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How Ukrainian crisis affects Poland? Posted by Kasia on Mar 15, 2014
Polish-Ukrainian relations can be traced to the 16th-17th centuries in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the often turbulent relations between that state and the mostly polonized nobility (szlachta) and the Cossacks. The next stage would be the relations in the years 1918-1920, in the aftermath of World War I, which saw both the Polish-Ukrainian War and…
Auschwitz-Birkenau barracks back in Poland Posted by Kasia on Jan 4, 2014
I have to be honest, I didn’t know that Auschwitz-Birkenau barracks were on the display at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington… Half of a historic Auschwitz-Birkenau barracks that was on loan to the U.S. has been returned to Poland after two decades and long negotiations. The Nazi barracks was one of the main items at the…
Amusement/adventure park for kids in Poland? Posted by Kasia on Nov 7, 2013
In the United States we have Disney World, Disney Land and other theme parks where families can enjoy all different rides, games, food. But there is really no such a place in Poland yet…There are plans to open one soon though. Plans have been unveiled for Poland’s first Theme Park, Adventure World Warsaw, due to…
Wave of Chechen immigration into Poland after Boston Marathon tragedy Posted by Kasia on May 16, 2013
We all know what happened on April 15th 2013 in Boston:( Very sad and scary story! It had huge impact on USA and citizens, but it also made some changes in Europe…Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, two brothers with Chechen origins stood behind the bombing. The Boston bombing has triggered a wave of Chechen immigration into…
Who is going to be the next Pope? Posted by Kasia on Mar 1, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI thanked Poles on Wednesday for the “warm reception” he received when he visited Poland in 2006 and asked for their prayers on his retirement. “I thank you for your presence here in Rome over all these years, for your prayers and tokens of sympathy,” Pope Benedict XVI said during his last General…
Anja Rubik Posted by Kasia on Feb 22, 2013
Most of you who love fashion probably know her…Anja Rubik was born in Rzeszów, Poland. Growing up, Anja lived in Greece, Canada, and South Africa and began modeling full- time after graduating from a British high school in Paris. Rubik can be seen in numerous editorials for Vogue, Numero, Harper’s Bazaar, etc. More information and…
World’s smallest monkey Posted by Kasia on Dec 22, 2012
A baby pygmy marmoset (pigmej pazurczatka) – the world’s smallest monkey (najmniejsza na świecie małpka) – has been born at the municipal zoo in Lódź, central Poland. The minuscule monkeys (mikroskopijne małpki), which hail from the rainforests of Latin America, grow to just 15 cm, and a newly-born marmoset is barely as long as a…