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Young Polish doctors on a hunger strike! Posted by Kasia on Oct 22, 2017
If you follow Polish news, you probably already heard about young Polish doctors starting a hunger protest at the beginning of the month. A few dozen young doctors have been on a hunger strike at a children’s hospital in Warsaw and were joined by groups in Szczecin, in the northwest, and in the central city of…
What is the history behind Nazi Gold Train? Posted by Kasia on Dec 22, 2015
Most of you probably heard about the Nazi Gold Train supposedly found in Poland recently…The mysterious train is a local legend that concerns a locomotive reckoned to be filled with gold, jewels and other treasures which was hidden by the Nazi during the end of World War II. They hid it there because the city…
New president of Poland Posted by Kasia on May 30, 2015
Andrzej Duda, 43-year-old candidate of Poland’s leading right-wing party (prawicowa partia), stunned the nation’s political establishment on Sunday by wresting the presidency from the incumbent, Bronisław Komorowski, who is allied with the party that has governed during eight years of stability and prosperity. Official results will not be released until Monday, at the earliest, but…
Stanisław Mikulski has passed away:( Posted by Kasia on Nov 28, 2014
He was one of my favorite Polish actors…Stanislaw Mikulski, who played fictional WWII agent Hans Kloss in one of Poland’s biggest TV hits of the communist era (“Stawka większa niż życie”), died on Thursday morning aged 85. “Stawka większa niż życie” (More Than Life at Stake, Stakes Larger Than Life or Playing for High Stakes), a very popular…
What do you know about terrorism? Posted by Kasia on Aug 30, 2014
Understanding terrorism (terroryzm) has gained actuality after the September 11 attacks (ataki) in New York. The number of victims – and the direct material damages – is by far the largest in the history of terrorism, even if assessed in relative terms, compared to the US population and output. Despite huge fluctuations in intensity (duże…
No “Year in Russia” for Poland any more! Posted by Kasia on Jul 24, 2014
I’m suer most of you follow the news and heard about the horrible tragedy that happened last week to the Malaysian flight. The Polish government has called off preparations for the Polish Year in Russia amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the alleged shooting down by pro-Russian separatists of a Malaysian jetliner last week. The…
Skydiving in Poland? Have you tried it? Posted by Kasia on Jul 6, 2014
Skydiving and parachuting is a very popular “sport” in Poland and there are plenty of different dropzones to enjoy or for the beginner, there are many places where skydiving or parachuting (spadochroniarstwo) courses (kursy) are offered. Poland attracts skydivers from around the world and in August 2010, skydivers (spadochroniarze) in Poland broke the European record…