Category Archives: multimedia

Unconquered

Posted on 1 October 2017 by lkonieczny

Time for a short history lesson. September 1939, Germany invades Poland and World War II breaks out. Poland’s allies do not honor their alliances, and weeks later, the Soviet Union splits Poland with Germany. Poland has been conquered. Or has … Continue reading →

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Pamiętam — I remember

Posted on 1 August 2015 by lkonieczny

I was born less than eight years after the start of the Warsaw Uprising, which began at 5 PM  local time in Warsaw on 01 August 1944. It did not end well. While the Soviet army sat idly by across … Continue reading →

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Zdjęcia z Polski i Kresów — II

Posted on 22 November 2013 by lkonieczny

I wrote about my Photos from Poland and the Borderlands a while back. In my trips to Poland, have have been fortunate to take a number of photographs of the sites and people of Poland and of the the borderlands–specifically … Continue reading →

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Zdjęcia z Polski i Kresów

Posted on 21 September 2013 by lkonieczny

In my trips to Poland, have have been fortunate to take a number of photographs of the site and people of Poland the the borderlands–specifically Ukraine, so far. Some of them are just OK, yet remind me of the places … Continue reading →

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You Really Don’t Know Polish History….

Posted on 3 January 2013 by lkonieczny

….if you were “educated” in the government schools of the United States. US history books are devoid of all but the most brief mentions of Poland, yet it is a country that saved Europe several times and at one time … Continue reading →

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Kozłówka Palace

Posted on 25 September 2011 by lkonieczny

The Kozłówka Palace is officially known as the Zamoyski Museum in Kozłówka (Muzeum Zamoyskich w Kozłówce–you can read about it in English from this link). It is a large rococo and neoclassical palace located in Kozłówka, not far from Lublin.  … Continue reading →

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Bloggy Polish

Posted on 17 March 2011 by lkonieczny

OK. So I am learning some Polish. And making some progress. And doing it mostly on my own. I am using a variety of techiniques including various website. One of those, which I first found as a Podcast for my … Continue reading →

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Niedzica Castle

Posted on 16 January 2011 by lkonieczny

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this blog post is going to end up at over 80,000 “words.” You see, I was surfing the web today looking for more information on Poland. One thing led to another … Continue reading →

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Kolędy Extravaganza

Posted on 23 December 2010 by lkonieczny

I have spent a good part of the day playing various  Kolędy CDs that I have. So I thought it may be a good idea to give some reviews and info about some of them. Here is some info on the first … Continue reading →

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Kraków szopka

Posted on 19 December 2010 by lkonieczny

I am the proud owner of a Kraków szopka! What is that, you may ask? Well, szopka in Polish means creche, as in the Christmas nativity scene common at this time of year. Basically they are very intricate manger scenes made … Continue reading →

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