Gdynia: Poland’s window to the sea
Grażyna Bacewicz: “The First Lady of Polish Music”
(5 February 1909 – 17 January 1969)
Mikołaj Rej: the father of Polish literature
(4 February 1505 – between 8 September/5 October 1569)
Zdzisław Najder (1930–2021): conclusions from reading Conrad
In memoriam of Professor Zdzisław Najder
John III Sobieski and Marysieńka
Love letters of the Polish King to his beloved wife
Michał Sędziwój: an alchemist who discovered oxygen
(2 February 1566 – 1636)
A Jesuit who struck like lightning
Father Piotr Skarga (2 February 1536 – 27 September 1612)
Operation Kutschera
Assassination of 'The executioner of Warsaw’
Johannes Hevelius: via beer, on to the stars
(28 January 1611 – 28 January 1687)
The Warsaw Confederation (1573)
the 452nd anniversary of the Warsaw Confederation
Witold Lutosławski: likely the most outstanding Polish composer after Chopin and Szymanowski
(25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994)
How the Chopin Competition Began
The beginnings of the oldest and most prestigious piano competition in the world
The January Uprising from a revolutionary perspective, in 1863 and 1905
163rd anniversary of the January Uprising
The Legend of Romuald Traugutt
(16 January 1826 – 5 August 1864)
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