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SURVIVAL

MoD to begin one-day military training courses for civilians

The training, designed for Polish nationals aged 18-65, will be organised in 17 military units across Poland. Tytus Żmijewski/PAP

In addition to gun handling, shooting and hand-to-hand fighting, trainees will learn how to make a fire and purify water, and how to find directions without using a GPS.

Govt. launches guide on how to survive Russian invasion, with tips including how to prepare for war and what to do if hostilities break out!

Entitled ‘Be Ready. Guidebook for Crisis and War’, the list of dos and don’ts was written by experts from the Government Centre for Safety (RCB), who say that "it pays to be knowledgeable and prepared for different situations."

Polish consumers, businesses switch to survival mode amid restrictions

Polish companies have adopted a survival strategy to minimise their losses, and consumers are likely to do the same due to fears of decreased incomes, a society prosperity report has found.

Holocaust historians to apologise in libel case

A Warsaw court has ordered two prominent Holocaust scholars to apologise to a woman who claimed her uncle had been slandered in a historical book which suggested he had collaborated with the Germans and robbed a Jewish woman during WWII.

Snow time: computer winter survival game draws upon real-life experiences of Arctic explorer

Marek Kamiński was the first person in history to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole in one year.

Survival Island: Warsaw architect wins international comp to save locals on SINKING islands

Marcin Kitala’s vision of inter-locking, pentagonal-shaped platforms has been met with acclaim for its creative approach to a looming tragedy that could see the islands swallowed by the ocean within just fifty years.

Getting crafty in the Great Outdoors

"Survival", or more fashionably, "Bushcraft" vacations are increasingly becoming the recreation of choice for many Poles.

SURVIVAL 16 Art Review

One of the largest reviews of contemporary art in a public space in Poland will be held in Wrocław for the 16th time in the old palace of the Wallenberg-Pachaly family.

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Culture | History | Life

Haunting never-before-seen photos reveal Jewish life in first few weeks of Nazi German occupation

Released by the Warsaw Rising Museum, and compiled in collaboration with the Jewish Historical Institute, the book ‘W obliczu Zagłady’ (‘In the Face of the Holocaust’) begins by showing pictures taken not just before the Ghetto Wall was erected, but before Jews were even required to wear identifying armbands

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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