At the same time, the decision of the Cabinet headed by General Wojciech Yaruzelsky was in response to the demands of the workers. The thirteenth premise of the strikers at the Gdansk shipyard in August 1980 was to introduce “food stamps for meat (until the market situation is under control)”. Of the 21 demands, there … Read more
Katharine Hepburn Photo: Cinema Legacy Collection / The Hollywood Archive / PAP / Photoshot Raised in the shadow of tragedy She was the daughter of urologist Thomas Norval Hepburn and women’s rights activist Kathryn Martha Houghton. She had four younger siblings and an older brother, Tom, who hanged himself when he was only fifteen. Perhaps … Read more
Bastarda and SutariPhoto: mat. presses. About creating the program “Tamoj” Said Barbara Songin of the band Sutari, who will perform this time in a duet. “Tamoj” means “over there,” not quite far. It’s a story about cultural boundaries inspired by the work of… Adam Mickiewicz. The artists focused on the context of “stories and romance” … Read more
On April 18, 2022, Andrzej Korzyński, a composer, arranger, pianist, film composer and popular musician, passed away. The composer was one of the founders of the youth studio “Rytm” on Polish Radio. The works of Andrzej Korzyński influenced the imagination of the younger for dozens of years. On April 18, 2022, Andrzej Korzyński, a composer, … Read more
Portrait of Leon Schiller (second from left) with Karol Szymanowski, Ryszard Boleslavsky and Wincenti Drabeck during a rehearsal at the Polish Theatre, 1920.Photo: Bologna Leon Schiller was a man of contradiction, but, paradoxically, this was perhaps his most important value. Paradox is a feature often found in artists who, by their above-average sensitivity in their … Read more
Throughout history, garden art has shaped the canons of beauty. The royal, polar and city parks changed the landscape and showed the artistic background of a particular era. The most famous baroque gardens in Europe belonged to the rulers. The gardens are designed to emphasize the unique beauty of the place. They were separated from … Read more
Zygmunt Vogel portrait from 1823Photo: Aleksander Kokular/National Museum in Warsaw/Wikimedia Commons/DP Landscape inventory in Warsaw Most of Vogel’s watercolors and drawings depict Warsaw – the city in which he spent most of his life. The painter immortalized both city buildings (eg Nowy Świat street or Krakowskie Przedmieście) and the surrounding landscape – the latter can … Read more
The International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine took place at the National Stadium in Warsaw on May 5, with the aim of raising funds for the war-torn country. The initiators of the conference are the Prime Ministers of Poland and Sweden, Mateusz Morawiecki and Magdalena Andersen, and the event partners are European Council President Charles Michel … Read more
At the premises of the Literary Institute at Maison Lafitte, 20011. Including. Cartoons by Jerzy Jederwick and Witold JumprovichPhoto: Forum Listen 58:50 Two Tales After Dark 09/14/2015.mp3 Archival radio interviews with Jerzy Gidwicke (PR) 637 issues of the monthly “Cultura” magazine. 511 volumes from the “Kultura” library (up to the year 2000), including 132 editions … Read more
survivor During World War II, he lived with his family in the Krakow ghetto. Later, he was sent to concentration camps. In Płaszów and Auschwitz he was one of the youngest prisoners to be rescued. It was on the famous Schindler’s List. Horowitz did not return to those times much in public statements. Each of … Read more