Jakub Szela. Woodcut from 1848. Jakub Szela (1787-1860) - one of the peasant leaders during the Galician uprising. Jakub Szela was born in the village of Smarzowa near Tarnów. As a young boy, he was probably drafted into the army in 1805. After returning home, he cut off a few of his fingers wit
Daughter of the Visigoth king, she married Sigebert I. Beautiful and cultured woman, she is very influential on her husband, she convinces him to oppose Chilpéric who murdered his sister. Although the vendetta had turned to Austrasias advantage, Sigebert was assassinated, Brunehaut left with her son
Louis VI the Fat, was the son of Philip I and Bertha of Holland. He first married Lucienne de Rochefort and Adéle de Savoie. Louis is an energetic and valiant king in battle. He subdues the revolts of the barons on his domain and imposes himself against the lords of the kingdom. He also had to manag
Soviet director, Larissa Chepitko (1938 – 1979) achieved recognition with her film Ascension . Despite works censored by the Soviet authorities, she established herself as a very talented filmmaker. A separated family Larissa Chepitko was born on January 6, 1938 in Artemovsk (now Bakhmout) in Ukr