Muzeum Tatrzańskie w Zakopanem / The Tatra Museum in Zakopane
Zakopane-Atma-Muzeum Karola Szymanowskiego.wmv
Muzeum im. Karola Szymanowskiego w willi Atma w Zakopanem - spot
Willa mieści jedyne na świecie muzeum biograficzne Karola Szymanowskiego (1882-1937). Ten największy po Fryderyku Chopinie kompozytor polski od wczesnej młodości chętnie przebywał w Zakopanem; pod koniec życia osiadł tam na stałe, zamieszkując właśnie w willi Atma.
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Realizacja: Miłosz Kozioł
Otwarcie Muzeum im. Karola Szymanowskiego w willi Atma w Zakopanem
10 maja 2013r. uroczyście otwarto odnowione i zmodernizowane Muzeum im. Karola Szymanowskiego w willi „Atma w Zakopanem, oddział Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie. Dzięki kapitalnemu remontowi udało się w dawnym domu kompozytora pogodzić charakterystyczny dla okresu międzywojennego klimat z nowoczesną, multimedialną oprawą. Otwarcie „Atmy uświetnił koncert „Pieśni i utwory fortepianowe Karola Szymanowskiego w wykonaniu Urszuli Kryger -- mezzosopran i Marioli Cieniawy -- fortepian.
Zakopane, vakantie te Polen najaar 2016
Polen najaar 2016 met Grójec en Zakopane , Gubalówka en Kasprowy Wierch. een bungeejumper met angst en het huis (museum) van componist Karol Szymanowski, een barre fietstocht en een 900 treden tellend kasteel te Slowakije, om van de druipsteengrot met binnenmeertjes en 963 treden maar te zwijgen. Vergaapt u zich aan beeld en geluid...
NTR Podium: Preview docu over Szymanowski
Preview van de documentaire over het Stabat Mater van de Poolse componist Karol Szymanowksi dat vorig jaar werd uitgevoerd in de ZaterdagMatinee. Szymanowski schreef het stuk na het plotselinge overlijden van het dochtertje van zijn zus. Hij liet de Latijnse tekst van het Stabat Mater vertalen naar het Pools, om de tekst zo meer zeggingskracht te geven. Hans Haffmans reist af naar Polen en gaat in gesprek met de grote Szymanowski-kenner in Krakau. Vervolgens reist hij door naar het pittoreske Zakopane waar hij kennis maakt met de Poolse volksmuziek, die van grote invloed geweest op Szymanowski's muziek.
Uitzending bij NTR Podium: zondag 6 maart 2011, 13:00 NL2
Jasia Reichardt and Nick Wadley on Franciszka & Stefan Themerson
Franciszka and Stefan Themerson were partners and creative collaborators from 1929 until their deaths in 1988. Their art spanned painting, photography, film, theatre, literature, concrete poetry, book design, and satirical drawing. Driven by a dedication to defy convention and disregard boundaries between disciplines, their eclectic practice was distinguished by constant reinvention and technical experiment in every field.
This film was produced on the occasion of the exhibition Franciszka & Stefan Themerson: Books, Camera, Ubu at Camden Arts Centre (24 March - 5 June 2016). The exhibition was organised in collaboration with Jasia Reichardt and Nick Wadley.
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Guitar Masters 2016 - Dmytro Holovenko /// CLASSICAL GUITAR / ROUND I
VOTE for your favourite musician participating in Guitar Masters 2016! The guitarist who collects the biggest amount of THUMBS UP by 30.08.2016 will win a guaranteed spot in Round II - Live auditions in Wrocław, Poland. || More info || Let’s meet Dmytro: I am playing the guitar from the age of 11. I have finished The Musical School no. 1 in Vinnytsia (Ukraine).My first teacher was Kostiantyn Yarowyy. Since 2015 I am a student of Academy of Music in Krakow in a class of Krzysztof Sadłowski.
Main awards:
- International guitar festiwal Alhambra in Ukraine 2012 -II prize
- Provesin 2012 (Ukraine) - I prize
- International guitar competition Podilsky Wodograj 2013 - I prize
- Odesa guitar competition 2014 (Ukraine) - I prize
- International guitar competition in Kustendil 2014 (Bulgaria) - I prize
- International competition of musical performance Krasiczyn - Przemyszl 2016 (Poland) - II prize.
