![]() Still, when the republic was reborn after WWI, religious and ethnic minorities comprised almost one third of the population. One could say that at that time it represented a case of an ‘imperial regime of tolerance’ (Walzer, 1999), in which various self-governed collectives were allowed to observe their religious practices, provided they did not proselytise (similarly to millets in the Ottoman Empire). ![]() In this respect, it was a very tolerant regime in a sea o mostly intolerant European countries (e.g., already in the 13th century Polish kings allowed Jews, who were expelled from western countries, to settle and practice their faith). The historical Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania (14th to 18th centuries) was in itself diverse linguistically, ethnically and religiously, and it also welcomed various ethnic and religious minorities. 9.1% could be considered ‘national’, Poland included (1994: 96). Walter Connor reported that in 1971 that among 138 countries taken into account only 12, i.e. ![]() Poland is one of the less diversified societies on the globe. ![]()
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