“I'm a little bear, a chubby bear, I've been friends with children for a long time” - echoed in the evenings in many Polish households, as children delightedly followed the daily adventures of Uszatek the bear. One could say he was...
Zwierzyniec - a town currently home to approximately 3,200 residents, located in the southern part of the Lublin Voivodeship, near Zamość, at the gates of Roztocze National Park. This is where the Park's headquarters are situated. It lies along...
If a city can have a historical scent, then Szczecin undoubtedly smells of barrels full of fish. One can discuss whether this scent is pleasant or not, but it undoubtedly testifies to the former power of this city.
To...
Marycha on the Edge: The Multicultural Sejny
Those who have been to Sejny already know; those who have not yet arrived there should know that you can meet Marycha. Sometimes it’s hard to notice her – she shyly circles...
There were times in the history of Poland when powerful lords (history is silent about ladies) owned their own villages and even founded private cities. One of these powerful and wealthy dignitaries was the Kraków voivode Mikołaj...
Electromechanical ciphering machine based on the mechanism of rotating rotors. Simply put – Enigma. Everyone has probably heard of it. Many have tried to unravel the messages encrypted by it. Few have succeeded in this field. Exactly...
