Polish Music in Scotland part 1 – Chopin
Polish Music in Scotland part 1 – Chopin
Historically, some great Polish musicians have influenced Scotland’s high culture, and this influence remains in many ways. Let's start with the biggest star - Fryderyk Chopin and his dramatic Scottish tour...
Polish Music in Scotland part 2 – Feliks Yaniewicz
Polish Music in Scotland part 2 – Feliks Yaniewicz
Yaniewicz organised the First Edinburgh Music Festival.He worked as violinist, conductor and composer, but also as a dedicated organizer of cultural and charity events. ...
A bear on His majesty payroll
A bear on His majesty payroll
Wojtek the Bear – Polish soldier on His majesty payroll For most people, this story will be hard to believe. Well, it is an unbelievable story indeed. The story of a bear who wrestled with his comrades, loved beer and cigarettes and played with ladies underwear. That same bear fought at the battle of Monte…...
Coexistence during the dark days of WWII
Coexistence during the dark days of WWII
Nobody has mentioned one important reason for welcoming Poles, but perhaps only ladies in their late seventies know it. They can all dance like Fred Astaire...
The Highlands and Islands
The Highlands and Islands
Polishness was far from ever-present in my life as a boy in Inverness. It was there, exotic, attractive, somehow a part of me, but distant too...
The Polish School of Medicine
The Polish School of Medicine
The creation of the Polish School of Medicine within the University of Edinburgh was a fine example of cooperation between nations in the academic sphere...
Scotland – a country of inventors
Scotland – a country of inventors
This is the story of Józef Kozacki – a soldier and engineer who during his stay in Scotland invented the mine detector that was used by the British Army until 1995...
The Clydebank Blitz and the Polish Navy
The Clydebank Blitz and the Polish Navy
This is the story of probably the most dramatic event in Scotland's WWII – the Clydebank Blitz...
Cichociemni – Polish James Bonds in Scotland
Cichociemni – Polish James Bonds in Scotland
Cichociemni - Polish James Bonds in Scotland...
