The exercise of military, political and economic influence is always dependent on the mechanisms of culture [1]:a given distribution of power can in fact always be legitimized through cultural texts. Edward Saids classical model of Orientalism based on the ideology of difference - that is, the con
Count Józef Brigido, the fourth governor of Galicia, was a difficult nut to crack. He was able to deal with unrest in the villages, dissatisfaction among the Polish nobility and aversion to the wave of German immigrants. But what was he supposed to do about the ... vampire hunting scourge? On Ju
Real spies had and have at their disposal a whole range of toys that James Bond could only dream of. What did the intelligence agents really use? Some items surprised us completely. And the others were just ... repulsive. A jet backpack, a flying car, a sniper rifle hidden in a camera, glasses w
Władysław Jagiełło was one of the most long-lived rulers in the history of Poland. However, the same cannot be said for his wives ... At the time of his death, the Lithuanian could be over eighty years old, which would almost double the average life expectancy at that time. Although we do not kn