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    Great emotions in Cracow. Poles defeat European champions!

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    Great emotions in Cracow. Poles defeat European champions!
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    It was supposed to be an exciting meeting and it was. Polish volleyball players in a dramatic match defeated current European champions, Serbia 3:2 (25:21, 23:25, 20:25, 25:20, 16:14). The most effective Polish player was Bartosz Kurek, but our midfielders and Kamil Semeniuk, who appeared on the court in the fourth set, also deserved praise. On Sunday, the Poles will fight with Greece for the third victory at the European Championships.

    Even before the start of the tournament, experts predicted that the clash with Serbia will be the biggest challenge for the Poles and the most interesting match in the group stage of the European Championships. It seems that the same opinion had the fans, which appeared in the Tauron Arena much more than at the meeting Poland – Portugal. It was the first time since the start of the pandemic that the red and white played in front of so many fans.

     

    The last part of the game went in the red and white’s favour at the beginning. Poles quickly got into the lead after excellent blocks and simple mistakes by the visitors (5:3). Unfortunately, later the White-Reds had a problem with efficiency, and Serbian mercilessly exploited that. The visitors led to a tie (13:13). The hero of the last action was Mateusz Bieniek. The centre first set a tight block, and then successfully finished the counter and made fans gathered in Tauron Arena go crazy with joy (16:14).

    The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill

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    The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill
    Image by Tadeusz Dziedzina from Pixabay

    The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill constitute the most historically and culturally important site in Poland.

    On the Krakow Travel website, we can read that “a limestone rock rising above the Vistula in the middle of Krakow, the former center of power, both legendary (connected with the mythical founder of the city, Krak and his descendants) and historical: princely, ecclesiastical and royal”. 

     

    According to history, the first traces of human presence on Wawel Castle dated back tens of thousands of years ago. The elevation by the river among the marshes and swamps was already a perfect shelter. Later, according to the legend, a dragon roosted here, which could not be defeated by the strongest warriors and was defeated only by a clever shoemaker. This tale is still remembered and the Dragon’s Den is at the foot of Wawel Castle and the monument to the beast standing in front of it.

     

    It is worth noting that in the 16th century Wawel was one of the centers of humanistic culture, and the royal court maintained numerous artistic contacts in Europe. 

     

    Read more on Kraków Travel or the official website of the Wawel Royal Castle

    Polish National Park – Drawa National Park

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    Polish National Park – Drawa National Park
    By Piotr Matyga - Own work

    The Drawa National Park is located in north-western Poland, on the border of three voivodeships – Wielkopolska Region, Lubuskie Region, and Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship. The name of the Park is from the River Drawa.

    The area of the Drawa National Park (DNP) and its buffer zone is situated on the Równina Drawska, which is a fragment of the South Pomeranian Lakeland in north-western Poland. It occupies the central part of the forest complex called the Drawsko Wilderness. 

     

    The DPN represents a landscape of early glacial outwash plains. It is entirely located in the basin of the river Drawa, which together with its tributary – Płociczna, constitute its main hydrographic axis. Both rivers flow through a wide lane of outwashes, which were formed from sands created by the melting glacier waters flowing towards the Toruń-Eberswald valley.

     

    Forests dominate superficially – they constitute more than 80 percent of the Park area – mainly beech forests, alder-lined meadows, and swamps, as well as patches of pine forests. Peat bogs along with water and meadow ecosystems are also characteristic elements of the Park’s nature.

     

    Additional information: 

    – the crest animal of the Drawa National Park is the otter,

    – the fauna is represented by more than 200 species of vertebrates,

    – it is situated only 101 km from Szczecin and 97 km from Poznań, 

    – you can buy tickets online.

     

    For more information about the Park, click here

    Polish scientists: Changes in human functioning during induced sleep deficiency and recovery periods

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    Polish scientists: Changes in human functioning during induced sleep deficiency and recovery periods
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    Even after seven days of unlimited sleep, following an earlier 10-day period of not getting enough sleep, many parameters of the body do not return to normal – showed an experiment conducted at the Jagiellonian University.

    Scientists have long known that lack of sleep worsens human functioning – for example, memory and concentration disorders appear, the risk of accidents increases, as well as heart disease and other health problems.

