Monument to Jan Kilinsky
Poland, Warsaw, ulica Podwale.
Description:
Monument to Jan Kilinski, leader of the Kosciuszko uprising against the division of Poland in 1794. Jan Kilinsky was born in 1760 in Poznan, in the family of architect Augustin Kilinsky. At the age of 20, he moved to Warsaw, began to work as a shoemaker and made a good fortune.
Kilinsky took an active part in the public and political life of the country. He joined a secret patriotic society, advocating the restoration of Poland after the division of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth between the three occupying states of its territory.
Jan Kilinski participated in the preparation of the uprising and then led the rebels, who under his leadership achieved great success in winning power in Warsaw. After the uprising, he continued his political activities. He is now a recognized national hero and monuments to him stand in many Polish cities.