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Knopp paints beyond the surface

I would like to dedicate the following article to my grandfather - father of my father - which fought in Silesia Uprising and made everything in order to ensure this territory will be part of Poland. His theatre in Sosnowiec came to Silesia and to do Polish plays and operas there (my grandfather Henryk Karol…

Sorting out clothing to send to the Belarusian border, finding an asylum lawyer and creating paintings are all in a day's work for Michael Kurzwelly. The artist has been trying to realize his vision of an open society since long before refugees were gathered at Europe&#...

IAN BIRRELL: Alexander Lukashenko has weaponised migration by luring people from the Middle East and Africa to his country then despatching them to next-door EU nations.

Annalena Baerbock on a ‘transatlantic green deal’ and German strategies in facing Russia and China Transcript by Atlantic Council Annalena Baerbock, federal leader of Alliance 90/The Greens and the partys candidate for chancellor, speaks to members of the media in a digital press conference after her partys executive committee meeting. Photo by DPA/Picture Alliance via Reuters. Watch the EU-US Future Forum Wed, May 5, 2021 Moderator Fareed Zakaria GP...

New Mexico PBS honors Veterans with related programming throughout May May 05, 2021 In honor of Memorial Day and the service of United States Veterans, New Mexico PBS will air Veterans-related and Memorial Day weekend programming throughout the month of May for those who serve/served, their families, friends and communities. The programming begins on Sunday, May 9 at 10 p.m. with Ernie Pyle: Life in the Trenches.  ERNIE PYLE: LIFE IN THE TRENCHES Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, May 9, 10 p.m. Know...

Major Rivers Of Europe Rivers are defined as flowing bodies of freshwater that drain into seas, oceans, lakes, and reservoirs. Rivers serve as important sources of drinking water, irrigation, transportation, hydroelectric power generation, and various recreational activities such as boating and swimming. There are numerous rivers as well as their tributaries that flow through the countries of the European continent. This article highlights some of the most significant European rivers. Contents...

The Bombing of Dresden: Was the Attack Fully Justified? Was Operation Thunderclap—the 1945 air raid on the German city—a military necessity or an Allied war crime? The question is still debated. Here’s What You Need to Remember: It was February 1945, and the Bombing of Dresden had yet to commence. At this point in the war, the citizens of the capital of the German state of Saxony were beginning to think that they were living a charmed life. After all, they knew that every other major Germ...

History | Life April 21, 2021 The birds-eye view into the past is available through the desktop version of Google Earth, with maps of Warsaw from 1935 as well as Gdańsk and Wrocław from 1943. Google Earth The birds-eye view into the past is available through the desktop version of Google Earth, with maps of Warsaw from 1935 as well as  Gdańsk and Wrocław from 1943. Google Earth ...

East German Stasi and Polish secret service shared deep distrust Jacek Lepiarz © Provided by dw.com East Germanys secret service, the Stasi, was intelligence agency and secret police in one Many Polish journalists describe the relationship between the Peoples Republic of Poland and the German Democratic Republic until the fall of the Berlin Wall as a "forced friendship." Even if the rulers of both countries celebrated their harmonious alliance in public, behind the scenes the...