     

    Researchers at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow have tested whether a person can recover a week after ending a period of sleep deprivation.

     

    “Twenty-three people participated in the experiment, of which data from 13 met all quality criteria. Not everyone managed to adapt to the demanding nature of the study. However, such a number of volunteers was sufficient to obtain statistically significant results,” Dr. Jeremi K. Ochab said Polish Press Agency (PAP), one of the main authors of the publication, which appeared in the journal “PLOS ONE” (article). 

     

    “First, participants followed good sleep hygiene for four days, and then for 10 days, they shortened their sleep by about 30 percent. Sleep and wake cycles were measured, among other things, by electronic wristbands worn on the wrist. After this time, the volunteers were allowed to sleep as needed, and we studied their condition for another week,” said the scientist.

     

    It turned out, unfortunately, that even after a week many parameters remained disturbed. This includes the electrical activity of the brain, as well as the frequency and length of periods of rest and increased activity, or coping with intellectual tasks.

    Prime Minister asked about relations with the European Commission: Poland has no lord over itself

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    Prime Minister asked about relations with the European Commission: Poland has no lord over itself
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    Brussels is reluctant to accept the National Reconstruction Plan, and hence the payment of funds. According to the Prime Minister’s words, he is not afraid that the European Commission will not accept the Polish Plan. “I am convinced that sooner or later Poland will receive these funds,” said Mateusz Morawiecki today. “I will talk to decision-makers in the European Commission,” he added.

    The sculptor Ursula Von Rydingsvard was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis

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    The sculptor Ursula Von Rydingsvard was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis
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    Your striving to preserve Polishness, combined with a passion for the development of your own, original means of expression, became the basis for awarding the highest distinction of the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport, the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, emphasized Minister of Culture Piotr Gliński, handing the award.

    Gliński said that Ursula Von Rydingsvard comes from Poland. 

    “During World War II, her family was deported to forced labor in Germany, and then emigrated to the USA,” he said. 

    “Although the United States of America has become your home and you are most successful there, you always emphasize your relationships with Poland,” he added. Gliński said that he would especially like to thank the artist for remembering Poland.

    “Our meeting today is at a special moment, on the eve of the long-awaited exhibition of your works in Poland at the Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko, and then at the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw and the National Museum in Krakow,” he noted.

    He recalled that “this will be the second, after the exhibition presented at the Center for Contemporary Art – Ujazdowski Castle, which took place almost thirty years ago, in 1992, to present the works of Ursula Von Rydingsvard in Poland”.

    “The Morality of Mrs. Dulska”

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    "The Morality of Mrs. Dulska"
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    “The Morality of Mrs. Dulska” by Gabriela Zapolska – a story about a hypocritical, mean and selfish townswoman – is one of the most frequently staged Polish plays, which had 210 productions since its premiere in 1906. Zapolska’s drama is read on Saturday as part of the National Reading under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland.

    “The Morality of Mrs. Dulska” was created over a dozen days at the turn of October and November 1906. “Today, in severe pain, I finished Dulska. (…) Maybe it will be something perfect, or maybe worth nothing,” Zapolska wrote in a letter to her husband. She ended the drama in a hurry – mainly in bed, because she was teased by a cough – trying to meet the deadline set for November 15 by Ludwik Heller, the new director of the Municipal Theater in Lviv.

    The play tells a story taking place in a middle-class house of the beginning of the 20th century. Young Zbyszko Dulski seduces the servant Hanka, and although mother, the owner of the tenement house, knows about their romance, she is surprised by Zbyszek’s reaction to Hanka’s pregnancy – the intention to get married. The clever cousin Juliasiewiczowa gets the idea of marriage out of Zbyszko’s head, explaining the uncomfortable consequences of such a decision, that is the need to earn money for a family. Hanka is dismissed with a certain amount of money, and the most disappointed is Zbyszek’s younger sister – Mela, who believes in values ​​such as love and selflessness. The title of the play comes from the words of the main character: “First of all, I understand morality”. The action of the drama takes place in Lviv.

    National Reading this Saturday. The reading of this year's campaign is “The Morality of Mrs. Dulska”

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    National Reading this Saturday. The reading of this year's campaign is "The Morality of Mrs. Dulska"
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    On September 4, the 10th National Reading is held throughout Poland and abroad. The reading of this year’s campaign is “The Morality of Mrs. Dulska” by Gabriela Zapolska, which reminds the “Gazeta Polska Codziennie”.

