Polish Links: History and Culture - Descriptions

History of Poland
  • URL: http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/HistoryPolska.html
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  • DESCRIPTION: A history of Poland by miec@kasprzyk.demon.co.uk. The history covers - The Rise to Power, The Polish Army: 1550-1683, Decline and Partition, Revolution and Rebirth, The Second World War.
    • The Syrena Polish Folkdance Ensamble - Milwaukee WI
  • URL: http://www.execpc.com/~syrena/
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  • DESCRIPTION: The Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble was founded in 1975 in Milwaukee, WI, by a devoted group of young adults. They set as their goal the promotion of Polish folk culture in its purest form, striving for authenticity in presentation of dances, songs, traditions and costumes of Poland. Since 1979, the Ensemble has been under the direction of Ada Dziewanowska, a noted Polish folklore authority and dance choreographer. Their web page contains links to Polish Folkdance around the world, Falkdance midi files, Descriptions and History of Syrena's Polish Folk Dance Repetoire and of course information about their organization.
    • Poland Country Guide
  • URL: http://www.ciesin.ci.uw.edu.pl/poland/
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  • DESCRIPTION: The Poland Country Guide is part of an initiative to identify, document and provide access to information on Poland. It is being coordinated in Poland by an Interim National Steering Committee. The committee is overseeing this joint development by the Polish government, Polish Academies, Polish Universities, NGO's, and the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network.
    • Polish Holocaust: Non-Jewish Five Million Forgotten
  • URL: http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/
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  • DESCRIPTION: Story by Terese Pencak Schwartz about the Non-Jewish Five Million Forgotten that were killed by Hitler.
    • Polish Kings and Heads of State
  • URL: http://www.ipipan.waw.pl/~klopotek/pl/polkings.htm
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  • DESCRIPTION: For a list of Polish Kings and Heads of State
    • The Kosciuszko Foundation
  • URL: http://www.kosciuszkofoundation.org/home.htm
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  • DESCRIPTION: The Kosciuszko Foundation is dedicated to promoting educational and cultural exchanges between the United States and Poland and to increasing American understanding of Polish culture and history.
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