There used to be an empire called Great Tatary
Which broke up and formed Russia, Poland, Hungary and Germany.
It was not the territory that broke up
It was the war clans
And some moved west and took over the lands
Of Eastern Europe.
https://www.stolenhistory.org/threads/tartary-an-empire-hidden-in-history-it-was-bigger-than-russia-once.40/
So yes, the Poles are badasses like their Tatar ancestors. Russians are also badasses and Magyars and Germans.