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Gone but not forgotten: new exhibition at the former FSO plant highlights some communist-era motoring classics

The humble FSO Polonez: one of the stars of the show. Kalbar/TFN

Photo Gallery: Anybody who doesn’t know their Polonez from their Syrenka should head to Żeran to learn all about post-war Polish cars.

Top 5 articles:

Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
Old black and white photos of Warsaw Uprising brought to life in incredible colour
One of Egypt’s oldest churches dating back to the 4th century found hidden behind ancient basilica wall
Britain’s new BREXIT passports to be made in Poland

Art & Culture

De-LIGHT-ful! Royal palace sparkles as stunning annual light show begins

The baroque grounds of King Jan III Sobieski’s palace have once again transformed into a fairy-tale land of gorgeous illumination.

The first report:

Polish State Treasury debt at EUR 229.2 bln at end of September
Poland's retail sales to grow by some 4.3 pct y/y in Oct - ministry
Polish Primate Wyszynski to be beatified on June 7 - church official
Retail sales up 4.3 pct y/y in September - stats office
Poland prefers domestic food products

Vanishing lives: Descendants of 17th century bearded radicals who fled to Poland from Russia to avoid religious persecution are now facing a new crisis as their numbers slowly dwindle out

It is easy to miss their presence - the three-barred crosses, the wooden banyas and the modest churches – unless you know what to look for. TFN travelled to the regions of Mazury and Suwalszczyzna in north-east Poland to track down the Old Believers, a minority which has almost disappeared, yet which still lingers among the hills, fields and virgin forests in the land of a thousand lakes.

Dan Session
Moniuszko gets multi-cultural makeover in culture-bending album

Why So Serious?
The heart of Africa: This week Sergiusz teams up with Nat Geo snapper Dominik Skurzak

Events

03/09 - 11/11 #StolenMemory exhibition of Nazi victims opens in Kraków
27/09 - 15/12 Interwar architecture exhibition showcases five themes in five cities
05/10 - 03/11 Remembering Rembrandt
25/10 Polish Tech Day 2019
21/04 March of the Living to be held on April 21

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