Polish traces in Dutch region of Limburg
In 1969, Wilhelmina State Mine was closed after having operating since 1906. On the location of the former mine in Landgraaf there is a...
Maserati, Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Cadillac… a glimpse into comrade Brezhnev’s luxurious car choices
By Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaIt is 1980. Not far from Zavidovo, Soviet Republic. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev is driving recklessly from hi...
Nałęczów- a historic Polish spa town
Nałęczów is a historic spa town in Poland located just 24 km from Kazimerz Dolny. It is situated on the Nałęczów Plateau in Puławy...
Kazimierz Dolny a picturesque must visit in Poland
By Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaKazimierz Dolny is a small historic town (area 30.44 km2, population 3572, data from 2006) on the r...
Soviet invasion of Poland: start of totalitarian occupation
On September 17 about 1 million troops of the Red Army crossed the eastern borders of Poland starting the red invasion of Poland. It wa...
Commemoration of General Sosabowski and his 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaIn September 1944, around 1,000 parachutists from the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade of Genera...
Hill of Crosses in Lithuania a pilgrimage destination and a site of peaceful resistance
By Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaHill of Crosses situated about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania...
Gniezno cradle of Poland
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaDid you know that Gniezno was the first capital city of Poland followed by Cracow and then finally W...
Onion Route in Estonia and the Old Believers
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaLake Peipsi/ Peipus is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, situated on the border between Estonia...
Happy 700th birthday Trakai!
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaTrakai was the home of the founder of Vilnius and had been the capital before Vilnius became one ( in 13...