Why is Matejkos painting predicting the fate of the world still not exhibited? Sensational novel 444 by Maciej Siembieda, based on real events, tells the story of The Baptism of Władysław Warneńczyk hidden deep in the basement of the National Museum in Warsaw. A journalist from one of the popula
Compromising emails, generous donations to loyal parties and sacks of money for political barkers. Finally - a continuous wave of fake news. Has Putin already paid homage to half of Europe? The fact that the Kremlin watches over the course of elections outside Russia is nothing new to Poles. Aft
Military genius or military dilettante? A brilliant commander or an amateur at the head of an army of millions? What kind of commander was Adolf Hitler? Some of his decisions surprised the generals with an unconventional approach, others were even stupid. There were definitely more of the latter. He
A sea of vodka, the same music over and over again, no women, rude jokes and a good chance to say goodbye to life after one wrong word. It is impossible not to come, drink - terrible, not drink - even worse ... “Stalin filled our glasses and put the record on, it was a lovely Georgian folk so
Millions of victims on the back of the neck did not prevent the commander of the USSR from joking about mass executions. The victims of his indiscriminate pranks were both random people and his closest associates. He did not care about the presence of anyone, including foreign officials. Nosenko
On Saturday evening, February 28, 1953, Stalin took up his inner circle in the Kremlin, and then at the dacha in Kuncevo near Moscow. Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev and Malenkov left him only in the morning. Stalin was drunk and in an excellent mood. Nothing foreshadowed upcoming events. The next d
His name was formidable throughout Europe. His army spread terror from the Elbe to Kyiv. The Germans saw him as the son of Satan himself. The Czechs hated him. For Poles, however, he was the father of a new power. Emperor of the Slavs. He conquered Krakow, conquered Prague, plowed the Połaba and
The Ruthenians trembled at his power. The Germans had greater respect for him than for any other leader. The Vikings were afraid to meet him on the battlefield. Why were his warriors invincible? The team and the prince were like two halves of one fruit. The prince organized expeditions from whic
Wealth hard to describe. Luxurious residences. Expensive cars. Beautiful women and masses of fanatical admirers. This is how we imagine the life of dictators. Before you want to become a satrap, however, you should get familiar with the facts ... How to become a dictator. A Manual for Novices ”b
Germans and Russians tearing Poland apart to take the best bits for themselves and setting a passive puppet on the throne? This is not a new story at all. The first partition of Poland took place in 1031. Its driving force was ordinary human hatred. Bolesław Chrobry was able to take away peoples
The French fleece disappeared from the pages of our history, escaping from the Commonwealth on one night in June 1574. But he ruled France for another 15 years. And he ended unhappy really. Soon after leaving Poland, its first elected ruler slowed down the pace of travel. In Vienna, money was wa
Ambition pushed the arrogant ruler of Poland. He was not going to be content with the status of an ordinary leader. But how big his aspirations REALLY were? It has been assumed that Bolesław the Brave waited for the royal crown for a quarter of a century. He was promised it already in Gniezno, d
The fires came from the north. Even the future king of Norway took part in the war that was to determine the fate of the Piast state. The law of war was not easy for the Lechites - noted in Scandinavian songs. And it couldnt be more apt. It was summer 1030 and black, storm clouds were gathering ov
According to the Germans, he was a tyrant, not many. Polish chroniclers completely erased it from history. And no wonder. Everything indicates that Bezprym committed one of the greatest crimes in the history of Poland. The cursed son of Bolesław the Brave did not mince his measures. In the fall
The stool of the NKVD chief was very hot - Jagoda and Yezhov lasted it for only two years. Then came the execution. The Soviet Himmler, a sadist who loves to torture prisoners in person, a poison lover and psychopathic rapist - Lavrenty Beria - managed to keep him in the saddle for fifteen years.
He murdered Saint Adalbert. He baptized Poland. And he almost died in an attack. And besides ... he was not nicknamed Chrobry at all. As always, all items in the TOP10 ranking are based on the articles we publish. This time we set out to show you the remarkable and little known facts about our f
When the Declaration of Independence was announced in Philadelphia in 1776, it did not seem that the United States would become the most powerful country on the American continent. One of the neighbors had a better chance of dominating the region. But in a hundred years everything has changed. M
A funeral that embarrassed the entire continent. A nickname so embarrassing that it spoils a persons biography even a thousand years later. Plus the bizarre mishaps of heads of state, policemen and members of the resistance movement. When great people enter the scene of history, even greater failure
Blue eyes. Blond hair. Age up to 10 years. The fulfillment of these three conditions was enough to turn a Polish child into a new Aryan. The 4-year-old Basia from Łódź became interested in German doctors during a routine check-up. The grandmothers said additional research was needed. She never s
USA vs North Vietnam. The greatest power on Earth and one of the poorest countries in the world. There could be only one winner in this match ... Or maybe the United States had a chance after all? US goals in Vietnam were limited. The United States did not intend to overthrow the communist rule in
An ancient Greek struggling with a pig to eat. The suckling pig was cooked in different ways Although it may seem strange and also rather disgusting, in ancient times, among every people, it was customary to bring to the table, with great satisfaction, dishes that today we would not dream of eatin
The May 3rd Constitution was born in an atmosphere of political disputes, and its adoption turned out to be a difficult nut to crack. How did the first constitution in Europe come about, and why are its opponents today a symbol of national treason? Hello, May dawn, shine our Polish land, we will
The most gala dinner of the year is approaching fast. In just a few days we will break the wafer and sit at the elegantly laid tables, where a great variety of dishes will be waiting for them. Some of them ... very strange. We all know the standard, unified set of Christmas Eve dishes:borscht with
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It might seem that there is nothing easier than carrying out the death penalty. Tying a rope, grabbing an ax in the hand, or giving a lethal injection shouldnt be that hard. But is it really? There were so many ineptly executed death sentences that the special term botched executions was coined