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2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Features
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Features
The Tosspot and the Diva
Henryk Sienkiewicz gave us Zagłoba, the hard drinking patriot noted for his girth – and mirth, but who knew that Sienkiewicz had found him in America?
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Melchior Wańkowicz – Poland’s Master of the Written Word
The trial of Melchior Wańkowicz in 1960s communist Poland was a cause célèbre. Today, a new biography brings a captivating portrait of a “great humanist with a pragmatic approach to life, a prolific hard working writer, bon vivant, thinker, husband, father and most of all a fabulous reporter and storyteller.”
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Books
As I Recall: Fireflies in the Night
Mark and Sharon Duffield remember the fireflies that illuminated their childhood; Monika Zofia Pauli’s illustrations illuminate their book.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Good Blood, Bad Blood
Eugenics: misguided or malevolent? Vince Chesney reviews a book about a period in American history when human engineering was a seductive pseudoscience.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Films
Wałęsa: Man of Hope
Małgorzata Dzieduszycka asks: What is really important in the life of a nation? Andrzej Wajda’s final work in his magisterial triptych helps find the answer.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Features
Aladdin, Drohiczyn and Me
As she walks in the pathways of preceding generations and breathes in the fresh air of Drohiczyn, Susanne Wladysiuk celebrates family and recalls what Jasmine said to Aladdin: “People like you don’t come out of thin air.”
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Books
Inhumanities: Nazi Interpretations of Western Culture
Before totalitarianism enforces its orders with boots and guns, it needs an intellectual framework. Stephen Drapaka reviews Inhumanities, a book that details the all too willing enthusiastic work of academics, journalists and other professionals in building this sordid enterprise.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Poetry
Salon Poezji
New York Times columnist David Orr once noted that while it’s impossible to know which country has the best writers, let alone the best poets… if cash money were on the line, you’d find few critics willing to bet against Poland. Now, the world’s best celebrate Polish American poets.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Bulletin Board
Fall 2013 Bulletin Board
Stefan Norblin’s life and art continue to fascinate; Ida dazzles, as does Life Feels Good. Wojtek the Soldier Bear gets his own Scottish tartan; Beth Holmgren’s book on Helena Modjeska is awarded; and Magda Romanska seems to be everywhere. Plus Katy Carr explores war and freedom through film and music workshops.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Commentary
Green Polish Capital Hosting What Could Still Be a Successful UN Climate Conference
Warsaw, a “green capital”? Indeed, says, Adam Sulkowski, reporting in from the 2013 COP19 Climate Summit in Poland’s vibrant, thriving and – yes, ever greener – capital.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 2 — Summer / Commentary
Welcome to CR’s Summer 2013 issue!
Poland is wherever Polish people are… India, the Canadian Rockies, or the Wianki festival in Washington DC.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 2 — Summer / Books
Second Homeland: Polish Refugees in India
Anuradaha Bhattacharjee turned a rejected newspaper story into a PhD thesis and a book. And what a story: orphaned children, a loving maharaja, an inspiring Gandhi, and the kindness of strangers.
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