I was playing concerts in Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria.
Some of them are:
- Odesa Guitar Spring Fest 2013, concert in a house of Scientists. (Ukraine)
- Kustendil guitar competition (2014), playing in Odesa guitar trio. (Bulgaria)
- The night of museums in Museum of Karol Szymanowski in Zakopane, Poland (2016).
Ada Sari - Mieczysław Karłowicz - Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
For the days of mourning in my country, Poland, April 2010, a three minutes „meeting of three great Polish artists of the past:
Ada Sari - soprano singer
Mieczysław Karłowicz - composer
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer - poet
Ada Sari (1886-1986) - more about her is included to the info
of my video:
Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876-1909)
Brought up in a music-loving environment from early childhood. In 1889-95 he was a student of Stanisław Barcewicz. At the same time he learned harmony from Zygmunt Noskowski and Piotr Maszyński, and later took up counterpoint and musical forms with Gustaw Roguski. It was at that time that he started to compose. His first surviving work, a piano composition Chant de mai, dates from 1893-4. In 1893-4 Karłowicz also attended lectures at the Department of Nature, Warsaw University. In 1895 he left for Berlin with the intention of studying violin. It was then that he decided to become a composer and enrolled as a student with Heinrich Urban, simultaneously attending lectures in the history of music, history of philosophy, psychology and physics at the University of Berlin. Indeed, most of Karłowicz's twenty-two solo songs were composed between the end of 1895 and the end of 1896. In the late 1890s Karłowicz got involved in the Revival Symphony project, which he completed on his own after he had graduated and returned to Warsaw in 1901. In 1903 he sat on the Board of the Warsaw Music Society, where he organised and ran a symphony orchestra.
At that time Karłowicz devoted himself exclusively to one musical form, that of the symphonic poem. From 1904 to 1909 he composed six symphonic poems Opus 9-14. In 1906 he settled down in Zakopane, the resort in the Tatra Mountains with which he had felt a special affinity for years. He joined the Tatra Society, published accounts of hiking trips, and became a passionate mountaineer, skier and photographer.
What would Karłowicz's output have looked like had he not been killed by an avalanche at the age of thirty three?
It would obviously have been richer, although his symphonic achievement remains unsurpassed, anyway and elevated him to a top position in the neo-Romantic movement of the early twentieth century.
Karłowicz was looking for a new artistic direction and he regarded Richard Strauss as the avant-garde prophet. It was in Strauss's work that he saw the prophetic glimpse into the future.
Nowadays we no longer get upset with the modernistic chaos or chide Karłowicz for eclecticism. His symphony music remains a truly precious musical gem shining like a rainbow and gives a great deal of aesthetic pleasure.
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1865-1940)
Born in the Nowy Targ district. In 1883 he moved to Kraków along with his family. He attended St. Annes Grammar School, then in 1884 he commenced his studies at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University. In 1888 he started to co-operate with weekly newspapers. After he had published his second series of Poezja (Poetry) (1894) he took an active part in the literary life of Kraków, where he was the embodiment of a Young Poland poet. In 1895 he was in Heidelberg, where he worked as a personal secretary of Adam Krasiński. He travelled abroad, he visited Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany. In 1912, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the start of his literary career was celebrated in Warsaw. At this time the first symptoms of mental illness appeared. During the First World War he was a supporter of Piłsudskis Legions. After the war he lived in Kraków and Zakopane, until finally he settled down in the capital. In 1921 he became the chairman of The Society of Polish Writers and Journalists, then in 1934 he became an honorary member of the Polish Academy of Literature. The loss of sight and his deepening mental illness forced him to withdraw from social life and deprived him of the possibility to create. He existed thanks to social generosity. In the first months of the Second World War he was evicted from the Europejski Hotel, where he had been granted board and lodging. He died on 18th January 1940 in the Hospital of the Infant Jesus.
In the second and third series of Poezja he introduced problems pertinent to the modernism period; the philosophies of Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche as well as his fascination with Indian philosophy found their reflection in this poetry. He was the author of bold erotic poems and also of poems dedicated to the beauty of the Tatras. Mieczyslaw Karłowicz and Karol Szymanowski, among others, composed music to his poetry.
Musical introduction to the recording of the main song:
Tosti's Addio.
Record, sound and visuals belong to JP's, author of the video, collection.
