Arkady Fieldler Museum in Puszczykowo
By Wiktoria Witczak, KONTAKT, Poland Puszczykowo, in Greater Poland, is a small town located about 15 km from Poznań. There is a lot more…
St Columba’s Day
Columcille, or Columba was born in Ireland in early December 521, into the royal clan in Donegal. His name means “dove of the church.”…
Galician Literature Day 2022: Florencio Delgado Gurriarán
As we have said in previous publications, May 17th is the day we celebrate Galician Literature Day. This celebration began on May 17th, 1963, coinciding…
Mary Russell Mitford – Famous author and dramatist
Born in Alresford, Berkshire in 1787, Mary Russel Mitford was an author and dramatist famous for her prose sketches of rural English culture (Britannica, 2021). She…
Roberto Giglio: The ghost whisperer from Badolato, Southern Italy
By Sonia Simpatico – JUMP Team (Italy) Each of the small historical centres located on the Ionian coast of Calabria has been affected by…
STANISŁAW BARAŃCZAK – THE CENSORED POET FROM POZNAŃ, WHOSE POEMS YOU CAN FIND ON CITY MURALS TODAY
Polish poet, critic, translator of English literature. Born in 1946 in Poznań. He graduated from the Polish Philology at the Adam Mickiewicz University and…
The Ravaschieri family coat of arms on the Gattì fountain in Satriano
By Francesco Tirinato – JUMP TEAM (Italy) The history of the small Calabrian village of Satriano (located in the province of Catanzaro) is inextricably…
Famous Poznań citizens- Arkady Fiedler and “303 Squadron”
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. Among many prominent Poznan citizens, the name of Arkady Fiedler is worth mentioning. He was an outstanding individual, a…
The first modern constitution in Europe and the world’s second oldest constitution.
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. Poland is celebrating the 3 May Constitution Day! The Constitution of 3 May 1791 is considered one of the…
Language within a language – Poznań Vernacular and Great Polish dialect.
By Aleksandra Majchrowska, KONTAKT, Poland. One of the extremely interesting features that distinguishes the Greater Poland region from the rest of the country is a…