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Truso: the only Scandinavian settlement from the territory of today’s Poland

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Truso is like the legendary Troy. A single mention in a written source was enough to stimulate the imagination of dozens of historians and archaeologists eager to discover the settlement. The search, which lasted two centuries, was crowned with success. This proves that the romantic vision of the archaeology of great discoveries can sometimes come…

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Gdynia: Poland’s window to the sea

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When the First World War ended, the independent Polish state was born. However, although the state was formally established, its borders were still far from being determined. This was not an easy process, as there were various political, ethnic, historical and economic arguments that needed to be taken into consideration. At certain points, some of…

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Maria Skłodowska-Curie: The Star Of Radioactivity

(7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934)
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Beautiful minds. Extraordinary mathematicians from Lwów

An interview with Mariusz Urbanek, author of the book Genialni. Lwowska szkoła matematyczna (The Geniuses. Lwów School of Mathematics)
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Marian Małowist and Witold Kula: Polish leading figures of world historiography

Parallel Lives
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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733–1795: Light and Flame

Review of the book by Richard Butterwick