Stanisław Stroński

Stanisław Stroński (1882-1955) was a Polish philologist, publicist and politician (a National Democracy "Sejm" deputy). In interwar Poland he edited the "Rzeczpospolita" newspaper and was a professor at Kraków's Jagiellonian University and at the Catholic University of Lublin. During World War II he was a member of the Polish government in exile. At war's end, he remained abroad.

He was a vocal prewar opponent of Poland's first president, Gabriel Narutowicz, and of Marshal Józef Piłsudski.

It was Stroński who coined the expression, "Miracle at the Vistula," intended to derogate Piłsudski's 1920 victory over the Soviets.cite journal|last=Frątczak|first=Sławomir Z.|language=Polish|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070708173639/http://www.glos.com.pl/Archiwum_nowe/Rok+2005/032/strona/Cud.html|journal=Głos|issue=32/2005|year=2005|title=Cud nad Wisłą|accessmonthday=June 18|accessyear=2006|format=dead link|date=June 2008 – ^{[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3AFr%C4%85tczak+intitle%3ACud+nad+Wis%C5%82%C4%85&as_publication=%5B%5BG%C5%82os%5D%5D&as_ylo=2005&as_yhi=2005&btnG=Search Scholar search]} ] Ironically, the expression quickly lost its intended meaning and was adopted with approval by some patriotically- or piously-minded Poles unaware of Stroński's ironic intent.pl iconJanusz Szczepański, [http://www.mowiawieki.pl/artykul.html?id_artykul=404 KONTROWERSJE WOKÓŁ BITWY WARSZAWSKIEJ 1920 ROKU] (Controversies surrounding the Battle of Warsaw in 1920). "Mówią Wieki", online version.]

His academic interests centered around the literature of Provence.

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