Stories about Poland from October, 2006
Poland: News and Opinion
The beatroot writes about media freedom in the EU, the fear of the Polish plumber (again; 70 comments so far), a Sudanese woman giving birth on a bus in Warsaw, and a few other matters.
Poland: Yet Another Party
The beatroot writes about yet another political party about to appear on Poland's political scene.
Poland: Election Sausage
Our Man in Gdansk writes about the “Election Sausage” season in Poland.
Poland: Homophobia and Politics
The beatroot writes about homophobia and politics in Poland.
Poland: Groping Not OK
The beatroot writes about the British National Party and groping – in Poland and in Britain.
Poland: Marek Nowakowski
Our Man In Gdansk writes on the writings of Marek Nowakowski: “dirty realism.”
Poland: New Coalition
The beatroot comments on Poland's new coalition government: “It's probably better just to ignore them.”
Poland: A Visit to Ukraine
p3 writes about a recent visit to the ancestors’ home in the neighboring Ukraine.
Poland's Pulse in the Blogosphere
Local Dancers in Poland's Lake District (Mazury) prepare for Sieja (kind of fish) Fish Festival – by Embe, WarsawDaily Perhaps a Christmas footballing miracle has come early, as Kinuk reports on Poland's victory over the 4th-ranked Portugal last week: Their victory surprised myself, N and my brother, P, who was...
Poland: Freedom of Speech
Traveling Life writes about the freedom of speech in Poland.
Belarus: “Brothers in Arms”
TOL's Belarus Blog writes about the country's Czech, Slovak and Polish “brothers in arms.”
Poland: Ryszard Kapuscinski and the Nobel Prize
The beatroot writes that the Nobel Prize for Literature “is not a literary prize at all, it merely reflects the contemporary obsessions of the West – and particularly Sweden” – and this is why Ryszard Kapuscinski didn't win this year.
Poland: “Sudden Carnival of Democracy”
The beatroot covers the recent rallies that took place in Warsaw: “We had the ‘blue’ march, the ‘white and rose’ march; we had the governing party hold a rally; we had crusty anarchists with pet mongrels.”
Congolese Writer Alain Mabanckou on André Schwarz-Bart
Alain Mabanckou, a novelist and poet from Congo-Brazzaville now living in California, pays tribute (Fr) to Polish-Jewish writer André Schwarz-Bart, author of Le Dernier de justes who passed away last weekend. Schwarz-Bart, who grew up in France during the German occupation, lived in Guadeloupe with his wife, writer Simone Schwarz-Bart.
Poland: Czech Flag Faux Pas
Warsaw Station reports on how Polish foreign ministry welcomed the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov with a Czech flag.
Poland's Pulse in the Blogopshere
We’re looking through the Polish language blogs first, this time, as the political situation in the country generated a lot of heat in the blogosphere, as well as managed to get the world’s attention for a while. Here's the low down… After the break up of the coalition, the ruling...
