Monatsarchive: Januar 2023

Wikipedia: As an important centre of trade, commerce, and culture, Grodno was a notable royal city and was also one of the royal residences and political centers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Old and New Castles were often visited by the Commonwealth monarchs including famous Stephen … Weiterlesen →

The Wilno/Vilnius nomenclature really looks different when you read Lietuvos-Sovietų Sąjungos savitarpio pagalbos sutartis as Okupacja krajów bałtyckich. This is not a new concept, of course, but it’s odd to have looked at it from the one side for years … Weiterlesen →

Dining room of the villa where the 90 minute meeting took place. I have walked those cobblestones. My apartment was near here.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: The union membership rate–the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions–was 10.1 percent in 2022, down from 10.3 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number … Weiterlesen →

Coraz to z ciebie, jako z drzazgi smolnej, Wokoło lecą szmaty zapalone; Gorejąc, nie wiesz, czy stawasz się wolny, Czy to, co twoje, ma być zatracone? Czy popiół tylko zostanie i zamęt, Co idzie w przepaść z burzą? – czy … Weiterlesen →

After 45 years I am only now learning how to say his name correctly. For some time I’ve wondered why I often get such blank looks when talking with Poles (in English or German) about some Polish person or location … Weiterlesen →

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Bedeutsamer als die berühmte »Ich-bin-ein-Berliner«-Rede, die bei seinem Besuch Ende Juni 1963 die Berliner zu Jubelstürmen hinreißt und die eher der klassischen Tonlage des Kalten Krieges entspricht, werden für das Brandt-Team deshalb Kennedys Äußerungen vor den Studenten der Freien Universität: … Weiterlesen →