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Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

Recently discovered play by tragic Uprising hero premiers after 77-years

Baczyński began the work in 1942 but it remained unfinished when he was shot dead by a sniper on the afternoon of August 4, 1944. Wikicommons

Regarded as poet Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński’s only play, the work was performed for the first time ever after the unfinished manuscript was rediscovered inside the National Library.  

The voice of a generation: tragic poet Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński named as patron of 2021

Shot dead by a sniper at the age of 23, Baczyński was part of a clutch of poets and creatives that formed the Kolumb Generation.

Krzysztof Komeda: A flight so senselessly interrupted

A doctor by training, Komeda invented modern jazz in Poland in the 50s, when the country was completely isolated from Western music, and was on the verge of international recognition with his compositions for Roman Polański’s early films.

President awards orders of merit to Uprising heroes

In connection with the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, which falls on August 1, Polish President Andrzej Duda decorated 24 people, including participants in those historic events.

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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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