The upper house of Poland’s parliament, the Senate, in October adopted a resolution to declare 2020 the Year of Jan Kowalewski, a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who is credited with deciphering Soviet military codes during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921.
Poland is this year marking the 100th anniversary of its victory over the Russian Bolsheviks in the 1920 Battle of Warsaw.
President Andrzej Duda said last month that the landmark battle, part of the Polish-Soviet War, was a defining moment in national history and one that awakened a deep sense of community.
He added that more than 90 plaques would be mounted in various sites to commemorate the country's victorious war with Soviet Russia 100 years ago and celebrate some of its heroes.
Kowalewski was a linguist and military officer as well as a mathematician and code-breaker.
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Source: IAR