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Paderewski, Modjeska & Curie: Shaping Independent Poland from the Outside https://culture.pl/en/article/paderewski-modjeska-curie-shaping-independent-pol… paderewski_pap.jpg default [360 px]

How did famous Poles, often thousands of kilometres away from their country, use their talent and position to push the Polish political cause and eventually help forge an independent Poland?

#polska 100

SUPERSTAR: Listen to our podcast about a hero of Polish independence https://culture.pl/en/podcast/SFTEW-17-SUPERSTAR superstarfromsftew.png medium [560 px]

How the original big-celebrity-turned-big-politician helped bring a country back onto the world map.

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Metaphors of Independence: Poland In 100 Photos /en/article/metaphors-of-independence-poland-in-100-photos fo_lewczynski_05_nieznany_46477.jpg small [260px]

One hundred photos – even more history. In honour of the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence, Culture.pl presents a selection of photographs that help us better understand the country’s past and present.

[9/100] 1994 https://culture.pl/en/work/1994-mikolaj-dlugosz mikolaj-dlugosz-1994-1.jpg default [360 px]

Mikołaj Długosz’s book contains photographs of consumer goods from the 1990s. By showing us old commercial photos, he offers a glimpse into the beginnings of capitalism in Poland.

#photography & visual arts

[8/100] Echo https://culture.pl/en/work/from-the-book-echo-maksymilian-rigamonti echo_c_maksymilian_rigamonti5-2.jpg small [260px]

The photographs from Maksymilian Rigamonti’s book Echo refer to memories of the generation that lived through the collective trauma of the Volhynia massacre.

100 Photos

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[4/100] Urn

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https://culture.pl/en/work/neighbour-chris-niedenthal-and-tadeusz-rolke

https://culture.pl/en/work/greetings-from-auschwitz-pawel-szypulski

#heritage

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100 years of Polish independence

Polish Tangos: The Unique Inter-War Soundtrack to Poland’s Independence Four Hymns & A March: The Competition for Poland's National Anthem Poland the Woman: How the Polonia Allegory Weaved Her Way into Art History Poland's Cultural Scene: A Snapshot from 1918

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The Women of Polish Independence medium [560 px]

That’s Polish: Exploring the History of Poland’s National Emblems medium [560 px]

Avant-garde, Swing & Film Premieres: A Map of Warsaw's Cultural Life during the Interwar Period default [360 px]

Polonium, Radioactivity & Elephants: How Poland Shaped Maria Skłodowska-Curie (& How She Shaped Poland) default [360 px]

Teddy Bear Legionaries: Patriotism For Kids In Interwar Poland default [360 px]

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When Poland did not exist for 123 years

When Poland Was Nowhere: Foreigners Reflect on the Partitions & a Stateless Nation A 19th-Century Soundtrack to Polish Life Under the Partitions Famous Polish Graves around the World The Map Is Not The Territory: How Satirists Charted Poland When It Wasn't on the Map

Poland’s Shapeshifting & Disappearing Borders – Video Explainer medium [560 px]

Breaking Down the Polish National Anthem – Video Explainer medium [560 px]

I is for Independence

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Insurgent Patrol by Maksymilian Gierymski, 1872-1873, oil on canvas, 60 x 108 cm, photo: National Museum in Warsaw

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A Polish Avant-garde: Katarzyna Kobro & Władysław Strzemiński at Centre Pompidou default [360 px]

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Season 2 of the Stories From The Eastern West podcast has launched! https://culture.pl/en/stories-from-the-eastern-west s2_new_eps_fb.png full width [1160px]

Stories From The Eastern West reveals little-known histories from Central and Eastern Europe that changed our world...

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Meet The Whisperers: The Christian Folk Healers of Eastern Poland Step-by-Step Guide to the Best of Katowice A Pitched Battle for Peace: Wrocław’s Alternative Scene Playing with Censorship: How Polish Artists Dealt with the Communist Regime 7 Classic Polish Winter Landscapes Basha: The Polish Poster School's Most Reluctant Member A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Surnames Brzechwa, Fredro, Tuwim: Poland’s Greatest Entertainers & Greatest Educators? 7 Powerful Films by Andrzej Wajda

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