The sound of this recording is accompanied, unfortunately, by a sandy hiss, typical and characteristic for HMV records of that period; not removed.
Anna Spielman sings Karlowicz
Anna Spielman, Mezzo soprano from Malmoe, Sweden sings M. Karlowicz's Z EROTYKOW op.3 nr.6.
Janusz Wawrowski / José Gallardo Aurora (Making Of - English Version)
Janusz Wawrowski / José Gallardo Aurora (Making Of - English Version)
Aurora
This amazing album which begins the cooperation between Janusz Wawrowski and EMI is entitled after all the mysterious and beautiful things. Aurora, the Roman Goddess of Dawn, carries us into a stunning world full of countless colors, freshness and vigorous energy. Music played by Janusz Wawrowski, who is accompanied by the Argentinian pianist José Gallardo, shows great diversity. The sound of the album refers to impressionism known from paintings, and to modernism. Full of expression, inspired by mythology and magic Karol Szymanowski's Mythes are one of the most beautiful compositions for violin and piano. They stimulate imagination and encourage reflection on the matter of beauty. The next pieces of music discover the mysteries of desire (The Fountains of Aretuza), self-love (Narcissus), or even fear of hideousness and abandonment (Dryads and Pan). The atmosphere of symbolism and myths characterizes also Eugène Ysaÿe's Sonata for violin No. 5. Aurora, the first part of this Sonata, is a masterly piece requiring amazing skills and extreme musical sensitivity from the violinist. Because of this, it is rarely recorded and almost never played live. Nevertheless, the Dawn Goddess' dare is tempting and Wawrowski's performance is utterly charming. The breathtaking Ravel's Sonata surprises us with Blues and energizing Perpetuum Mobile, while Lutosławski's Subito shows fierceness and dynamism of the modern world.
Repertoire:
Karol Szymanowski -- Mythes Op. 30
Maurice Ravel -- Sonata for violin and piano G major
Eugène Ysaÿe -- Sonata for violin solo Op. 27 No. 5
Witold Lutosławski -- Subito
Recording and Mixing: Aleksandra Nagórko, Joanna Popowicz
Director: Tomasz Knittel
Photo: Michał Rułka
Editing: Paweł Kołaniewski
Executive Producer: Tomasz Piotrowski
Recording and Mixing: Aleksandra Nagórko, Joanna Popowicz
Sound Editing: Jakub Jęczmionka
Special thanks to:
Stanisław Leszczyński and The Frideric Chopin Institute in Warsaw (Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina)
Museum of Sports and Tourism in Olimpic Center in Warsaw (Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki w Centrum Olimpijskim w Warszawie)
℗ 2013 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Music Poland.
Recorded: 18, 19, 20, 23 of January 2013/ The Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland; Recording and Mixing: Aleksandra Nagórko, Joanna Popowicz.
Zasmuconej. M. Karłowicz, Chór Szumny
Mieczysław Karłowicz Zasmuconej, słowa Kazimierz Gliński, wykonanie: Tatrzański Chór Szumny z Zakopanego
POLAND - WikiVidi Documentary
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a sovereign country in Central Europe. It is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312679 km2 with a mostly temperate climate. With a population of over 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest city is Warsaw. Other cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin. The establishment of a Polish state can be traced back to 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of a territory roughly coextensive with that of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented a longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. This union formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th and 17th century Europe with a uniquely liberal political system which declared Europe's fir...
