Stuart Dowell
Founded in 1851, Wedel survived both Nazi and communist rule.
Insights
Meet the Poles: a nation of paradoxes that perplex foreign visitors
Alicja Ptak
If you think Poles are unapproachable, just wait until you’re handed your own pair of slippers.
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The underground photographer who chronicled the Warsaw Uprising
Ben Koschalka
Sylwester Braun captured the dramatic and tragic events of the struggle against Nazi-German occupation.
The beaches of interwar Poland in pictures
A century ago, newly independent Poland regained access to its coastline. Bathing on Baltic beaches, as well as by rivers, boomed.
“Russia wants to present Poland as an irrational and unreliable actor to western elites”
An interview with Agnieszka Legucka from the Polish Institute of International Affairs.
Purchase of US Abrams tanks strengthens Poland and NATO against Russia
Hans Binnendijk
It will also strengthen ties with Warsaw’s most important ally.
Poland’s Sunday trading ban has harmed the small businesses it was supposed to help
Mateusz Perowicz
Some 6,500 shops have vanished since the Sunday trading ban was introduced.
Abortion ban forces Polish women to seek terminations abroad and mental health support at home
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The number of abortions has not declined, say doctors and NGOs.
NfP podcast: Stanley Bill on the sources of PiS’s success
Our editor-at-large gives his perspectives on the state of Polish democracy and the ruling party’s electoral success.
Does Poland’s ruling party still have a parliamentary majority?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Despite losing its majority, PiS should still be able to gain enough support.
The little frog that has taken over Poland’s high streets
Maria Wilczek
Almost a third of Poland’s population now lives within 300 metres of a Żabka store.
Anna Bilińska: the groundbreaking 19th-century artist who defied adversity to inspire others
Aleksandra Janiszewska
A new exhibition introduces a wider audience to her work and history.
“Black is Polish”: young black Poles create platform to discuss race in Poland
Zula Rabikowska
They aim to promote awareness and understanding.
In Poland, house prices continue to boom despite pandemic
Anna Rzhevkina
Prices are growing at one of the fastest rates in the EU, and could be further stoked by the government’s economic plan.
