Adam Zamoyski discusses his new book 'Izabela the Valiant’
Adam Zamoyski will present a talk on his latest book: 'Izabela the Valiant – The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess’ at Ognisko Polskie – The Polish Hearth. Drawing on a vast family archive Adam Zamoyski has recreated the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother. Her aristocratic status enabled her to mix with Frederick the […]
Opening of the IPN exhibition 'Trails od Hope – the Odyssey of Freedom’
Dr. Marek Laskiewicz, President of the Polish Social and Cultural Association POSK, and Dr. Karol Nawrocki, President of the Institute of National Remembrance, cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition „Trails of Hope – Odyssey of Freedom” and the awarding of the Medals of Reipublicae Memoriae Meritum. After the exhibition opening, there will […]
Otwarcie wystawy IPN „Szlaki nadziei – Odyseja Wolności”
Dr Marek Laskiewicz, Prezes Polskiego Ośrodka Społeczno-Kulturalnego POSK oraz dr Karol Nawrocki, Prezes Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, serdecznie zapraszają na otwarcie wystawy „Szlaki nadziei – Odyseja Wolności” i wręczenie Medali Reipublicae Memoriae Meritum. Po wernisażu odbędzie się spotkanie na temat współpracy polskiego i brytyjskiego wywiadu w czasie II wojny światowej, w którym wezmą udział eksperci IPN […]
Londyńskie Spotkania Autorskie
Dariusz Zeller oraz Remi Juśkiewicz serdecznie zapraszają na kolejne Londyńskie Spotkania Autorskie do Polskiego Ośrodka Społeczno-Kulturalnego POSK. Portal British Poles jest patronem medialnym wydarzenia. — GDZIE: Polish Social and Cultural Association POSK, Sala Atrium (III piętro), 238-246 King Street, London W6 0RF KIEDY: Sobota, 6 lipca 2024, godz. 18.00 BILETY: wstęp bezpłatny
“Colours of Evil: Red”, Netflix’s latest hit, is a mundane and sloppy Polish crime drama
In modern cinema, some things are constant. One of them is the lack of quality in Polish crime flicks. Alas, Netflix’s new thriller, Colours of Evil: Red, is yet another disappointment. When it comes to the film adaptations of popular crime novels, often a sense of excitement preoccupies us. We want to believe in them, […]
The Treaty of Versailles – international recognition of independent Poland
The Treaty of Versailles was an act ending the Paris Peace Conference and one that constituted to shape the balance of power after the Great War of 1914-1918, for the next two decades. The most important parts of the deal were to significantly weaken German military potential and to create new, independent states such as […]
Expert: British election to have ‘limited impact’ on relations with Poland
“The upcoming House of Commons elections will bring a fundamental change in British domestic politics. Still, their impact on Polish-British relations and Poland’s interests concerning London will likely be limited,” says Dr Przemysław Biskup, an expert at the Polish Foreign Affairs Institute (PISM). All polls before the elections scheduled for July 4 predict a clear […]
Franciszka Themerson’s exhibition at Tate Britain
Tate Britain and Polish Cultural Institute in London are inviting to the exhibition of Franciszka Themerson (28 June 1907 – 29 June 1988), a Polish painter, illustrator, filmmaker and stage designer. These films, drawings and paintings mingle tragedy and humour to explore the turbulent years before and after the Second World War. Born Franciszka Weinles […]
Jak zginęła „Inka” i „Zagończyk” – wspomnienie niezwykłego bohaterstwa
28 sierpnia 1946 roku w więzieniu przy ul. Kurkowej w Gdańsku ksiądz Marian Prusak opatrzył idących na śmierć Danutę Siedzikównę „Inkę” oraz Feliksa Selmanowicza „Zagończyka” – żołnierzy mjr. Zygmunta Szendzielarza „Łupaszki”. „Inka” to niespełna osiemnastoletnia sanitariuszka ze szwadronu „Żelaznego” i „Leszka”, operującego od wiosny do jesieni 1946 r. na Pomorzu. „Zagończyk” był u „Łupaszki” oficerem […]
New vision for an airport hub in Poland? Experts divided over PM Tusk’s promises
During a dedicated press conference with the Minister of Infrastructure, and special government plenipotentiary for the construction of the central airport Maciej Lasek, Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented a “new, realistic vision” for continuing the Central Communication Port (CPK) airport hub project. So what’s new in that plan? Less new railroads, smaller airport and faster […]