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00:03:54: Etymology
00:04:29: Prehistory and protohistory
00:06:03: Piast dynasty
00:10:19: Jagiellon dynasty
00:13:41: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
00:18:20: Partitions
00:21:28: Era of insurrections
00:26:58: Reconstruction
00:30:40: World War II
00:38:45: Post-war communism
00:41:58: Present-day
00:45:42: Geography
00:47:24: Geology
00:50:40: Waters
00:55:58: Land use
00:57:39: Biodiversity
00:59:21: Climate
01:01:04: Politics
01:03:31: Law
01:07:31: Foreign relations
01:10:20: Administrative divisions
01:11:15: Military
01:15:26: Law enforcement and emergency services
01:16:56: Economy
01:21:14: Corporations
01:22:48: Tourism
01:24:55: Energy
01:26:43: Transport
01:30:42: Science and technology
01:32:44: Communications
01:34:24: Demographics
01:38:07: Languages
01:39:57: Religion
01:44:47: Health
01:46:45: Education
01:49:26: Culture
01:50:25: Famous people
01:51:39: Society
01:54:06: Music
01:58:10: Art
02:00:44: Architecture
02:04:53: Literature
02:09:46: Media
02:12:18: Cuisine
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Poland
00:03:02 1 Etymology
00:03:42 2 History
00:03:51 2.1 Prehistory and protohistory
00:05:43 2.2 Piast dynasty
00:09:26 2.3 Jagiellon dynasty
00:12:27 2.4 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
00:16:27 2.5 Partitions
00:19:09 2.6 Era of insurrections
00:23:38 2.7 Reconstruction
00:26:43 2.8 World War II
00:32:40 2.9 Post-war communism
00:35:24 2.10 1990s to present
00:38:32 3 Geography
00:40:09 3.1 Geology
00:43:46 3.2 Waters
00:48:15 3.3 Land use
00:50:07 3.4 Biodiversity
00:52:05 3.5 Climate
00:54:08 4 Politics
00:56:32 4.1 Law
01:00:23 4.2 Foreign relations
01:02:55 4.3 Administrative divisions
01:04:06 4.4 Military
01:08:03 4.5 Law enforcement and emergency services
01:09:29 5 Economy
01:13:56 5.1 Corporations
01:15:28 5.2 Tourism
01:17:21 5.3 Energy
01:19:18 5.4 Transport
01:23:19 5.5 Science and technology
01:26:00 5.6 Communications
01:27:42 6 Demographics
01:29:17 6.1 Urbanization
01:29:25 6.2 Languages
01:31:58 6.3 Ethnicity
01:35:04 6.4 Religion
01:38:58 6.5 Health
01:40:59 6.6 Education
01:43:51 7 Culture
01:44:50 7.1 Music
01:49:13 7.2 Art
01:51:49 7.3 Architecture
01:55:15 7.4 Literature
01:59:51 7.5 Cinema
02:02:15 7.6 Media
02:04:41 7.7 Cuisine
02:07:29 7.8 Sports
02:10:37 7.9 Fashion and design
02:14:16 8 See also
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Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska] (listen)), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska [ʐɛt͡ʂpɔˈspɔlita ˈpɔlska] (listen)), is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin.
The establishment of the Polish state can be traced back to A.D. 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of the realm coextensive with the territory of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented its longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. This union formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest (about 1 million km2) and most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, with a uniquely liberal political system which adopted Europe's first written national constitution, the Constitution of 3 May 1791.
More than a century after the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland regained its independence in 1918 with the Treaty of Versailles. In September 1939, World War II started with the invasion of Poland by Germany, followed by the Soviet Union invading Poland in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. More than six million Polish citizens perished in the war. In 1947, the Polish People's Republic was established as a satellite state under Soviet influence. In the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1989, most notably through the emergence of the Solidarity movement, the sovereign state of Poland reestablished itself as a presidential democratic republic.
Poland is a developed market and regional power. It has the eighth largest and one of the most dynamic economies in the European Union, simultaneously achieving a very high rank on the Human Development Index. Additionally, the Polish Stock Exchange in Warsaw is the largest and most important in Central Europe. Poland is a developed country, which maintains a high-income economy along with very high standards of living, life quality, safety, education and economic freedom. Poland has a developed school educational system. The country provides free university education, state-funded social security and a universal health care system for all citizens. Poland has 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 14 of which are cultural. Poland is a m ...
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska] (listen)), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska [ʐɛt͡ʂpɔˈspɔlita ˈpɔlska] (listen)), is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin.
The establishment of the Polish state can be traced back to A.D. 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of the realm coextensive with the territory of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented its longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. This union formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest (about 1 million km2) and most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, with a uniquely liberal political system which adopted Europe's first written national constitution, the Constitution of 3 May 1791.
More than a century after the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland regained its independence in 1918 with the Treaty of Versailles. In September 1939, World War II started with the invasion of Poland by Germany, followed by the Soviet Union invading Poland in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. More than six million Polish citizens perished in the war. In 1947, the Polish People's Republic was established as a satellite state under Soviet influence. In the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1989, most notably through the emergence of the Solidarity movement, the sovereign state of Poland reestablished itself as a presidential democratic republic.
