliusz Łukasiewicz (Ambasador)
- 1936–1939 Wacław Grzybowski
- 1917–1918 Aleksander Lednicki (of the Regency Council
Polish government-in-exile
- Note: Legal successor of the Second Polish Republic.
- 1941 Józef Retinger (Chargé d'Affaires)
- 1941–1942 Stanisław Kot
- 1942 Henryk Sokolnicki (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)
- 1942–1943 Tadeusz RomerTadeusz RomerTadeusz Romer was a Polish diplomat and politician.He was a personal secretary to Roman Dmowski in 1919. Later he joined the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as Polish ambassador to Italy, Portugal, Japan and the Soviet Union...
People's Republic of Poland
- Note: Officially, People's Republic of PolandPeople's Republic of PolandThe People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
is the name used since 1952. Unofficially, this name is used for all Polish communist governments since 1944.- 1944 Stefan Jędrychowski
- 1945 Zygmunt ModzelewskiZygmunt ModzelewskiZygmunt Modzelewski was a Polish communist politician.He was a member of the Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania and Communist Party of Poland. From 1923 to 1937 he was a member of the French Communist Party and even joined its Central Committee...
- 1945–1946 Henryk Raabe
- 1947–1950 Marian Naszkowski
- 1953–1957 Wacław Lewikowski
- 1957–1959 Tadeusz Gede
- 1959–1963 Bolesław Jaszczuk
- 1963–1964 Edmund Pszczółkowski
- 1968–1971 Jan Ptasiński
- 1971 Zenon NowakZenon NowakZenon Nowak was a Communist activist and politician in the People's Republic of Poland. One of the members of the pro-Soviet Natolin faction of the PZPR Central Committee during the Polish October of 1956.-References:...
- 1978–1982 Kazimierz Olszewski
- 1982–1985 Stanisław Kociołek
- 1985–1989 Włodzimierz Natorf
Third Polish Republic
- Note: modern Poland.
- 1989–1996 Stanisław Ciosek
- 1996–2002 Andrzej Załucki
- 2002–2005 Stefan MellerStefan MellerStefan Meller was a Polish diplomat and academician. He served as foreign minister of Poland from 31 October 2005, to 9 May 2006, in the cabinet of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz....
- 2005–2006 Wiktor Ross (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)
- from 2006 Jerzy BahrJerzy BahrJerzy Bahr is a Polish diplomat and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Russian Federation.- References :...
See also
- Ambassadors and envoys from Russia to Poland (1763–1794)Ambassadors and envoys from Russia to Poland (1763–1794)Ambassadors and envoys from Russia to Poland-Lithuania in the years 1763-1794 were among the most important characters in the politics of Poland. Their powers went far beyond the those of most diplomats and can be compared to those of viceroys in the colonies of Spanish Empire, or Roman Republic's...
- Ambassadors and envoys from the Soviet Union to PolandAmbassadors and envoys from the Soviet Union to PolandThis is a list of ambassadors and envoys from the Soviet Union to Poland.-Second Polish Republic:Second Polish Republic and the Soviet Union had established tentative diplomatic relations during the Polish–Soviet War for the purpose of negotiation wartime treaties, but neither state had a stable...
- Poland–Russia relationsPoland–Russia relationsPoland–Russia relations have a long history, dating to the late Middle Ages, when the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Muscovy struggled over control of their borderlands. Over centuries, there have been several Polish-Russian wars, with Russians controlling much of Poland in the 19th century...