Maps and Shadows
Krysia Jopek’s story of a gentle family uprooted by people who rearrange borders without hearing the gunshots or seeing the victims.
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2011 Vol. 3 No. 3 — Fall / Books
2011 Vol. 3 No. 3 — Fall / Films
The Labyrinth: The Testimony of Marian Kołodziej
Recovery following a near fatal stroke unlocks memories buried for more than 50 years, which Marian Kołodziej renders into pen and ink drawings covering several rooms of his Labyrinth in the town of Harmęże, Poland. Ron Schmidt’s brilliant film allows you to enter that labyrinth, alone and in silence.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 3 — Fall / Poetry
The Best Five Places for Kissing in Warsaw
Karen Kovacik directs the creative writing program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Her books of poetry include Metropolis Burning, Beyond the Velvet Curtain, and Nixon and I.
2011 Vol 3. No. 2 — Summer / Books
Scotland and Poland: Historical Encounters, 1500-2010
A 16th century mayor of Warsaw was a Scottish immigrant. In the 1940s, and again this century, Scotland has welcomed Poles. Time to renew this “auld acquaintance… for auld lang syne.”
2011 Vol 3. No. 2 — Summer / Books
Scotland and Poland: for Auld Lang Syne
By the time the Scots and the Poles renewed their acquaintance during World War II, “the Poles often began by assuming that the Scots were a sort of English… and the Scots in turn by assuming that Poles were a sort of Russian.” A temporary misunderstanding that soon led to a solid friendship.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Films
Poland: Once Again the Wellspring for the Greatest Arabian Horses in the World
Their story is told in Path to Glory, a film that will premiere in the US in April and in Poland in August. Justine Jablonska interviews directors Jen Miller and Sophie Pegrum.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Films
The Polish-Arabian Horse: A Very Brief History
The history of the Polish-Arabian horse is complex and fascinating. Here’s a very brief snapshot.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Commentary
Mathematics and Polish National Identity
In 1918, the noted Polish mathematician, Zygmunt Janiszewski argued that Poland’s existence would continue through the ideas of talented Polish mathematicians. Joseph Pomianowski agrees, noting that Janiszewski’s Fundamenta Mathematicae contributed both to mathematics and to the revival of Polish national culture.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Features
The Pope of Hope, the Holy Pope
This May, Pope John Paul II will be beatified, following the recognition of his first miracle. The month of May also marks the 14th anniversary of the pastoral visit of the Pope to Lebanon – a country whose religious diversity dragged it into a bloody and destructive civil war that lasted fifteen years.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Books
Hollywood’s War with Poland, 1939-1945: A Review
While Poland fought a war with both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, Hollywood launched its own propaganda war – on the side of Stalin. Piotr Wrobel reviews a remarkable study of some very nasty realpolitik.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Books
303 Squadron: The Legendary Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron: A Review
Aquila Polonica’s beautiful new edition of the 1942 classic is attracting attention not only as a “real time” tour de force, but it’s filling a great need. No less a magazine than the Atlantic Monthly, or Flying Magazine for that matter, wonder why they never knew about these heroic Polish airmen.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Books
The Origins of Modern Polish Democracy: A Review
A new book from Ohio University Press presents a much-needed survey and appreciation of Poland’s deep-rooted democratic traditions.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Books
The Long Bridge: Out of the Gulags
In Siberia, nature transcended Gulag; the earth and the sky were eternal while the Soviet regime, with its warped theories and senseless cruelties, was transitory. “We regarded them as a transient evil, a physical, brutal power which must sooner or later wither away.”
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