<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishPoland imeokoka, na utamaduni wake, lugha na sehemu kubwa ya eneo lake haijaharibiwa, na leo Wapolandi wanatazamia kwa matumaini kuchukua nafasi yao katika mstari wa mbele wa Ulaya ya Kati mpya, baada ya Kikomunisti.  <response>: But Poland has survived, with its culture, language and most of its territory intact, and today Poles look forward with optimism to taking their place at the forefront of the new, post-Communist Central Europe. 