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Halina Konopacka: Miss Olympia

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In 1928, at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Halina Konopacka won the first gold medal in the history of Polish sport. In the 1920s, no woman in the world could throw the discus further than she did. A versatile sportswoman, she won the “Przegląd Sportowy” poll twice for the best sportsman in Poland (1927 and…

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Władysław Kozakiewicz. The man who silenced the Russians

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On July 30, 1980, during the Olympic Games in Moscow, Władysław Kozakiewicz won the pole vault competition. Apart from setting the world record (5.78 m), which to this day sets him among the leaders of this competition, the athlete is also remembered for an unsportsmanlike gesture he gave the hostile audience – the bras d’honneur….

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The Temple of Divine Providence: a commitment fulfilled

A vote of gratitude for the Constitution of 3 May 1791
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The Constitution of 3 May 1791: the dawn of a better future

An interview with Professor Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski
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Henryk Sienkiewicz: A Writer Who Shaped the Imagination of Generations

(5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916)
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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733–1795: Light and Flame

Review of the book by Richard Butterwick