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Perspectives on Poland
Jamie Stokes | 6th August 2010
How many neo-Nazis does it take to change a light bulb?
Region: Ukraine, Wake Up
Kyiv Post | 5th August 2010
On the perils of inattention
The Many Faces of Roman Polanski
Szymon Urbański | 4th August 2010
A Polish perspective on the flawed director
Perspectives on Poland: When Surrealists Go Bad
Jamie Stokes | 9th July 2010
Perspectives on Poland: Poland Exhales
Jamie Stokes | 5th June 2010
Poland’s unfortunate history of invasion is nothing beside its history of inundation...
Reader Reaction: Katyń, a Forest of Death
Inna Rogatchi | 12th April 2010
Inna Rogatchi writes about the ties between the past and present
VIP Flights: The Height of Safety?
Mark Bradshaw | 11th April 2010
Are government leaders always in the safest hands?
Perspectives on Poland: No News is Better than Bottom News
Jamie Stokes | 2nd April 2010
Polish news networks will go to great lengths for a scoop
Opinion: Krakow's City Council Abandons Zakrzówek
Ewa Spohn | 31st March 2010
Has the city sacrificed the citizens' voices for the sake of a business deal?
Perspectives on Poland: The Pride of Poland
Jamie Stokes | 4th March 2010
How Poland's winners (and losers) reflect on the nation
Opinion: War on Terror Redux
Wojciech Michnik | 25th February 2010
Flying has never been less fun. But who is to blame?
Glorifying the Butcher
Inna Rogatchi | 15th February 2010
The bitter taste of irony when Ukrainian "butcher" is named national hero
Perspectives on Poland: The Big Freeze
Jamie Stokes | 7th February 2010
The Polish media's obsession with snow rears its head once again
The Double Life of Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Aleksander Nowacki | 2nd February 2010
Sex, lies, and videotape
A State of Love
Oresz Pur Rahnama | 10th January 2010
PO: A party of love and change, or politics as usual?
Perspectives on Poland: Crosses to Bare
Jamie Stokes | 7th January 2010
Why is a PETA campaign causing so much fuss in Poland?
Opinion: Save the Palace of Culture and Science
Jamie Stokes | 14th December 2009
Polish minister of foreign affairs proposes demolishing Warsaw's most famous building
Advice for Aliens: Massolit Books
Anna Jarosz | 6th December 2009
For this month’s Advice for Aliens feature, we spoke with David Miller, the owner of Massolit Books, Krakow’s beloved English-language bookstore. Massolit is opening a new addition to the shop this month, a wine room and café, much to the delight of its loyal circle of regulars.
Perspectives on Poland: The Overconfident Pedestrian
Jamie Stokes | 4th December 2009
Any sane person who’s had more than five minutes' experience of crossing roads in Poland places about as much trust in Polish drivers as a bucket of plankton does in a blue whale...
Perspectives on Poland: The Apology Game
Jamie Stokes | 4th November 2009
Jamie Stokes is an Englishman, author, and compulsive observer of Polish culture, though not necessarily in that order. He created Polandian.com and refuses to apologise.
Debate: Should Polanski be extradited?
Jonathan Andersen vs. Jamie Stokes | 4th November 2009
After the recent arrest of film director Roman Polanski, a debate has been raging around the world concerning the motivation and the morality of the arrest. Below, Jonathan Andersen argues that justice, however delayed, must be served, while Jamie Stokes argues that justice has failed in this instance.
Advice for Aliens: IWAK
Staff Journalist | 4th November 2009
This month, the Krakow Post launches its new section, "Home from home". In this two-page feature, every month we will publish interviews, a column, language tips, and events by expats for expats (and locals). The inaugural interview begins with our chat with Teresa Klimczyk, the president of the International Women's Association of Krakow (IWAK), who moved here from the UK.
PiS in Translation
Piotr Bieliński | 5th October 2009
Or why we should not always strive for familiarity
Perspectives on Poland: Krakow on Hold
Jamie Stokes | 5th October 2009
Jamie Stokes is an Englishman, author, and compulsive observer of Polish culture, though not necessarily in that order. He created Polandian.com and refuses to apologise.
Perspectives on Poland: A Slow Summer
Jamie Stokes | 3rd September 2009
Jamie Stokes is an Englishman, author, and compulsive observer of Polish culture, though not necessarily in that order. He created Polandian.com and refuses to apologise.





