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Re: OT: the Double Republic

From:Anton Sherwood <bronto@...>
Date:Monday, December 3, 2001, 3:56
> > Lukasz Korczewski wrote: > > > Right. It was later dominated by Polish culture (including esp. > > > language). Though till the end (I mean the partitions) the Grand > > > Duchy has it's own duties(?) and treasury.
> Anton Sherwood <bronto@...> suggested > > Taxes? Customs (border control)?
£ukasz Korczewski wrote:
> It seems I've chosen a completely incorrect word. It's so difficult even > with a dictionary. I mean people like marshall (<marszal~ek>), chancellor > (<kanclerz>), commander-in-chief (<hetman>), Treasurer (<podskarbi>), etc. > Some of them by the time of "Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów" were only > titular like Lord High Steward (<podstoli>).
Office(r)s.
> But the parliaments (<Sejm> and <Senat>) were common.
One legislature and two executives? That's unusual! -- Anton Sherwood -- http://www.ogre.nu/