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Totentanz
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Art

Totentanz

A late poem from one of the greatest Polish poets of the last century.
Tadeusz Różewicz
137 Seconds (Part I)
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Fiction

137 Seconds (Part I)

“137 Seconds” is a short story by Polish sci-fi writer Stanisław Lem, translated into English for the first time by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Stanisław Lem
137 Seconds (Part II)
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Fiction

137 Seconds (Part II)

“137 Seconds” is a short story by Polish sci-fi writer Stanisław Lem, translated into English for the first time by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Stanisław Lem
137 Seconds (Part III)
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Fiction

137 Seconds (Part III)

“137 Seconds” is a short story by Polish sci-fi writer Stanisław Lem, translated into English for the first time by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Stanisław Lem
The Hunt
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Fiction

The Hunt

Racing across mountains and remote backwoods, a solitary figure is on the run from a team of heavily armed hunters. Will he manage to get away? Antonia Lloyd-Jones's translation of a previously unknown story by the great master of science fiction.
Stanisław Lem
A Typescript Found in a Folder
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Opinions

A Typescript Found in a Folder

A previously unknown short story by science fiction author Stanisław Lem was recently discovered in his archives. A literary scholar discusses how “The Hunt” remained hidden for so long, and what the story might mean.
Stanisław Bereś
The Karaites: Poland’s Forgotten Ethnic Minority
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Experiences

The Karaites: Poland’s Forgotten Ethnic Minority

The Karaites are Poland’s smallest ethnic minority. What do we know about their history? And what does their future hold?
Agnieszka Rostkowska
The Creatives and Art of Poland’s Jewish Ghettoes
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Experiences

The Creatives and Art of Poland’s Jewish Ghettoes

Occupied Poland’s Jewish Ghettoes were home to creatives – painters, writers, musicians and actors who continued to produce art in spite of their circumstances.
Sylwia Stano
Мастер Lem: How Stanisław Lem’s Sci-Fi Conquered the USSR
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Fiction

Мастер Lem: How Stanisław Lem’s Sci-Fi Conquered the USSR

A scholar talks about why Polish science fiction writer Stanisław Lem was so well-received in the Soviet Union – and why he continues to be popular in Russia to this day.
Dariusz Kuźma
A Polish Tourist in the USSR
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Fiction

A Polish Tourist in the USSR

In this extract from Juliusz Strachota’s “A Polish Tourist in the USSR” the protagonist makes his way to Crimea with the help of a childhood guide book.
Juliusz Strachota