Donald Pienkos's guest appearances

Donald Pienkos

CREECA Lecture Series Podcast

James Joyce

Brian Taylor

Christine E. Evans

Sean Roberts

John Reuter

Aisalkyn Botoeva

Emily Greble

Morgan Liu

Jeff Sahadeo

Yuri Maltsev

Chris Price

Mikhail Krutikov

Graeme Robertson

Harriet Murav

Jose Vergara

OwlTail

World War I ended on the western front on November 11, 1918. That same day in Warsaw Joseph Pilsudski proclaimed Poland’s independence. This talk focuses on the short and long term significance of these two intertwined events. In addition, Pienkos discusses the roles of President Wilson and a Polish national army raised from immigrants to the United States--the first and only of its kind since.

World War I, Its Impact, and Those Who Made Poland's Rebirth Happen — Donald Pienkos (10.25.18)

Thaddeus Kosciuszko

October 15, 2017 marks the two hundredth anniversary of the death of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, the “hero of two continents” and a person called “the purest son of liberty” by his friend, Thomas Jefferson. Just who was Kosciuszko and what did he do in his life that deserves to be remembered, written about, and appreciated today – both in his native Poland and in his adopted country, the United States? In his remarks Dr. Pienkos will address these two questions and invite comments from his audience and a conversation about Kosciuszko and what he represents today.

Who was Thaddeus Kosciuszko? — Donald Pienkos (09.14.2017)