An exhibition of monumental textiles by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz at the Tate Modern in London
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Book review: The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig (Lithuania, 1930-2009)
I hadn’t come across this classic of children’s literature until my son was assigned it as a year 8 (age 12-13) text. Published in 1968, The Endless Steppe is a memoir of Esther Hautzig’s childhood experiences during WWII, when she and her family were exiled to Siberia. Hautzig was born in what is now Vilnius, …
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How to Feed a Dictator by Witold Szablowski (Poland)
An intriguing mix of reportage, memoir, political history and recipe book as Witold Szabłowski interviews the former chefs to a handful of murderous dictators.
Polish series Wataha (The Border/The Pack)
Atmospheric TV thriller set inside the Polish-Ukrainian border guard