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Istanbul: Lust, Attraction and Attachment
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Travel

Istanbul: Lust, Attraction and Attachment

Istanbul is alternately seductive and modest, attractive to men and women alike, and not inclined to be controlled by either of her two families, Asia and Europe. Kinia Adamczyk offers her Istanbul top 13.

Rome’s Most Faithful Daughter
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books

Rome’s Most Faithful Daughter

She was, it appears, a rather difficult child, always willful, sometimes disobedient and frequently unpredictable…

Stadium: the Devil’s Playground
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books

Stadium: the Devil’s Playground

A black author provides a rare look at race relations in Poland.

The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books

The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom

With the Soviet dystopia as background, the book reads like a terror-filled adventure – all the more so because it’s non-fiction.

Jazzing Up Chopin’s Classic: Romantic Inspirations with a Twist
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Features / Music

Jazzing Up Chopin’s Classic: Romantic Inspirations with a Twist

Chopin starts from a simple melody and then, releasing his imagination, departs from the main theme and plays one variation after another… Part of our series of articles for the Year of Chopin – 2010.

Chopin with Cherries Review
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books

Chopin with Cherries Review

Maja Trochimczyk has gathered together poems to commemorate Chopin’s 200th birthday – and they’re as inspiring as they are exhilarating.

Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse [selected poems]
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Poetry

Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse [selected poems]

Part of our series of articles for the Year of Chopin – 2010.

The Noble and Compassionate Heart of the Maharaja Jam Saheb Digvijay Sinhi
2009 — Winter / Features

The Noble and Compassionate Heart of the Maharaja Jam Saheb Digvijay Sinhi

Between August 1942 and November 1946, close to 1,000 Polish children and their guardians lived in idyllic settlements on the Kathiawar Peninsula in India not far from the summer residence of the Maharaja Jam Saheb Digvijay Sinhi. They had come at the Maharaja’s invitation from orphanages in Ashkabad, the capital of Turkmenistan, and Samarkand.

Two Generations: 1989 and 2009
2009 — Winter / Features

Two Generations: 1989 and 2009

Don’t stifle the natural optimism of kids, Kris Kotarski finds out in conversations with some very young Poles.

Spy versus Spy: a Kuklinski Saga
2009 — Winter / Features

Spy versus Spy: a Kuklinski Saga

It could be said that conflict between opposites ultimately assumes a new place in the universe. One can arrive at many examples of opposing forces taking on transformations, even often fleeting ones – evil versus good, black versus white, women versus men, yin versus yang, communism versus capitalism, etc. Who would think that my surname, Kuklinski, could be poised in such a contest of antipodal proportions?

Barcelona in Detail
2009 — Winter / Travel

Barcelona in Detail

Barcelona is a city that begs to be enjoyed – visually, intellectually, and culinarily. It is also a city of endless and varying details.

Brussels: A City of Happiness?
2009 — Winter / Travel

Brussels: A City of Happiness?

Joyful, savory, unpretentious and inspiring – here is my definition of the EU capital.

The Anthracite Coal Region: a Living Reflection of Polish History
2009 — Winter / Features

The Anthracite Coal Region: a Living Reflection of Polish History

“This place is like a time capsule. You guys still talk about Lemkos and Galicia. We don’t even talk about that stuff,” said exchange student Lyudmyla Sonchak during an ethnic festival near Minersville, Pennsylvania.