During the Cold War, the norm was the mass flight of people from the Eastern Bloc to capitalist countries. The embarrassed desperates confirmed the advantage of the West over the East. But there were also those who abandoned the capitalist paradise for the homeland of the world proletariat. What dro
The native religion is experiencing an unprecedented renaissance. However, there are few places where the faith of the ancestors has survived. And not only - it was reconstructed over time, in a doubtful way. According to many experts, this community is the last such example. The inhabitants of
Paris of the North? Certainly not. Not even Prague. The Polish capital was considered, on a par with London and Naples, as the most muddy city in Europe. Life outside the representative center was hard. The pathology of the poor colony degenerated everyone. But the children lost the most, as usual.
In the territories occupied by the Germans, helping Jews was associated with mortal danger. Those who nevertheless dared to do so spoke little about it and certainly did not keep any documentation. But are we really doomed to endless speculation? In occupied Poland, the Germans quickly introduce
War abolishes many rules, including religious restrictions on food. There was a period in the history of Poland when pork disappeared from the list of banned Jewish products. And the Danish pig meat supply was handled by ... the zoo. Just looking at lists of daily food rations in occupied Warsaw
The inhabitants of Kresy were leaving their homeland. Varsovians were returning to their ruined houses. But even in these uncertain times, there was no question of Easter without Easter eggs. And the Christmas breakfast, even if the ham was replaced by ... Soviet canned food. Easter Sunday in 19
When in the 16th century Henryk Walezy became the first elected king of Poland, two different cultures collided. The French monarch was surprised by many customs, as well as by the magnificence of the Renaissance royal residence at Wawel. The toilets and sewage system made a huge impression on him -
Human life is the greatest value? Or maybe faithfulness to the principles or the good of citizens? Not at all! For many, there has been nothing on earth that they have not sacrificed for one purpose only - to make money like ice. As always, all TOP10 items are based on the articles we publish. T
Honesty is the first step in fighting addiction. So its high time we admitted to ourselves:we are all addicted to chemistry. When we enter the best drugstore, the true plague of fertility falls on us. There are creams for everything on the shelves, and the face care products themselves (not to m
Beauty is the truest combat sport, and the First World War brought this fight to a whole new level. Paradoxically, it was the thousands of massacres and the disfigured faces of their victims that allowed for the birth of modern plastic surgery. Neither side of the First World War held back. Newe
A bathtub full of fragrant foam, a shower or a bowl of cold water? Before the war, there was no single idea for a bathroom. And many things that were obvious to us were simply considered luxury and extravagance. On the screen, reality is always more colorful, especially when we watch ... a black
Creams, lipsticks, reliable advice. In pre-war Poland, beauty was a necessity. And there were also bright businesswomen who could make millions on it! In 1938, Jan Wiktor, one of the newspapers columnists, summed up the state of the Polish perfumery and cosmetics industry in the womens magazine
Charming spots or disgusting clusters of ugliness? Perception of freckles changed 180 degrees. Until recently, they were almost a symptom of a disease. And no means were used to effectively eliminate freckles. When a photo of a smiling teenage Kate Moss in a plume decorated the cover of British
What women did in front of the mirror about a hundred years ago, who wanted to meet the standards of beauty of that time, today may seem funny or even ... scary. Some of the beautifying methods were so bizarre, and the effect of these treatments must have differed so much from todays image of at
1956 is the year that Great History re-entered the lives of ordinary people awakening enslaved minds and helping to overcome fear. Tragic in June and hopeful in October. Gloomy and sad like the fate of thousands of victims of Stalinism and colorful like jazz and the socks of the bikinis. Piotr B
Defiant, vulgar, flashy - this is the stereotypical image of a prostitute. It is hard to believe that the most important trends in fashion and beauty were initiated by women of light morals. Are you also unconsciously following them? The oldest profession in the world does not enjoy a good reput
As millions of people starved to death and the Stalinist purges swept the country, they basked in luxury. They attended sumptuous balls, wore gorgeous dresses, had expensive jewels and elegant villas, and lived like princesses. But they could lose everything at any moment. USSR celebrities were
What made the citizens of the Second Polish Republic laugh? Why were the worm scandals going on in elegant Warsaw premises? Who was the stupidest criminal in interwar Poland? How much did it cost to arrange a marriage with a housewife at the bone? You will find answers to these and many other questi
Dirt, stench and poverty or… soft sofas and comfortable bathrooms. The conditions of hospitality in Jaruzelskis prisons could be diametrically different. And ... completely random. On the night of the introduction of martial law - from December 12 to 13, 1981 - mass political detentions began. Abo
Work from dawn to dusk. Poverty, helplessness and black ingratitude. And on top of that, clients who, instead of specialists, call out babes and quacks. What can I say:you wouldnt want to be a doctor in a pre-war village! For a doctor, working in the countryside or in a small town was usually a
The signs were obvious to everyone, and the people turned out to be absolutely ruthless. But was every such woman really engaged in paid love? At the top of the new hierarchy that emerged in the besieged city, there were canteen workers and shopkeepers, i.e. people with constant access to food.
Venturer made history as the only one among British and German submarines to sink two opponents. It is true that more individuals had a chance of achieving such a result, but in the end only he did! HMS Venturer was a V-class submarine. A total of 22 units of this type were built. He was commiss
Obtaining documents is the basis of a spys job. In the Peoples Republic of Poland, counterintelligence obtained documents that made it possible to buy licenses for Western products cheaper. It was even possible to manufacture a vacuum cleaner… We are completely impartial, we watch everyone, said
We remember Auschwitz, Majdanek and Sobibór. But what about the hundreds of labor and death camps where the most horrible crimes were committed and which have completely disappeared from our consciousness? We remind you of four such places, located in the area of pre-war Poland. A labor camp a