    “As every year, the event will be inaugurated by the presidential couple in Warsaw’s Saxon Garden,” reported GPC.

    “During this year’s, tenth edition of the National Reading, we will meet to read “The Morality of Mrs. Dulska” by Gabriela Zapolska. This is a unique piece that condemns hypocrisy and mendacity. We find in its comedy and bitter irony, a masterful depiction of characters and a sense of language, but above all a universal moral message, which, in the name of honesty and justice, makes us condemn evil. Zapolska’s art enriched Polish literature with important social reflection. The term “dulszczyzna” entered the colloquial language permanently and was interpreted differently over the centuries, becoming the subject of vivid discussions,” President Andrzej Duda’s words from the commemorative letter were recalled.

    It was emphasized that “National Reading will take place in over 2,000 places in Poland and abroad”, and the event were officially inaugurated at noon in Warsaw.

    Podkarpackie Cuisine

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    Podkarpackie Cuisine
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    The Podkarpacie region is famous for dishes with very mysterious names behind which are simple dishes called kugiel, bulwiok, hałuszki, szabanka, or bałabuchy. These local delicacies can be found in local shops, from housewives or agritourism farms.

    Everywhere in the region, you can taste delicious dumplings or excellent sour soup, which prepared there has a unique taste and aroma, thanks to the wonderful products produced in the Podkarpackie region. The mysterious names of the dishes derive from Lemko and Ukrainian cuisine, whose influences have been strongly marked in the culture and tradition of the region for centuries.

     

    One of the oldest recipes passed down from generation to generation for over 150 years is Podkarpackie proziaki commonly known as prosiaki. These are cakes, reminiscent of bread in smell and texture, baked on a stovetop in an oval or rectangular shape. They taste best with fresh country butter or sweet cream or cold milk. 

     

    Traditional dishes prepared by housewives are simple. This creates a unique taste, old Polish recipes. To experience this, it is worth visiting local inns, taverns, or agritourism farms, because only there you can get to know the authentic cuisine of Podkarpacie.

     

    Stay tuned! We are preparing recipes for dishes from Podkarpackie Region ?

    “Leave No Traces” a film about Grzegorz Przemyk candidate for Oscar

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    "Leave No Traces" a film about Grzegorz Przemyk candidate for Oscar
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    Jan P. Matuszyński, who made the film “Ostatnia rodzina” (“The Last Family”) about the Beksinskis, is beginning work on a film about Grzegorz Przemyk. The script is based on a reporter’s book by Cezary Łazarewicz.

    Preparations for the start of Jan P. Matuszyński’s film are now underway. The director became famous thanks to “The Last Family”, which told the story of a sculptor Zdzisław Beksiński and his relatives.

     

    – It’s a difficult project, full of pitfalls and subject to different emotions. But I think it is important that today it is young people who tell the story of martial law in the universal language of contemporary cinema. I hope we’ll manage to do it, Leszek Bodzak, the film’s producer, writes on Facebook.

     

    The new project is to tell the story of Grzegorz Przemyk. It will be based on a reporter’s book by Cezary Łazarewicz “Żeby nie było śladów” (“Leave No Traces”). The project received funding from the Polish Film Institute for development.

     

    – It is the beginning of a new, beautiful adventure – the director announces in an interview with wp.pl. In his opinion Łazarewicz’s book is amazing but, as he points out, cinema has its own rules. 

     

    – A long process of researching historical materials awaits us. The story of Grzegorz Przemyk is more complex than it seems at first glance. We are at the beginning of the road, we are working out the questions that we don’t know the answers to so far, he adds. 

     

    In the announcement of Aurum Film, which will produce the film, we can read that the story described by Łazarewicz is one of the most famous and dramatic crimes of martial law.

     

    It was committed in May 1983. The arrest and beating by ZOMO officers of the Warsaw high school graduate Grzegorz Przemyk sparked social protests but also gave rise to a great mystification undertaken by the communist repression apparatus. It is a story about crime without punishment, but above all about totalitarian power which will stop at nothing.

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