Ferdynand Ossendowski – the forgotten Polish writer and “Lenin’s personal enemy”
Ferdynand Ossendowski was one of the most popular writers of his time, and 2nd most popular Polish writer in history who sold 80 million books worldwide. At his time he was compared to Karol May and Rudyard Kipling. After denouncing the genocidal nature of the communist regime Ossendowski was condemned to oblivion in the post-war […]
Poland spent ‘record-breaking funds’ on defence in 2024
After the outbreak of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Ministry of Defence reacted by increasing the military budget to all-time heights in 2024. The plans for modernising the military include the purchase of new attack helicopters, tanks and fighter jets and further further increase in the number of units of professional soldiers. The […]
Sir Leszek Borysewicz awarded the Knight Grand Cross during New Year Honours 2025
The ex-vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and General Director of the Medical Research Council between 2016 and 2023, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, was honoured with the Knight Grand Cross for “recognition of his work in cancer research”. Leszek Borysiewicz’s scientific activity focuses on viral immunology, infectious diseases, and virus-induced malignancies. He has co-authored […]
How Polish cryptologists broke the German ‘Enigma’ code and saved millions of lives
At the end of December 1932, Marian Rejewski read the first secret dispatch sent via the German coding machine ‘Enigma’. The co-authors of breaking the ‘Enigma’ code were Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski. Polish scientists Rejewski, Różycki and Zygalski, students at the University of Poznań, attended a course for cryptologists organised at the university with […]
A plan for the world, a sign of hope for Poland – President Woodrow Wilson’s speech from 1918
President Woodrow Wilson’s address to a joint session of the United States Congress included a peace program regarding the world war that had been going on for three years. It was an offer which was ground-breaking in many ways. Although the vision of the post-war order concerned mainly Europe where the First World War had […]
The Greater Poland Uprising 1918-1919 – Polish struggle for independence in the West
On 26 December 1918, during his visit to Poland, the famous pianist and political activist Ignacy Paderewski stopped in Poznań on his way to Warsaw, despite the protest of the German authorities. Decorated houses and crowds in the streets greet him. Paderewski gives a speech to his compatriots, leading to the outbreak of military action […]
2. edycja słynnej Londyńskiej Parady Noworocznej z udziałem Polaków
To już druga edycja Londyńskiej Parady Noworocznej z udziałem Polaków. Rok temu mieliśmy zaszczyt wziąć udział w historycznej już pierwszej edycji jako jej patron medialny. Zobaczcie naszą relację fotograficzną tutaj. Po raz pierwszy grupa około stu osób reprezentowała Polskę w 38. London’s New Year’s Day Parade 1 stycznia 2024 roku i na zawsze zapisała się […]
General Patton – the legendary U.S. commander of the WW2
General George Patton died on 21 December 1945 in the hospital bed he was placed in after a truck crashed into his Cadillac. The doctors fought for his life for 12 days but were unable to save the legendary commander of the 2 World War. Until today the circumstances of that death spark controversies as […]
Poland among countries with lowest number of antisemitic acts in 2023
According to a study conducted by The Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University, The Irwin Cotler Institute at Tel Aviv University and the Anti-Defamation League Poland is among the countries with the lowest rate of anti-semitic incidents in Europe. “In recent years, escalations on the Gaza front, in which […]
Polskie kolędowania w londyńskim Ealing Shopping Centre
Polska Szkoła Ravenscourt Park z ogromną radością zaprasza do wspólnego kolędowania w Ealing Shopping Centre! Uczniowie szkoły wystąpią wspólnie z zespołami Żywiec Polish Folk Song and Dance Group i Agava.Organizatorzy zapraszają do udziału wszystkich uczniów (małych i dużych!), rodziców i każdego, kto chce dołączyć do tego wyjątkowego świątecznego występuPrzed występem będzie zorganizowana próba. Obowiązuje strój […]
