Surrounded on all sides by Slavic and Baltic peoples and far from the cultural centers of the early Middle Ages, Poland appears in history only towards the middle of the century. X. But it immediately appears as the largest among the Slavic state units, headed by a prince – Mieszko I – strong inside and…
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Poland History
Prehistory of Poland Stone Age people lived in what is now Poland around 200,000 years ago. However, finds come only from the south of the country. It wasn’t until about 20,000 years ago that the border of the human-populated land shifted north. Around 5400 BC BC the people settled down and now practiced agriculture. Different…
Mass Media in Eastern Europe
Short for EE according to Abbreviationfinder, Eastern Europe includes Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. This page describes major mass media, including newspapers, radio stations and televisions within these countries. Mass media in Belarus Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, there has been a marked decline in the number of newspaper publications,…
Poland Arts and Literature
Literature With Christianity, Western Culture 966 made its entry into Poland One of the most important of the few preserved religious and profane writings of the Middle Ages belongs “Kazania Świętokrzyskie” (“Preachings of the Holy Cross”, c. 1300). In the 1100’s, a French monk, Gallus Anonymus, had created the first Polish chronicle depicting Poland’s history…
Poland Recent History
In January 1968, during the theatrical performance of “Dziady” by Michievicz, student protests arose as the government decreed the withdrawal of the drama from the scenes. In fact, a certain analogy between the Tsarist regime and the present Soviet one had been found by the audience present at the show. The government prohibition was seen…