The Polish Language: A Cheatsheet for Beginners - Culture.pl
WEB3. Drill #1. The 9 Most Unpronounceable Words in Polish. The 9 Most Unpronounceable Words in Polish. But before you start getting cocky, we suggest you practice your skills and try pronouncing some words which give even Poles a headache! 4. Indo-European: A beginner’s course. Polish for Indo-Europeans: Beginner's Course.
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WEBFeaturing over 50,000 articles in Polish, English and Russian, Culture.pl features the best of Polish literature, design, visual arts, music, film and more, with over 10 million visitors a year across 80 countries.
A Foreigner’s Guide to the Polish Alphabet | Article - Culture.pl
WEBThe Polish language has always had issues with the Latin alphabet. Ever since the 12th century, when the language first started to be written down in the Latin script, scribes were struggling to fit the mind-boggling abundance of Slavic phonology (estimated at that time to comprise 12 vowels and 33 consonants) into the 23 letters of the Latin alphabet.
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Art | Article | Culture.pl
WEBTo create a fancy wycinanka people use various coloured papers – this is also the main reason why this type of decoration wasn’t widely spread before the 19thcentury – coloured paper wasn’t yet widely available. The colours that dominate in Polish wycinanki are shades of red, green, yellow, blue and gold.
Zdzisław Beksiński - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
WEBFeb 21, 2005 · Zdzisław Beksiński started out as a photographer (1953-1960), later he became a draughtsman, graphic artist and a painter. In the years 1955-1959 he worked as a photographer and a painter. At the beginning of the sixties, for a certain time, he successfully took up sculpting. He was a member of the Association of …
Wisława Szymborska - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
WEBMultimedia. Poet and essayist; awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize for literature. She didn't like talking about literature or poetic techniques, believing that expression should be in the work.
A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Surnames | Article | Culture.pl
WEBIn fact, surnames like Piotrowski, Szymański (from Szymon), Jankowski (Jan), Wojciechowski, Michalski, Pawłowski, Jakubowski, make up today over 25% of all Polish surnames (in regard to the meaning of the root). In terms of their class origins most of these names were once considered peasant or bourgeois surnames.
Władysław Szpilman - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
WEBWładyslaw Szpilman, pseudonym Al Legro, pianist and composer; born 5 December 1911 in Sosnowiec; died 6 July 2000 in Warsaw. After first piano lessons with his mother Szpilman studied the piano under Józef Smidowicz and theory and counterpoint under Michał Biernacki at the Frederick Chopin Higher School of Music in Warsaw in 1926-30.
Learn the History of Poland in 10 Minutes | Article - Culture.pl
WEBFeb 1, 2016 · The Christianisation of Poland, 966, reproduction: Andrzej Sidor / Forum. In the year 966, Duke Mieszko I (Mye-shcko), who ruled several Western Slavic tribes, decided to consolidate his power by being baptised in the Latin Rite and marrying Doubravka, a princess of Bohemia. This is symbolically regarded as …
That’s Polish: Exploring the History of Poland’s National Emblems
WEBThe white eagle – from legend to national emblem. The Polish coat of arms, featuring the white eagle, source: Wikimedia Commons. The most recognisable symbol of Poland is undoubtedly the eagle. The white bird adorns the nation’s crest, is found on its currency, adorns the uniforms of its football stars, and gives its name to the highest ...