Social and cultural historian of Poland and CEE. Might be the odd political tweet here and there. My football alter-ego is @rightbankwarsaw. Private views
Jul 17, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
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Fancy watching Kieślowski's Three Colours White? Here you go 35mm.online/vod/fabula/trz…
Dec 1, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
More and more analysis coming out (from both pro and anti-PiS sources) that suggests that PiS has hit a real brick wall and has very little options of turning it round. This is a good example from a conservative angle 🧵 klubjagiellonski.pl/2021/12/01/pun…
The author argues that PiS' social transfers made many comfortable with consumption, something that has been massively hit by current inflationary trends (7.7% - the highest since 2001). If people could ignore PiS capturing of courts (how does that affect me?) /2
Nov 13, 2018 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
68) Stanisław Wyspiański. An incredible figure who designed stained glass windows, was an interior designer and wrote plays. Here are his stained glass windows from the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Kraków 69) Jan Matejko. His artistic style isn't to everyone's taste but his massive historical paintings are fascinating to explore, new elements appear every time you look at them. This is his Union Lublin portraying the creation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569
Nov 10, 2018 • 69 tweets • 21 min read
Inspired by @BDStanley I'm going to have a go at listing my top 100 things about Poland #100latniepodlegla
In no order but 1) Krakow's rynek główny. Massive, impressive space which enthralled me on my first visit to the country in September 2002.