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The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik, is a species in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. Like all squirrels, it is a member of the order of rodents, and it is found in central and southeastern Europe, with its range divided into two parts by the Carpathian Mountains. It is a colonial animal and mainly diurnal. The European ground squirrel excavates a branching system of tunnels up to 2 metres (6 ft) deep, with several entrances. This requires a habitat of short turf, such as on steppes, pasture, dry banks, sports fields, parks and lawns. Its short, dense fur is yellowish grey, tinged with red, with a few indistinct pale and dark spots on the back. Adults typically measure 20 to 23 centimetres (8 to 9 in) with a weight of 240 to 340 grams (8.5 to 12.0 oz). It has a slender build with a short, bushy tail, and makes a shrill alarm call that causes all other individuals in the vicinity to dive for cover. This European ground squirrel was photographed in Obrovisko Family Park, near Muráň, Slovakia.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus[1] (born in Katowice, 1980) - Short story: I am a geek, otaku, Mensa member, Singularitarian, Magister Artium in economics since April'04 and in sociology since April'07, one of Top 50 (or Top 0.0001%) of most active Wikipedians (42nd in March'08 is my best record); as of September'09 I was one of the 59 editors who had over 100,000k edits to English Wikipedia. I registered on Wiki on 10 Apr 2004 (User ID 59,002) but I have been editing since December 2003 as an anon. Oh yes, I am a Pole so read on how to deal with Poles! :>
I love sharing my knowledge and the idea of telecommuting, so Wiki is a 'home quite close to home' for me, also illustrating the truth in saying if you find work you like, you will never work again. Working on Wiki gives me this great feeling of doing something good and useful *now* - anybody can access my work anytime they wish, there are no delays in article publications, no restriction on who has enough money to pay for my work (hmmm, I can see a problem with this in the long run though... :>). I have now seen Wikipedia grow for years, and it is amazing. I am sure that in the near future Wiki will rival Google as the best tool on the web. And, of course, if it is, it should be on Wiki - well, except spam and like.
On the professional side I am a sociologist of new media, having finished my PhD in sociology in August'12. (CoI disclaimer: I am working at the Hanyang University in Korea). What that means is that I try to understand the impact of changes in communication technology on our lives. I am framing myself as a sociologist of the Internet, with a tad of social movement and organization expertise. On a related note, I would like to do some historical research as well, regarding Golden Freedoms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and its impact on development of democracy worldwide. I also want to look at the social institution of hobby shops, as I find the omission of gaming communities from Putnam's Bowling Alone quite shocking. A lot of my published research so far has been on - ta - dumm! - Wikipedia (and wikis in general), as I am becoming more and more fascinated by the often asked question: 'how does this thing work?!' :) I am also pioneering the use Wikipedia as a teaching tool.
I have taught dozens of university-level courses with students submitting writing assignments in form of Wikipedia articles, and I've even developed a course about Wikipedia. For most of my courses I have developed a series of freely licensed Prezi slides, check them out, copy and reuse! More about my teaching stuff, from tools I've developed to the list of articles my students created or improved, can be found here.
Here are some of my published papers about Wikipedia you may find interesting. If you hit a paywal, stop by LibGen.
... that firing of Anna Walentynowicz, a Polish free trade union activist, was one of the events that led to the giant wave of strikes in Poland and eventually the creation of Solidarity?
... that in the Battle of Węgierska Górka, one of the first battles of the Second World War, four unfinished and undermanned Polish bunkers held out against an assault of an entire German division for two days and two nights?
... that life chances is a probabilistic concept introduced by sociologistMax Weber to determine the likely outcomes of an individual's life, on the basis of certain underlying factors?
... that Flying University was the secret educational conspiratorial enterprise that existed in Warsaw, Poland, in various forms in the 19th and 20th century to provide education outside of the dominating ideology?
