PostsCommentsPayoutswojtyla (29)in #europe • 4 years agoPrinciples of political lifewojtyla (29)in #maps • 4 years agoDrainage basins of Europewojtyla (29)in #photography • 5 years agoOminous Giraffewojtyla (29)in #photography • 5 years agoRoadwojtyla (29)in #uboat • 5 years agoThe boatThe excellent film 'Das Boot', especially the iconic scene in which the U-boat sinks to below it's supported depth and then resurfaces and the diesel engine roars to life is the…wojtyla (29)in #communism • 6 years agoA gun for hire or the private war of Rafał Gan-GanowiczAn interview with a mercenary who fought in the Congo Crisis and in Yemen, revealing many intriguing details about the nature of a his work and the conflicts he took part in. Worth a watch!wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoSome photos of the ruins of Whitby abbey in thick fogwojtyla (29)in #art • 7 years agoThe Beguinage, 1910The Beguinage by Urushibara Mokuchu (漆原木虫) A great print of an interesting building, in turn representing an interesting religious movement. Below a beguinage in Bruges…wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoIn what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 3.When reflecting on the influence of new borders one should first understand the mindset of the people who drafted them, and, while it would not be nonsensical to ascribe…wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoIn what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 2.While Hungarians strived to regain a multinational state, the young Ukrainian nation was determined to form a state for the first time in history. The partition of Ukraine…wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoIn what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 1.The question posed can be answered in at least two major ways. One would be to describe the processes that were triggered by the establishment of borders in regions that were…wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoIs nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 4.President Andrzej Duda at the premier of Historia Roja, shaking hands with the director (author Stach Leszczyński, PAP) Sometimes the story of a film's production can be more…wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoIs nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 3.Andrzej Wajda's 1976 Człowiek z Mamuru (Man of Marble, see above) is a film shot not only about time but in time. The story of a young film-maker who decides to do her…wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoIs nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 2.The years after the second World War in Britain were spent forging a new social consensus, modifying the pre-war class relations. The battle brotherhood of the classes over time…wojtyla (29)in #memory • 7 years agoIs nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 1.When Ernst Junger (pictured above) wrote his account of the hellish reality of the first World War he couldn't have foreseen the cult status his work will achieve for National…wojtyla (29)in #chicken • 7 years agoGreen-legged Partridge mongrel posing under sunflowerPerhaps not the best photo, but this one is also quite lively. It's a mongrel breed closely related to the Green-legged Partridge, native to Poland and known for its good quality…wojtyla (29)in #chicken • 7 years agoSpeckled henA hen not popular among breeders as it is small, lays small eggs and is quite intelligent, intent on escaping. The breed is Polish, apparently from around the town of Tęczynek.wojtyla (29)in #news • 7 years agoFact-Checked news platform with no biasThe people on Steemit at the moment seem to be an interesting mix of individuals who won't have it the standard way and gobble up just about anything that is being chucked at…wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoGrave of Royal Artillery member in SheffieldFound this under some brambles in the Sheffield General Cemetery that is being finally taken care of. This chap probably fought in the Crimean War (1853-1856). I've always…wojtyla (29)in #history • 7 years agoThe transition from so-called feudalism to so-called capitalismSo... which option would you pick? My money is on C.