https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/9d2a7af8-9a4c-44f5-8fd9-f74a7014fcb4 In May 1926, Józef Piłsudski – the revered and reviled hero of Poland’s struggle for independence – led a military coup against Poland’s elected government, claiming to rescue the state from political chaos. Nearly a century later, as Europe faces war, extremist politics, uncertainty over America’s role, and a renewed crisis of democratic confidence, the May Coup feels less like distant history and more like a warning. A very Polish coup. What’s the historians’ verdict on its impact and the subsequent military-dominated regime? Join Jan Darasz and his guest, Marcin Zaborowski, TVP World’s Europe Editor, in the latest episode of How We Got Here. 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #europe #democracy #poland Wed, 20 May 2026 22:54:24 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/9d2a7af8-9a4c-44f5-8fd9-f74a7014fcb4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.