A white eagle with wings splayed, legs apart, head facing to the left with a golden crown, talons and beak adorning a red shield. That is the Polish Eagle, the symbol of the Polish Republic and it’s the centrepiece of the Polish coat of arms and Polish crest. A coat of arms is a visual design…
(Heads up, this article contains affiliate links. If you buy something through our site, it won’t cost any more, but we’ll get a small cut to help keep the website running. More info on this Disclosure page. Thanks!) I’ve been teaching English in Poland for almost two years now. I know a thing or two…
The Polish flag is two equal horizontal stripes, the upper one white and the lower in red. The colours are defined in the Polish constitution as the national colours. The Polish coat of arms is placed in the centre of the white stripe for official use abroad and while at sea. The national flag of…
The Witcher books play an incredibly large role in modern Polish culture. After the roaring success of “The Witcher 3 – The Wild Hunt”, more fantasy fans have been swept up into the dark escapades of Geralt of Rivia and co. But it’s the series of the Witcher publications written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski…
The Polish Special Forces or Wojska Specjalne aren’t as well known as the Green Berets or the Navy Seals. They do however play a very important role in the safety and security of Poland and her allies. Any to just about anyone with a little bit of an interest in militaries of the world, Poland’s…
The Poles History Forgot – Politics, Glamour & Columbus In this article, I’ll go over some of the most well-known Political figures of the world and show how they have some roots that can be traced back to Poland. Want to see the first post in this series? Check it out here. The 2nd of…
The Poles History Forgot – Literature In this article, I’ll go over some of the most well-known writers in the world that have some kind of genealogy that can be traced back to Poland. Want to see the first post in this series? Check it out here. First up … ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER At least…
Once in a while a very interesting phenomenon occurs in Poland. Let’s call it the Rob Gronkowski Effect. Someone with a last name ending in ‘ski’ will pop up on the world stage and the Polish media will go into a twitter. The genealogical libraries will be busted open, the parish books dusted off and…
Polish names, just like the rest of the Polish language, aren’t always easy to pronounce. To add insult to injury, mispronouncing your Polish friend’s name can be preeeeetty embarrassing. And these are just the first or given names. When we start to look at Polish last names, the difficulty goes up a level. But look…
As I sit here eating my pierogi and sipping some czarna żubrówka (I’m not joking), I thought it might be an appropriate time to write a few words about Polish Vodka. If you’ve got no idea what czarna żubrówka is, then you probably don’t know too much about Poland’s national drink. Let me…