Poland is a developed market and regional power. It has the eighth largest and one of the most dynamic economies in the European Union, simultaneously achieving a very high rank on the Human Development Index. Additionally, the Polish Stock Exchange in Warsaw is the largest and most important in Central Europe. Poland is a developed country, which maintains a high-income economy along with very high standards of living, life quality, safety, education and economic freedom. Poland has a developed school educational system. The country provides free university education, state-funded social security and a universal health care system for all citizens. Poland has 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 14 of which are cultural. Poland is a member state of the European Union, the Schengen Area, the United Nations, NATO, the OECD, the Three Seas Initiative, and the Visegrád Group.
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Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska] ( listen)), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska [ʐɛt͡ʂpɔˈspɔlita ˈpɔlska] ( listen)), is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin.
The establishment of the Polish state can be traced back to A.D. 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of the realm coextensive with the territory of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented its longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. This union formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest (about 1 million km2) and most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, with a uniquely liberal political system which adopted Europe's first written national constitution, the Constitution of 3 May 1791.
More than a century after the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland regained its independence in 1918 with the Treaty of Versailles. In September 1939, World War II started with the invasion of Poland by Germany, followed by the Soviet Union invading Poland in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. More than six million Polish citizens perished in the war. In 1947, the Polish People's Republic was established as a satellite state under Soviet influence. In the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1989, most notably through the emergence of the Solidarity movement, the sovereign state of Poland reestablished itself as a presidential democratic republic.
Poland is a developed market and regional power. It has the eighth largest and one of the most dynamic economies in the European Union, simultaneously achieving a very high rank on the Human Development Index. Additionally, the Polish Stock Exchange in Warsaw is the largest and most important in Central Europe. Poland is a developed country, which maintains a high-income economy along with very high standards of living, life quality, safety, education and economic freedom. Poland has a developed school educational system. The country provides free university education, state-funded social security and a universal health care system for all citizens. Poland has 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 14 of which are cultural. Poland is a member state of the European Union, the Schengen Area, the United Nations, NATO, the OECD, the Three Seas Initiative, and the Visegrád Group.
Poland | Wikipedia audio article
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Poland
00:03:02 1 Etymology
00:03:42 2 History
00:03:51 2.1 Prehistory and protohistory
00:05:43 2.2 Piast dynasty
00:09:26 2.3 Jagiellon dynasty
00:12:27 2.4 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
00:16:27 2.5 Partitions
00:19:09 2.6 Era of insurrections
00:23:38 2.7 Reconstruction
00:26:43 2.8 World War II
00:32:40 2.9 Post-war communism
00:35:24 2.10 1990s to present
00:38:32 3 Geography
00:40:09 3.1 Geology
00:43:46 3.2 Waters
00:48:15 3.3 Land use
00:50:07 3.4 Biodiversity
00:52:05 3.5 Climate
00:54:08 4 Politics
00:56:32 4.1 Law
01:00:23 4.2 Foreign relations
01:02:55 4.3 Administrative divisions
01:04:06 4.4 Military
01:08:03 4.5 Law enforcement and emergency services
01:09:29 5 Economy
01:13:56 5.1 Corporations
01:15:28 5.2 Tourism
01:17:21 5.3 Energy
01:19:18 5.4 Transport
01:23:19 5.5 Science and technology
01:26:00 5.6 Communications
01:27:42 6 Demographics
01:29:17 6.1 Urbanization
01:29:25 6.2 Languages
01:31:58 6.3 Ethnicity
01:35:04 6.4 Religion
01:38:58 6.5 Health
01:40:59 6.6 Education
01:43:51 7 Culture
01:44:50 7.1 Music
01:49:13 7.2 Art
01:51:49 7.3 Architecture
01:55:15 7.4 Literature
01:59:51 7.5 Cinema
02:02:15 7.6 Media
02:04:41 7.7 Cuisine
02:07:29 7.8 Sports
02:10:37 7.9 Fashion and design
02:14:16 8 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- improves your listening skills
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska] (listen)), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska [ʐɛt͡ʂpɔˈspɔlita ˈpɔlska] (listen)), is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin.
The establishment of the Polish state can be traced back to A.D. 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of the realm coextensive with the territory of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented its longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. This union formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest (about 1 million km2) and most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, with a uniquely liberal political system which adopted Europe's first written national constitution, the Constitution of 3 May 1791.
