The Polish Language: A Cheatsheet for Beginners - Culture.pl
WEBClick here for our guide! First things first – which in this case means the alphabet. Among the magnificent 32, prepare for 9 unique letters and 17 need-to-know letter combinations. But don’t worry! Our listen-along Multimedia Guide to the Polish Alphabet will take you through it painlessly – and with animations. 2.
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Zdzisław Beksiński - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
WEBZdzisław 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 …
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.
Breaking It Down: Chopin's Funeral March | Article - Culture.pl
WEBFeb 23, 2015 · The famous Funeral March was created much earlier than the rest of Chopin's sonatas. The original manuscript carries the date of 28th November 1838. It is the eve of the anniversary of one of the most tragic events in Polish 19th-century history – the November Uprising. Polish emigrant circles in Paris …
Stańczyk – Jan Matejko | #photography & visual arts - Culture.pl
WEBStańczyk – Jan Matejko. Although this is a rather unusual painting in Jan Matejko’s oeuvre, it is at the same time essential for understanding his artistic attitude as it is clearly supposed to represent the artist’s credo. Supposedly, Stańczyk is a real historical figure. He was probably born in around 1480, died around 1560, and came ...
What Are the Most Popular Polish First Names? - Culture.pl
WEBAug 31, 2016 · Stanisław used to rank among the most popular Polish names for the most part of the early 20th century, topping the list in the 1920s, and featuring in the top five until the 1950s. Tadeusz ranked in the top 10 in the 1950s, while Zbigniew ranked in the top five in the 1960s. (Note that whilst Tadeusz is not technically of Slavic origin, it ...
The Polish Flag: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know
WEBNov 9, 2021 · Red and white became the official colours of Poland as late as in 1919. The appearance of the Polish flag was inscribed in the law about the coats of arms and colours of the Polish Second Republic. The law stipulated the form (a rectangle with two stripes, the upper one white and the lower one red) and the size (the aspect ratio was to be 5:8).
A Foreigner's Guide to Polish Folk Art | Article - Culture.pl
WEBThe oldest painted eggs are of Sumerian origin and are about 5000 years old. The oldest Polish pisanki (traditional name for painted eggs, singular: pisanka) date back to the end of the 10th century. In Slavic beliefs, eggs were associated with the cult of the sun god, and they symbolised new life and birth.
Poland Didn't Always Speak Polish: The Lost Linguistic Diversity of ...
WEBIn the 16th century, when Poland was part of a large empire called the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, there was an era often called the Golden Age. Polish-speaking nobles (not all of them necessarily Polish – some Lithuanian, Belarusian, and so forth) started to develop a highly peculiar way of speaking which soon became notorious across Europe.