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Siberia

Brrrr-ace yourselves! Temps set to plunge to -30 as ‘Beast from the East’ brings coldest freeze for 20 YEARS

The Siberian weather system will arrive in Poland on the 18th January, causing a record drop in temperature, the likes of which have not been seen since the year 2000. Leszek Szymański/PAP

Forecasters warn that the Siberian weather system will arrive in Poland on the 18th January, causing a record drop in temperature, the likes of which have not been seen since the year 2000.

Cycling through Siberia

A Warsaw-based cyclist has just completed a 400-kilometre journey in four days through the wilds of Siberia despite temperatures as low as -60°C.

“It was very cold and we had nothing to eat, and as a result the child died of cold and hunger”: testimonies show horror of Soviet deportations

To mark the 80th anniversary of Soviet deportations of Poles from occupied territories, newly released testimonies make harrowing reading.

Poles deported to Siberia remembered in Lublin

Tribute was paid in the eastern Polish city of Lublin on Sunday to Poles expelled from the former eastern borderlands and deported to Siberia by the Soviet authorities. The Lublin ceremonies marked the 80th anniversary of mass deportations.

It’s snow joke: Polish man cycles 400 kilometres in -60 cold

Along with the cold Valerjan Romanovski braved wolves and frozen roads as he cycled across the man-killing wilderness of Siberia.

Skeleton of 2,500-year-old Scythian warrior found buried in ‘Valley of the Kings’

Buried with his weapon and golden ornaments, the warrior discovered by archaeologists from Jagiellonian University in Kraków was found in an untouched grave in an area known for both its rich burial sites and notorious grave-robbing.

Poland’s ‘largest uprising’ EVER took place 153 years ago today

The failure of the insurrection brought an even tighter grip on Polish territory by Russia.

Incredible story of woman’s escape from Soviet gulag before starting a new life in Iran is turned into moving documentary

Fleeing Stalin’s terror, Maria eventually arrived in Iran, a land which she said was blessed with proper beds and good and plentiful food, two of life’s essentials denied to her by Stalin’s regime.

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History

Explosive new book reveals harrowing account of WWII Jews forced into doing the unthinkable

Published in English, ‘Warsaw Ghetto Police: The Jewish Order Service during the Nazi Occupation’ by Holocaust academic Dr Katarzyna Person is the tragic story ‘of people who are placed in an impossible situation during war and the decisions they make.’

The first report:

  • Polish president consults peers before climate summit
  • Polish FM concerned about situation of Poles working in Netherlands
  • Polish-German cross-border police unit enjoys success
  • March core inflation rate at 3.9 pct - central bank
  • Poland sends humanitarian aid to Armenia

Exclusive

Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

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