Poland adopts legislation legalizing castration of pedophiles and rapists. In September 2009, Polish officials passed laws allowing authorities to chemically castrate rapists and pedophiles. Prime Minister Donald Tusk proposed the laws after reviewing the increasing number of high...
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and several other top government officials killed result of plane crash. The President and several other upper members of Polish government were killed when their plane crashed outside of Smolensk, Russia. The President and others were flying in a Tu-154 and missed...
Developed from ancient and larger Spitz breeds, the Pomeranian got its name from the region of Pomerania which straddles Germany and Poland. It is also referred to as Zwergspitz or Toy German Spitz. The original breed was larger and worked as herding dogs. In the 1800’s Queen Victoria started...
It is also called the Polish Owczarek Nizinny in its native Poland and is believed to have evolved from ancient, corded herding dogs from the Hungarian plains. Other breeds in its bloodline include the Scottish Bearded Collie, Dutch Schapendoes, Tibetan Terrier and Lhasa Apso. The breed has a height...
Vodka is an alcoholic drink. While many people believe it is a Russian drink, historians believed it may have been developed sometime within the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries in the region that lies between Poland and Russia. The word has Russian roots, and means “little water.” Vodka is...
The Ides of March, or Idus Martias, is today. Many significant events in history occurred on March 15th. Idus Martias is a tradition celebrated every March 15th. The Ides of March began during Roman times that marks the annual festival dedicated to the god Mars. The Ides of March is perhaps...
In the theatre there are 1,500 cameras rolling at the same time- in the cinema, only one,” as quoted by Orson Welles, the prolific director of the most studied film of all time, Citizen Kane. Within the last century cinema has grown from pioneering silent films into orchestrated musicals, “spaghetti...
Image: Eddie Adams Popular photography as we know it was presented to the public in the 1840s. It was proposed as the ultimate portrayal of reality and the eternal confinement of history - unlike art or prose, photographs are not easily altered. They have been used to depict the terrors and truths...
Dyngus Day celebrations are in its 49th year. People of Polish heritage and other participants are festively gathering in crowds numbering 100,000 or more in Western New York. Thirty different locations will partake in Buffalo, New York's Dynugus Day. Buffalo has been declared the Dyngus Day...
There are few things in life which truly top a good book. Books open doors which would otherwise remain unseen and provide a respite from the cares of the world. A good read is often difficult to find, especially in a digital format. But when you do, the time spent devouring its information is...
