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New Witkacy exhibition explores one of Poland’s most important and influential artists

Entitled ‘Seismograph of the Age of Acceleration’, the exhibition displays almost 500 works by the artist from the museum's own collection and from numerous museums and institutions in Poland, as well as rarely presented works from private collections. Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie

Eclectic, mercurial and eccentric, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz  known to the world as Witkacy, was a versatile artist, philosopher, writer, photographer and penetrating critic of civilization whose vices included alcohol, drugs, and women. 

President decorates British philosopher, writer Sir Roger Scruton

Honest politics is based on serving people, on listening to people, on listening to social needs; the professor has given us the recipe how to do it, Polish President Andrzej Duda stated on Tuesday during a ceremony to decorate British writer Roger Scruton.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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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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