Pasqual Piñón. The Two-Headed Mexican

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, American circuses experienced their golden age. Audiences…

Cholera in the 19th century. The epidemic that ravaged Poland

In the nineteenth century, cholera epidemics regularly visited Europe. Poland under the partitions suffered particularly severely.…

Erfurt Disaster. A tragic end to the council

On July 26, 1184, the German city of Erfurt became the site of one of the…

History of Cats. From Egyptian Gods to Modern Sofas

Over millennia, cats have undergone an incredible metamorphosis in human eyes. From the worshiped deities of…

Liberating Dachau. The Day Americans Walked Into Hell

On March, 1933, a camp was established in Bavaria that would become both a symbol of…

The Nazi Camp for Polish Children in Łódź

In December 1942, on the outskirts of the Łódź ghetto, an institution was established whose existence…

Leonid Rogozov. The Bravest Doctor of the 20th Century

In the spring of 1961, at an Antarctic research station thousands of kilometers from any civilization,…

The Black Volga Legend

In every society, there are stories that balance between reality and imagination, becoming mirrors of the…

A Short History of Wine

Wine has accompanied humanity since nomadic tribes began to settle and cultivate the land. For millennia,…

How Many Poles Died in Auschwitz?

When on June 14, 1940, the first transport of prisoners from Tarnów arrived at the newly…