In the 17th century, Wojciech Bobowski lived as a captive in the Ottoman Empire. However, he was not idle in his captivity: he created the first ever anthology of traditional Ottoman music and ...
Under the communist regime, there were shortages of almost everything in Poland. It would get so bad at times that certain stores would have nothing but vinegar in stock. Nevertheless, Poland under ...
Like in most Central European countries, Christmas in Poland is a quaint and much-beloved affair. However, while Germanic traditions, like decorating trees, have spread so far as to be unsurprising, ...
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Cannes-lauded 1972 film ‘Solaris’, based on Stanisław Lem’s novel of the same name, is considered a masterpiece. But here’s the paradox: the Polish author felt very negatively about ...
As you may have heard, potatoes are quite popular in Poland. The potato has found its way into the hearts, minds, and onto the plates of Poles everywhere. But how did they make their way there?
A decade after his brutal murder, Zdzisław Beksiński’s paintings hold the world spellbound. Is the universal fascination they evoke the result of their author’s own gruesome tragedies, or did ...