The author of Rota, whose talent Sienkiewicz admired, aroused numerous controversies. What did Konopnicka do that she called her a ravaged godless? Today she is mainly known as the author of Rota and ... the heroine of the scandal related to the so-called Konopnicki lie. However, the disputes ov
In 1957/58, two teenagers, 19-year-old Charles Starkweather and 14-year-old Caril Fugate, killed 11 innocent people. Instead of condemnation, these monstrous crimes brought them ... fame. They became the idols of young, rebellious Americans and an inspiration for many works of American pop culture.
The third president of pre-war Poland seems to be a serious, even pompous figure, embodying all the majesty of the Republic ... However, before Mościcki became a noble leader, he had a truly remarkable youth. And his wife had quite a run with him! It all started with a bomb. Yes, my dear, at th
Among the candidates for marriage with the Polish king, there was Piastówna, as well as the emperors granddaughter. However, a princess from an exotic Italian family was chosen. Why? When Sigismund the Old began to rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1507, his family ruled over a large