Relicts from Hurricane P3382 up for auction
Relics from the remains of Hurricane P3382, the aircraft in which Polish pilot Juliusz Topolnicki flew during World War II, have emerged for auction at the Tonbridge Battle of Britain Museum. This collection offers a unique opportunity for collectors to own a tangible connection to the past and honour the courageous pilot’s legacy. The „Aviation […]
Anna Zaranko – Winner of the „Found in Translation Award 2023”
The Polish Book Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute in London, and the Polish Cultural Institute in New York are delighted to announce that Anna Zaranko has been awarded the 2023 Found in Translation Award, for her translation of Władyslaw Reymont’s ‘The Peasants’, which was published by Penguin Classics in 2022. The year 2022 saw a […]
Seminar with Prof Andrzej Nowak: „Poland and Ukraine in Soviet and Russian imperial strategy”
How did Soviet Russia form its geopolitical goals on the map of Eastern and Central Europe after the end of the Great War? What place did Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin assign to Ukraine and Poland as their two most important neighbours (former peripheries of the Russian Empire) on that map? How did „Red” Russia react […]
Looting of Polish legacies finds its way to German auctions
Polish historical artefacts appear very often in many German auctions, for example, at auction at the Hermann Historica auction in 2022 and 2023. The horrors of war inflict immeasurable human suffering and lead to the systematic looting of cultural treasures. Poland, a country ravaged by World War II, witnessed the plundering of its art collections, […]
Virtual Battlefield Tour: Monte Cassino
See the battlefield of Monte Cassino like never before in this special virtual tour led by Patrick Mercer. Between January and May 1944, Allied forces in Italy fought hard to break through the Germans’ formidable defensive position, the Gustav Line, and open up a path to Rome. After four months of fighting, centred around the […]
Ćwiczenia wojsk sojuszniczych NATO – #Anakonda23
Rozpoczęła się kolejna faza ćwiczenia ANAKONDA-23 (AN-23). To największe w Polsce przedsięwzięcie Sił Zbrojnych RP z udziałem żołnierzy Wojska Polskiego, wojsk sojuszniczych i partnerskich. Ćwiczenie realizowane jest poza terenem wojskowym oraz na poligonach w Drawsku, Orzyszu, Nowej Dębie i na terenie Centralnego Poligonu Sił Powietrznych w Ustce. https://twitter.com/MON_GOV_PL/status/1656189744710074369?s=20 W akcji udział łącznie około 13 tysięcy […]
Polska modelka zdobyła tytuł najlepszej absolwentki Columbia University
28-letnia Zuzanna Bijoch jest pierwszą w historii polską studentką, która otrzymała tytuł najlepszego absolwenta jednego z najbardziej prestiżowych uniwersytetów na świecie – Columbia University w Nowym Jorku. Informację na temat Zuzanny podał na Twitterze Maciej Kawęcki, dziennikarz promujący polską naukę, startupy naukowe i z sukcesem wyszukujący niezwykłe polskie talenty. Za nim temat podchwyciły liczne media. […]
Polish Heritage Flight exhibition in Southport
Polish aircrews who fought alongside Great Britain against Germany during the Second World War are being celebrated in a special new exhibition in Southport. The Polish Heritage Flight display opened at The Atkinson, on Lord Street, on Saturday, April 15 2023 and runs until Saturday, September 30 2023. Admission is free. Remember. Inspire. Unity. Pamiętamy. Inspirujemy. Zjednoczeni. […]
Wykład prof. Andrzeja Nowaka: „Putin i historia, czyli zasoby rosyjskiej agresji”
Biblioteka POSK serdecznie zaprasza na spotkanie z prof. dr hab. Andrzejem Nowakiem. GDZIE: POSK, Atrium (3 piętro), 238-246 King St, London W6 0R KIEDY: 17 maja 2023, godz. 18.30 BILETY: bezpłatne
Poles Apart: Secrets of three country houses and Polish operatives in WWII
Kresy Family are delighted to announce that on Saturday, 27th May 2023 at 14:00 BST as part of 2023 Polish Heritage Days. They will host a Zoom webinar uncovering the fascinating story of three English country houses during WWII. These locations were used by Polish wireless operatives, technicians and code breakers to play a significant […]
