Originating from Persia and other places in the East, the kontush sash, an ornate band worn around the waist, was a staple of the Polish nobility’s attire in the 17th and 18th centuries. Once symbols ...

That’s because the capital has a history of renovations that have strongly altered their originals. This spectacular work by Leonard Durczykiewicz is mostly known among the enthusiasts of the history ...

Pilsudski himself was a Polish noble from modern Lithuania. He dreamed of a Poland that included the eastern lands where Poles owned land and peopled the towns among non-Polish peasantries.

And there are many [of them]," the Noble prize winner stressed ... I would try to fix this," he maintained. The veteran Polish politician also noted that in order to improve the situation ...