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The Polish Language: A Cheatsheet for Beginners - Culture.pl
WEBSep 23, 2019 — First things first – which in this case means the alphabet. Among the magnificent 32, prepare for 9 unique letters and 17 need-to-know letter combinations. But don’t worry! Our listen-along Multimedia Guide to the Polish Alphabetwill take you through it painlessly – and with animations. 2.
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Art | Article - Culture.pl
WEBThe oldest painted eggs are of Sumerian origin and are about 5000 years old. The oldest Polish pisanki (traditional name for painted eggs, singular: pisanka) date back to the end of the 10th century. In Slavic beliefs, eggs were associated with the cult of the sun god, and they symbolised new life and birth.
Zdzisław Beksiński - Biography | Artysta - Culture.pl
WEBFeb 21, 2005 — Beksiński was one of the few artists who, at the beginning of the sixties, consciously abandoned the avant-garde heritage to search for a synthesis of various styles.
11 Great Polish Books You Have to Read | Artykuł - Culture.pl
WEBRecommended translation: The Doll, translated by David Welsh, with introduction by Stanisław Barańczak, New York Review of Books, 2011; Original title: Lalka; The Doll by Bolesław Prus is indisputably the greatest Polish realist novel – according to some, like Nobel Prize-winning author Czesław Miłosz, it's also the greatest Polish-language novel …
Zofia Nałkowska’s ‘Medallions’ & The Bomb That Never Went Off
WEBPodcast. Book. All Our Projects. Artists & Works Index. Multimedia. Share: Published: Last updated: A look at one of the most explosive books in modern Polish literature, its history and its reception – which effectively aided in neutralising its radical meaning.
The Muslim Community in Poland Today | Article | Culture.pl
WEBSep 30, 2021 — Since at least the 14th century, there has always been a Muslim community in Poland. Albeit small, as they make up less than 0.1% of the Polish population, this community has a very long history here. Islam was first associated with the Lipka Tatars, who settled in the lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but in modern day eastern …
Piotr Kowalski - Biography | Artysta - Culture.pl
WEBApr 14, 2018 — Piotr Kowalski is the first Pole to illustrate comics featuring the Hulk. He is also one of the few Polish artists who are active on French and American comic book markets. He was born in 1973 in Warsaw. Whilst still at high school, he had his first illustrations published in the Nowa Fantastyka magazine. He also drew for other …
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Dances | Artykuł - Culture.pl
WEBJul 22, 2011 — An authentic Polish folk dance is one of the most joyful and arresting spectacles a tourist can witness in Poland. These dances are performed all over Poland, but the first step in fully appreciating the experience is to learn more about these wonderfully preserved local traditions.
A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Surnames | Artykuł | Culture.pl
WEBJan 8, 2016 — In fact, surnames like Piotrowski, Szymański (from Szymon), Jankowski (Jan), Wojciechowski, Michalski, Pawłowski, Jakubowski, make up today over 25% of all Polish surnames (in regard to the meaning of the root). In terms of their class origins most of these names were once considered peasant or bourgeois surnames.