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British Poles - a leading bilingual media of the Polish community in the UK
United Kingdom
Joined May 2015
"I was deeply struck by Magda's presence, charisma, and beautiful playing. She was a joy to be around," said superstar pianist @AlexisFfrench about Polish violinist @MadziaFilipczak. Yesterday, Magda performed violin solos on a Stradivarius at Alexis' concert during his Classical Soul World Tour at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Congratulations!
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Jan Olszewski, the first Polish PM elected in a free election, was a participant in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, an activist in the independence underground, a lawyer, an extraordinary statesman, and an anti-communist leader. He passed away #OTD in 2019.
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Hello, @LEGO_Group, did you know that Maria Skłodowska-Curie was Polish🇵🇱and that she always used both names? She was the first woman to win a @NobelPrize, first person to win it twice and the only person to receive it in two different fields of science. Maria was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris. Maria Skłodowska moved to France at 24 to study at the Sorbonne. She devoured one subject after another, hardly eating and living in an unheated attic. Despite living in France and marrying French physicist Pierre Curie, Maria never lost her sense of Polish identity. She taught her daughters Polish and took them on visits to Poland. She named the first element she discovered, polonium (1898), after her homeland.
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Now @LEGO_Group fans can explore great scientists, including Maria Skłodowska-Curie! Unfortunately, the set only features the name Curie, which Maria took after marriage… but no worries! The British Poles will set the record straight in our article!
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Following his recent visit to Poland, King Charles III met with the Polish community at @posklondon. On behalf of British Poles, the monarch received a copy of Witold Pilecki’s Report from Auschwitz, to honour the memory of Polish victims of WW2.
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Tamara Łempicka, a renowned Polish painter, was one of the most celebrated and recognisable artists of the Art Deco style and the first woman artist to be a glamour star. #OTD in 2020, her painting “Portrait of Marjorie Ferry” was sold at the Christie's in London for £16,280 million.
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The Yalta Agreement remains a symbol of betrayal for Poles, marking the moment the Western Allies sealed their nation’s fate. Left in the Soviet sphere of influence, Poland endured decades of terror and oppression. Over 200,000 Polish soldiers who had fought under British command were unable to return home - some because their homeland’s borders had shifted, others due to Communist repression. Many who did return faced imprisonment or execution. Despite immense sacrifices, including 6 million civilian deaths, the Western Allies disregarded Poland’s future. Soviet rule lasted until 1989, leaving deep scars on the nation.
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General Tadeusz Kościuszko is one of the most renowned Polish figures in world history. He is a national hero in Poland, the US, Belarus and Lithuania. In the United States, he is celebrated for his crucial role in the War of Independence. In Poland, his legacy includes the great victory at the Battle of Racławice in 1794, where Polish forces triumphed over invading Russian troops during the Kościuszko Uprising.
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A Bristol hotel where Tadeusz Kościuszko, a hero of Poland, Belarus, Lithuania & the USA, stayed in 1779 now features a commemorative plaque. Kościuszko lived there while awaiting a ship to America. Lord-Lt of Bristol @PeachesTweets unveiled it last year.
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Wanda Rutkiewicz was one of the greatest female climbers of all time. She was the first woman to summit K2, the first Pole, and the third woman in history to conquer Mount Everest. She died on Kangchenjunga, aged 49. Rutkiewicz was born #OTD in 1943.
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One of Poland’s most renowned figures, General Tadeusz Kościuszko, was born #OTD in 1746. A national hero in Poland, the US, Belarus and Lithuania, he led Polish forces to victory at Racławice in 1794 against Russia. His legacy endures worldwide.
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.@paddyney, ceniony brytyjski bloger mieszkający w Polsce, nagrał 8 lat temu filmik o swojej nowej Ojczyźnie. Gdy opublikowaliśmy go wtedy na naszych mediach społecznościowych miał ponad 10 milionów obejrzeń. Czy słowa Patryka są nadal aktualne?
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Minister @joannamucha w naszym wywiadzie: "wspieranie edukacji polonijnej jest jednym z priorytetów polskiej polityki zagranicznej." Przeczytajcie, jakie działania są podejmowane, by zachęcić rodziców do zapisywania swoich dzieci do szkół sobotnich.
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