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LindaOH @LindaOHio (222417) • United States 19 Aug

Pierogis are Polish dumplings with a filling that is wrapped with unleavened dough and cooked in boiling water. They can be sweet or savory. Some of the typical fillings are: potato, cheese, sauerkraut, mushroom, ground meat,...

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Are you old enough to recognise this man?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Mar 25

Are any of you old enough to have heard of Lech Walesa? He was Poland’s first democratically elected president since 1926 and the first to be elected by popular vote. He led the movement which ended Communist rule in Poland in...

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Scrambling an airforce - a strange phrase to me

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov 24

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. With Russia’s continuing bombardment of Ukraine, its neighbour, Poland, has ‘scrambled its air force and activated all available resources at its disposal’. Scrambling in this...

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"The Blue Marquise"

Dawnsummer @misunderstood_zombie (8765) • United States 20 Jul 22

This is a painting titled "The Blue Marquise" by Marcello Bacciarelli in 1757. He painted for many royal people in Poland. The woman's name is Izabela Lubomirska, a Polish princess. The beautiful blue silk dress and fur lined...

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Martin Roberts in Poland.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 15 Mar 22

Martin Roberts from Homes Under the Hammer, who I've mentioned before, has been over to the Poland/Ukraine border with supplies and things for the refugees. He posted his journey on his Twitter account @TVMartinRoberts and he...

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Main Gate Auschwitz

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 2 Nov 20

I took the picture abve on my second trip to Auschwitz. The site was originally an undistinguished army post. When it became a Nazi death camp, the Great Lie of such camps was put above the entrance, "Arbeit Macht Frei", meaning...

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Chopin's Birth House

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 17 Sep 20

While my wife and I were in Poland in the cold wintertime a few years ago, we visited the birth house of Chopin, an hour or so southwest of Warsaw. I made the picture above on this visit. At the time of his birth, the house had a...

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Book Review Olga Tokarczuk Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 7 Nov 19

Spoiler alerts – 2009 – Translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Among an estimated 3,000 book I have read in my life, (going by my lists on Goodreads), I can number very few as being penned by winners of the Nobel Prize...

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Movie Review Cold War

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 17 Oct 19

2018 – Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski The third of nine movies in the Preston based UCLan Worldwise Learning Centre International Movie Festival. An incredible tragic love story set over many years from 1949 to the mid-1960’s,...

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Chopin's Birthhouse

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 5 Feb 19

A few years ago when we were teaching English in Warsaw Poland, we traveled about the countryside most weekends, just for fun. One of the really great places that we visited was the home of Chopin in the countryside about an hour...

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Harry Potter Books in Poland

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 4 Feb 19

In a countryside town in Poland, we saw these Harry Potter books in the window of a bookstore. I was amazed that they were there. I believe the town that we were in was the hometown of Chopin.

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Auschwitz, saddest Museum in the world

Lee Boueri @CoachME (139) • Sydney, Australia 27 Jan 19

This picture was taken during my visit to Eastern Europe 12 years ago. My visit to Auschwitz was a life changing experience.

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Auschwitz

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 24 Jan 19

I learned about the Holocaust after World War II when I was a teenager. I really never expected to visit the place, but I have, twice. It was a gut wrenching experience, both times, just unbelievable in its presentation of pure...

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History Hans Frank And The Nazi Extraordinary Pacification Action

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 5 Oct 18

Hans Frank was one of Hitler’s most loyal, fanatical and evil Nazis. He was Hitler’s personal lawyer up to the start of the second World War, and Governor-General of Poland from soon after the country was occupied. Frank...

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Long term married couple got honored by their country, Poland

Barnali sarkar @barnathegr8 (350) • Kolkata, India 20 May 17

The couples who has been married for at least 50 years, get rewarded with "Medal for long Marital Life" by their country, Poland. The country honor them because of their long marital life achievement. I think this is a very good...

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Money for good cause

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12892) • Secunderabad, India 21 Aug 16

Hi Mylot Friends, It is an desire of any athelet to win a medal in the Olympics, if win their dream is fulfilled. They are treating this medal is valuable property and they keep them very safely. But Poland's Peter Malakhovski a...

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No winner in Poland against England..

adhyz82 @adhyz82 (36248) • Indonesia 17 Oct 12

the delayed games,between Poland against England didn`t give winner.. the game is draw..Poland become home against the Guest, England in Narodowy stadium Robert Lewandowski tried Joe Hart (minute 28) but no goal for...

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Esperanto: A New Language?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 14 Aug 12

I've been fascinated with different international languages, acquiring them can be so multi-linguistic. If I am not mistaken, there are six official languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. You may not...

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drama in first match..Poland 1- Greece 1

adhyz82 @adhyz82 (36248) • Indonesia 8 Jun 12

the drama happens in the first match 2 red cards, 1 failed pinalty, one great goalkeeper, and one unlucky scorer and the result draw.. iam speechless and can`t describe about this game the first half is belongs to Poland and...

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Getting closer and closer to the start of UEFA EURO 2012 finals.

lakantar @lakantar (1573) • Greece 16 May 12

Greetings soccer fans, It now only around 3 weeks before the EURO starts, which it would be hosted in Poland and Ukraine. The groups would be: A:Poland,Greece,Russia,Czech...

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