More than a century after the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland regained its independence in 1918 with the Treaty of Versailles. In September 1939, World War II started with the invasion of Poland by Germany, followed by the Soviet Union invading Poland in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. More than six million Polish citizens perished in the war. In 1947, the Polish People's Republic was established as a satellite state under Soviet influence. In the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1989, most notably through the emergence of the Solidarity movement, the sovereign state of Poland reestablished itself as a presidential democratic republic.
Poland is a developed market and regional power. It has the eighth largest and one of the most dynamic economies in the European Union, simultaneously achieving a very high rank on the Human Development Index. Additionally, the Polish Stock Exchange in Warsaw is the largest and most important in Central Europe. Poland is a developed country, which maintains a high-income economy along with very high standards of living, life quality, safety, education and economic freedom. Poland has a developed school educational system. The country provides free university education, state-funded social security and a universal health care system for all citizens. Poland has 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 14 of which are cultural. Poland is a m ...
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Poland
00:03:02 1 Etymology
00:03:42 2 History
00:03:51 2.1 Prehistory and protohistory
00:05:43 2.2 Piast dynasty
00:09:26 2.3 Jagiellon dynasty
00:12:27 2.4 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
00:16:27 2.5 Partitions
00:19:09 2.6 Era of insurrections
00:23:38 2.7 Reconstruction
00:26:43 2.8 World War II
00:32:40 2.9 Post-war communism
00:35:24 2.10 1990s to present
00:38:32 3 Geography
00:40:09 3.1 Geology
00:43:46 3.2 Waters
00:48:15 3.3 Land use
00:50:07 3.4 Biodiversity
00:52:05 3.5 Climate
00:54:08 4 Politics
00:56:32 4.1 Law
01:00:23 4.2 Foreign relations
01:02:55 4.3 Administrative divisions
01:04:06 4.4 Military
01:08:03 4.5 Law enforcement and emergency services
01:09:29 5 Economy
01:13:56 5.1 Corporations
01:15:28 5.2 Tourism
01:17:21 5.3 Energy
01:19:18 5.4 Transport
01:23:19 5.5 Science and technology
01:26:00 5.6 Communications
01:27:42 6 Demographics
01:29:17 6.1 Urbanization
01:29:25 6.2 Languages
01:31:58 6.3 Ethnicity
01:35:04 6.4 Religion
01:38:58 6.5 Health
01:40:59 6.6 Education
01:43:51 7 Culture
01:44:50 7.1 Music
01:49:13 7.2 Art
01:51:49 7.3 Architecture
01:55:15 7.4 Literature
01:59:51 7.5 Cinema
02:02:15 7.6 Media
02:04:41 7.7 Cuisine
02:07:29 7.8 Sports
02:10:37 7.9 Fashion and design
02:14:16 8 See also
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SUMMARY
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Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska] (listen)), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska [ʐɛt͡ʂpɔˈspɔlita ˈpɔlska] (listen)), is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin.
The establishment of the Polish state can be traced back to A.D. 966, when Mieszko I, ruler of the realm coextensive with the territory of present-day Poland, converted to Christianity. The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025, and in 1569 it cemented its longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin. This union formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest (about 1 million km2) and most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, with a uniquely liberal political system which adopted Europe's first written national constitution, the Constitution of 3 May 1791.
More than a century after the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland regained its independence in 1918 with the Treaty of Versailles. In September 1939, World War II started with the invasion of Poland by Germany, followed by the Soviet Union invading Poland in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. More than six million Polish citizens perished in the war. In 1947, the Polish People's Republic was established as a satellite state under Soviet influence. In the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1989, most notably through the emergence of the Solidarity movement, the sovereign state of Poland reestablished itself as a presidential democratic republic.
Poland is a developed market and regional power. It has the eighth largest and one of the most dynamic economies in the European Union, simultaneously achieving a very high rank on the Human Development Index. Additionally, the Polish Stock Exchange in Warsaw is the largest and most important in Central Europe. Poland is a developed country, which maintains a high-income economy along with very high standards of living, life quality, safety, education and economic freedom. Poland has a developed school educational system. The country provides free university education, state-funded social security and a universal health care system for all citizens. Poland has 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 14 of which are cultural. Poland is a m ...