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When Ignacy Jan Paderewski came to Poznań on 26 December 1918, returning to his homeland after many years spent abroad, he was greeted like a monarch. Most likely few Poles followed his musical career, even though he had been giving concerts in many cities in Europe and in the Americas since the end of the 19th century. For his fellow countrymen, however, he became the personification of the hope that the Polish nation would sooner or later be able to regain its independence.

Paderewski used his growing artistic success to establish contacts with the important figures from the world of international politics. His efforts proved particularly fruitful in the United States, where he managed to get close to Woodrow Wilson. Therefore, when the president ...