The decision comes shortly after Poland’s own president declared that Silesian is not a language but rather a dialect of Polish.
Culture
Ten must-watch Polish films directed by women
Isabel Jacobs
They include interwar avant-garde cinema, the world’s first Holocaust film, and reflections on feminism.
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London play about Polish WW2 hero Karski offers powerful lessons from the Holocaust
Stanisław Skarżyński
The story of a Polish underground courier raises uncomfortable questions about our responses to genocide.
Witcher writer Sapkowski is Amazon’s most popular author after Netflix success
Following the success of the Witcher TV series, Andrzej Sapkowski becomes Amazon’s top-selling author.
Oscar nomination for Polish film Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi could become only the second Polish film to win the Oscar for best international feature film.
Monkeys, windmills and sausages: six of the best Polish idioms
Daniel Tilles
Our editor picks and explains some of his favourite Polish sayings. What are yours?
Polish deputy PM demands Netflix remove film depicting Jesus as gay
Jarosław Gowin called for Netflix to remove a “blasphemous” film depicting Jesus in a same-sex relationship.
“I speak Polish in school and Vietnamese at home”. Stories of the Vietnamese diaspora in Poland
Zula Rabikowska
A photographic project documents the lives and identities of Poland’s largest non-European immigrant community.
Polański complains he has been “lynched half my life” over sex abuse case
The Polish-French director claims that he, his victim and her mother “have atoned for this matter”.
Poland’s oldest museum reopens after ten years of closure and controversy
Nicholas Hodge
The Czartoryski Museum reopens following a controversial state purchase.
Lingvo universala: Zamenhof, Esperanto and the crusade for peace through language
Ian Stephenson
Esperanto’s Polish-Jewish inventor hoped a shared language could calm tensions in his native Białystok.
Polish film “Corpus Christi” shortlisted for Oscars
A Polish movie about a young man pretending to be a priest has been shortlisted for an Oscar nomination and has stirred debate on the role of the Catholic church.
Teen’s viral rap song stirs debate about sex, drugs and privilege in Poland
The song, “Patointeligencja”, has stirred debate about social problems and privilege in Poland, while also getting dragged into political disputes.
Translating Tokarczuk: An interview with Jennifer Croft
Stanley Bill
Our editor-at-large talks to Jennifer Croft, American translator of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk.
