Natalia Mętrak-Ruda
Polish cuisine has a reputation of being meat heavy, yet the country has a rich vegetarian tradition.
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New UK exhibition of Polish-Romani artist presents vivid snapshots of Roma life
Maja Lorkowska-Callaghan
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas’s textile collages depict the life, history and customs of Roma communities.
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The glittering nightlife and thriving culture of interwar Warsaw
Juliette Bretan
The sights and sounds of a short-lived cultural explosion.
The trailblazing female academic who advocated women’s suffrage and Poland’s independence
Grażyna Kubica
Maria Czaplicka was the first female lecturer of anthropology at the University of Oxford.
Bars in disused stations and raves in a communist hotel: eight reclaimed historical sites in Poland
Maria Wilczek
Abandoned buildings have been repurposed for a new generation of Poles.
The forgotten Polish priest who was one of the first advocates for international human rights
Filip Mazurczak
Paweł Włodkowic called for tolerance towards pagans, Jews and Muslims.
The “Polish Deal”: PiS strikes back as opposition falter
Stanley Bill
A new economic plan reinvigorates the ruling coalition and puts the divided opposition on the back foot.
The challenges of bringing Polish literature to the world: an interview with translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones
We spoke with the woman described as a “one-person embassy of Polish culture”.
How an unholy alliance of left and right in Poland may save the EU recovery fund
Paweł Wiejski
With the government facing a rebellion within its own ranks, it has turned to The Left for help.
The interwar years at Warsaw Okęcie airport in pictures
The airport, now known as Chopin, celebrated its 87th birthday this week.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, part 6 (the fall of the Commonwealth)
Stanley Bill looks at the decline and fall of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the eighteenth century.
Can younger voters revive the Polish left?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Record leftist identification among young Poles is not increasing support for left-wing parties.
Why is Poland’s economy emerging so strongly from the pandemic? A comparison with the UK
Paweł Bukowski and Wojtek Paczos
The type of lockdown matters, but Poland has also had some luck.
Palaces, fortresses and factories: 10 abandoned spots to visit in Poland
Maria Wilczek
Poland’s turbulent history has left a landscape filled with sites for intrepid tourists and ruin hunters.
