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December in History
World + People
Science

December in History

Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of December.
Adam Węgłowski
October in History
World + People
Science

October in History

Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of October.
Adam Węgłowski
A City in Ruins
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

A City in Ruins

World War II may have been coming to an end in the summer of 1945, but its destruction was palpable all across Poland. An early issue of “Przekrój” reflected on this.
Ewa Pawlik
Mythology and Mitochondria
World + People
Science

Mythology and Mitochondria

Oren Harman, author of “Evolution: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World”, talks about Daedalus and Icarus, the power of myths, and the role of storytelling in science.
Tomasz Sitarz
In Tumulus and Wilderness
Art + Stories, World + People
Fiction, Nature

In Tumulus and Wilderness

The Białowieża Primaeval Forest is one of the oldest forests in Europe. It is also home to a number of centuries-old burial mounds.
Jędrzej Wojnar
The Bloody Conquest
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Bloody Conquest

The sentimental depiction of the discovery of the New World as a great adventure is one of the biggest lies in human history.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
September in History
World + People
Science

September in History

Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of September.
Adam Węgłowski
The Great Austrian Myth
Art + Stories
Experiences, Opinions

The Great Austrian Myth

Martin Pollack, the author of numerous books that deconstruct Austria’s dark history, talks about his family’s Nazi past, the German minority in Slovenia, and how history is repeating itself.
Łukasz Saturczak
August in History
World + People
Science

August in History

Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of August.
Adam Węgłowski
July in History
World + People
Science

July in History

Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of July.
Adam Węgłowski