The hero of America, Hector of Częstochowa, but also an outlaw convicted of regicide. Sometimes called the last knight of the Republic. An outstanding commander and a rebellious subordinate. Kazimierz Pułaski - one of the most colorful and controversial figures in Polish history. Who was this extraordinary man? How did he become an outstanding commander without military experience, who for years led the tsarist army by the nose? How did he become first a hero, and later a criminal who was talked about all over Europe? How did it finally come to pass that in the United States, and not in his homeland, he is considered a hero, and the day of his death is a national holiday overseas? Łukasz Starowieyski will talk about the incredibly turbulent life of Kazimierz Pułaski in the podcast from the series "1000 Years. X-Ray". His guest is Prof. Piotr Ugniewski from the University of Warsaw (https://historia.uw.edu.pl/personel/p...) and the Polish History Museum. Chapters: 00:00 Hero of America 01:15 A Week in the Camp 04:49 Bar Taken 18:51 Defense of Częstochowa 29:44 Kidnapping of the King 39:31 Hero Overseas We invite you to listen to other podcasts of the Polish History Museum: 1. Those in power and the ruled. How did the elites come into being? - • Those in power and the ruled. How did the elites come into being? 2. Stefan Batory. The only one who beat a Muscovite like this - • Stefan Batory. The only one who so... 3. The fate of Gen. Stanisław Maczek - • The fate of Gen. Stanisław Maczek and his wi... Our podcasts are stories about outstanding figures from centuries ago and the backstage of key events for the history of our country, interwoven with lesser-known but fascinating threads from the history of Poland. You can listen to the Polish History Museum podcast on: ● YouTube • Polish History Museum Podcasts ● Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1p3AH9O... ● Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... ● Audioteka https://web.audioteka.com/pl/podcast/... ● and on other podcast platforms. We invite you to subscribe to our profiles. Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The podcast was produced as part of the task: continuation and expansion of the multimedia information and educational project - History Portal Dzieje.pl