BlogHide Resteemswojtyla (25)in ecology • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How to Tell an Altruist From an ActivistPicture someone you hate. No, not someone you dislike. Image a human being that is not just the radical opposite of you politically, but hates what you love and loves what you hate, who will harm…wojtyla (25)in communism • 6 years agoA gun for hire or the private war of Rafał Gan-GanowiczAn interview with a mercenary who fought in the Congo Crisis and in Yemen, revealing many intriguing details about the nature of a his work and the conflicts he took part in. Worth a watch!wojtyla (25)in history • 6 years agoSome photos of the ruins of Whitby abbey in thick fogwojtyla (25)in art • 6 years agoThe Beguinage, 1910The Beguinage by Urushibara Mokuchu (漆原木虫) A great print of an interesting building, in turn representing an interesting religious movement. Below a beguinage in Bruges, perhaps the one…wojtyla (25)in history • 6 years agoIn what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 3.When reflecting on the influence of new borders one should first understand the mindset of the people who drafted them, and, while it would not be nonsensical to ascribe authorship of the Versailles…wojtyla (25)in history • 6 years agoIn what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 2.While Hungarians strived to regain a multinational state, the young Ukrainian nation was determined to form a state for the first time in history. The partition of Ukraine between two new political…wojtyla (25)in history • 6 years agoIn what ways did the post-Versailles order augment ethnic tensions? Part 1.The question posed can be answered in at least two major ways. One would be to describe the processes that were triggered by the establishment of borders in regions that were ethnically complex and…wojtyla (25)in history • 6 years agoIs nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 4.President Andrzej Duda at the premier of Historia Roja, shaking hands with the director (author Stach Leszczyński, PAP) Sometimes the story of a film's production can be more valuable then its…wojtyla (25)in history • 6 years agoIs nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 3.Andrzej Wajda's 1976 Człowiek z Mamuru (Man of Marble, see above) is a film shot not only about time but in time. The story of a young film-maker who decides to do her dissertation on a mysteriously…wojtyla (25)in history • 7 years agoIs nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 2.The years after the second World War in Britain were spent forging a new social consensus, modifying the pre-war class relations. The battle brotherhood of the classes over time became a new…resteemedkirkins (66)in history • 7 years agoBritish History & Nostalgia VideosI came across a series of interesting videos called Look at Life . I'm of British heritage. My grandfather and grandmother are from Kent, England. They came to Canada in their 20s and made the…wojtyla (25)in memory • 7 years agoIs nostalgia resistence to official memory? Part 1.When Ernst Junger (pictured above) wrote his account of the hellish reality of the first World War he couldn't have foreseen the cult status his work will achieve for National Socialist youth in the…resteemedvvladan (48)in history • 7 years agoThe beginnings and development of gymnastic and Sokol exercising in Serbia[Текст на српском] The history of physical exercising and the Sokol movement in Serbia is a significant part of the general history of the Serbian society and cultural heritage, and yet, it does…resteemedhallmann (70)in tematygodnia • 7 years agoMałpie marzenie. O nosaczach i innych małpach.Słyszałem kiedyś o restauracji w Tokio, w której małpy są kelnerami. Ja w lokalu, który prowadzę w Rzeszowie mogę co najwyżej zatrudnić kota. Zresztą był kiedyś jeden taki. Gości nie obsługiwał, ale…wojtyla (25)in chicken • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Green-legged Partridge mongrel posing under sunflowerPerhaps not the best photo, but this one is also quite lively. It's a mongrel breed closely related to the Green-legged Partridge, native to Poland and known for its good quality eggs and white…wojtyla (25)in chicken • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Speckled henA hen not popular among breeders as it is small, lays small eggs and is quite intelligent, intent on escaping. The breed is Polish, apparently from around the town of Tęczynek.resteemeddollarvigilante (76)in politics • 7 years agoYou Won’t Believe What We Saw In Mogadishu, Somalia [VIDEO]While in Somalia, I participated in a sort of mini-documentary on the experience there with Luke Rudkowski of We Are Change. We were only there for two days… and for good reason. It was probably…wojtyla (25)in news • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Fact-Checked news platform with no biasThe people on Steemit at the moment seem to be an interesting mix of individuals who won't have it the standard way and gobble up just about anything that is being chucked at them via media. Hence I…wojtyla (25)in history • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Grave of Royal Artillery member in SheffieldFound this under some brambles in the Sheffield General Cemetery that is being finally taken care of. This chap probably fought in the Crimean War (1853-1856). I've always thought it rather ironic…resteemedslowwalker (80)in travel • 7 years agoVisiting Gyeiongju City Three Times And A Different ExperienceI have been Gyeongju 3 times in this year. As I wrote in previous posting, the first visit was frustrated by the cold weather. I could not help coming back home due to the cold weather. It was not…
