TVP.PL - Telewizja Polska S.A., strona 11

TVP WORLD History

History

Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Rogiński

A moment that changed Poland: Round Table talks concluded 35 years ago

The talks ended with the signing of a declaration stating that the participants “accept the agreements adopted during the work… and express their willingness to act in solidarity to implement them.”

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters (L) and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski (R). Photo: Winston Peters/ X

New Zealand shares historic documents concerning Polish WWII orphans

The documents were handed to Polish FM Radosław Sikorski during his New Zealand counterpart’s visit to Warsaw.

Photo: Franco Origlia/Getty Images

Tuesday marks 19th anniversary of John Paul II’s passing

The funeral of John Paul II was one of the world’s largest Christian gatherings in history. At the time of his death, around 100,000 pilgrims gathered at St. Peter’s Square.

Illustrative Photo by Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images

Polish war graves in Germany documented

The Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation (FPNP) has information on 1,200 cemeteries or memorial sites where the remains of Polish citizens rest, says Jakub Deka, chairman of the management board at FPNP — an organization that includes the documentation of Polish war graves in Germany.

Photo: TVP World.

Ładoś Group orchestrated one of the most ambitious Holocaust rescue operations: Roger Moorhouse

This operation, conducted by Polish diplomats, helped save the lives of many Jews living in German occupied Poland during WWII

Lauri Hussar, President of Estonian Parliament. Photo: TVP World

TVP World exclusive: President of Estonian Parliament on Soviet deportations

75 years ago, the Soviets deported more than 90,000 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians to the depths of the USSR.

Photo: PAP/Lech Muszyński

Poland marks 80th anniversary of ‘The Great Escape’

A historical and military picnic will be held on March 23 - 24 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of ‘The Great Escape’ from the German camp Stalag Luft 3.

President Andrzej Duda laid flowers at the monument in Markowa, where the Ulma family met their fate from the hands of Nazi Germans. Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

Poland observes National Day of Remembrance for Poles who rescued Jews during the German occupation

The date honors the memory of the Ulma family.

Photo:

Warsaw unearths historical treasures during Central Square renovation

During the renovation of the central part of Parade Square, near Marszałkowska Street, workers discovered pre-war cellars filled with historical artifacts including old coins, buttons, and bottles. These findings will be showcased in the “En Route to the Square” exhibition on European Night of Museums, May 18th.

Photo: Muzeum Historii Ziemi Kamieńskiej

Medieval papal bull found in northwest Poland

A fragment of a medieval lead papal bull was discovered near Wysoka Kamieńska, northwest Poland, Grzegorz Kurka, Director of a regional museum dedicated to the history of the land announced on Tuesday. This is the third ‘bulla’ to arrive at the museum in recent years.

Photo by Joe McNally/Getty Images

Prehistorian: Humans began speaking much earlier than previously estimated

Analysis conducted by British archaeologist Steven Mithen indicates that early humans likely developed basic language skills approximately 1.6 million years ago, predominantly in regions of eastern or southern Africa.

Photo:

Confronting History: Auschwitz exhibition debuts in Boston

The ‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away’ exhibition, which opened in the U.S. city of Boston on Thursday, serves as a poignant reminder of one of the darkest chapters in human history. Co-produced by Musealia and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland, the exhibition’s goal is to raise awareness about the history and significance of Auschwitz. This site was the largest and most lethal Nazi concentration and death camp, where tragically, more than 1.1 million people lost their lives.

Photo: Anna Dymkowska-Kowalska, WENDRUSZ Society

Roman-era artifacts unearthed by history enthusiasts in northern Poland

Local history enthusiasts from the Wendrusz Historical and Exploration Society have discovered four fibulae, a ring, and fragments of decorations dating back to the beginning of our era in the Borki forest district in the Masuria region, northern Poland. The findings, which are preliminarily dated to the period of Roman influence, have been handed over to the heritage protection authorities.

Tallinn Old town after

Estonia commemorates 80th anniversary of Soviet air raids on the capital

On Saturday, the capital of Estonia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Air Force raids on Tallinn with solemn commemorations. The event featured concerts, services, and residents lighting candles along a street in the Old Town.

Photo: PAP/Tadeusz Zagoździński

Poland commemorates anti-communist student protests of March 1968

These events are remembered to this day as a source of shame. as the communists openly used anti-Semitism in their infighting.

Photo via X/@romangarba

Stone tools found in Ukraine show peopling of the continent occurring 1.4 mln years ago

A dating method based on cosmic rays has identified stone tools found in western Ukraine as the oldest-known evidence of human presence in Europe - 1.4 million years ago - showing that the peopling of the continent occurred hundreds of thousands of years earlier than previously known.

Illustrative photo by Mahmut Serdar Alakus/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Polish archaeologists discover Bronze Age ingots in world’s oldest shipwreck

Polish scientists from the Centre for Underwater Archaeology at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, located in central Poland, have uncovered Bronze Age ingots in what is believed to be the world's oldest shipwreck off the coast of Turkey.

Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

Russian communists call for Stalin death inquiry, suggesting Western collusion

The Communists of Russia party has asked the FSB security service and top prosecutors to investigate the potential involvement of Western intelligence services in the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1953, according to a report by RIA news agency on Tuesday.

Upper section of the Ramses II statue

Upper section of colossal Ramses II statue unearthed in Egypt

A joint Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission has uncovered the upper part of a colossal statue of King Ramses II during excavations south of the Egyptian city of Minya, as announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Monday.

Illustrative photo by Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images

Two 7th century amphorae unearthed by chance in south western Poland

Two amphorae, symbolic markers of the Lusatian culture, were unearthed in Świdnica (Lower Silesia), southern western Poland, as part of the reconstruction of Kraszowicka Street.

Recommended

Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Hirsch on the Economy: Eastern Europe’s wage growth outpaces the West, but gaps remain

Photo:

3,000-year-old ornate dagger found on Poland’s Baltic coast

Photo: TVP World

Turkish protesters rally in Warsaw against Istanbul mayor’s arrest

The rotation of the palace was one of the most remarkable feats of engineering seen during Poland's PRL era. Photo: Afa Pixx/Mirosław Stankiewicz

‘A remarkable feat of Polish engineering’: remembering the rotation of Warsaw’s Lubomirski Palace

Péter Magyar (left), Viktor Orbán (right). Photos: Janos Kummer/Getty Images,

Hungary's opposition leader accuses PM Orbán of inciting ‘civil war’ after attack on activists

Photo: Private archive

Aleksander Doba: the man who conquered oceans and dreams

Nature & Travel

Photo: Artur Królikowski via Muszyna w Necie Facebook

Gates to the Underworld: the secrets of Poland’s mysterious mofettas

Nature & Travel

Photo: TVP World

Poland shouldn’t trust US or French nuclear guarantees, says expert

French President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement during a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (PAP/EPA/YOAN VALAT)

European force in Ukraine could 'respond' if attacked by Russia, says French president

Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images

OPINION: Defending Europe’s Future: ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030 is just the beginning

1 ...9 10 11 12