... that the concept of a communist crime was introduced in Polish law to facilitate studying and prosecution of crimes committed by people in authority against Polish citizens or the nation?
... that Matysiakowie is both the most popular radio drama in Poland and one of the longest running in the world, with over 2600 episodes broadcast since 1956?
... that Będzin Castle, an important fortress in medieval Poland, fell into disrepair in the Renaissance era, was almost demolished in the 19th century and was rebuilt only in the 1950s?
... that Alexander Solzhenitsyn composed his 12,000-lines long poem Prussian Nights while imprisoned in a GULAG camp, writing down each day a few lines on a bar of soap?
... that PolishmountaineerTadeusz Piotrowski, one of the finest winter mountaineers of the 1970s and '80s, died during descent from K2, after completing the first and only ascent by the "South Face"?
... that an uprising led by local chapter of the Jewish Combat Organization occurred in the Będzin Ghetto during its final liquidation in early August 1943?
... that Dartmouth Conferences is one of the longest ongoing bilateral unofficial dialogues between American and Soviet (now, Russian) representatives?
... that Justus van Effen has been recognized as one of the most important Dutch language writers of the eighteenth century and an influential figure of the Dutch Enlightenment?
... that Venezuelan farmer Franklin Brito amputated a finger for the television cameras and died as a result of several years of a hunger strike in protest over a series of court rulings?
... that the Polish canned fish paste paprykarz szczeciński was inspired by an African dish?
... that, according to the theory of generations, major historical events that occur in a generation's youth, determine the actions they take later in life?
... that the 1945 Augustów roundup which resulted in the disappearance and likely murder of about 600 Polish citizens by the Soviet Union is considered the largest crime committed in Poland after World War II?
... that the Patriotic Party of the late 18th century Great Sejm succeeded in passing one of the first constitutions in Europe influenced by the Enlightenment ideals?
... that the ideas of 17th-century Polish reformer Stanisław Dunin-Karwicki have been both praised as the harbinger of later reforms, and criticized for not going far enough?
... that the Triple Alliance of 1788, formed on the verge of the French Revolution, almost led to the war which would have pitted England and Prussia against Russia?
... that the Andrzej Fidyk's documentary Defilada about North Korea, despite its anti-totalitarian message, was initially praised both by communist Poland's censors and in North Korea itself?
... that Public Domain Day is celebrated on January 1 in several countries, but not in the United States or Australia, where no works will enter the public domain until 2019 and 2026 respectively?
... that deputies of the Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw circumvented the restriction on debating by staying in the chamber after the session officially ended?
... that Polish cabaret creator, Piotr Skrzynecki, founder of Piwnica pod Baranami, who became a "legend in his own lifetime", did not care for material wealth and for a time was homeless?
... that Jan Matejko's painting Stańczyk, portraying a solemn court jester, is considered one of the most recognized and significant paintings of Poland?
... that sources give two different commanders for the Polish forces participating in the Battle of Grudziądz?
... that one of the most popular Polish cabarets, Pod Egidą, performing since 1967, has faced persecution from the communist authorities in the People's Republic of Poland?
... that the Cossack Zhmaylo Uprising ended without a decisive battle having been fought?
... that one of the Easter traditions in Poland includes making and displaying of the Easter palm, the tallest of which can reach over 30 metres (98 ft)?
... that smile mask syndrome may affect people whose jobs force them to smile for many hours per day, and is particularly common in Japan and Korea?
... that although the 1822 Battle of Nauplia ended without any major losses on either side, it is considered a victory for the Greek admiral Andreas Vokos Miaoulis?
... that the slapstick joke of slipping on a banana peel might have originated from the perception of those peels as dangerous garbage in 19th-century America?
... that the Toruń Castle, one of the first castles of the Teutonic Knights, was demolished by rebellious burghers a century or so after its construction, at the beginning of the Thirteen Years' War?
... that Russian television personality Anton Krasovsky caused a controversy in Russia by publicly declaring he is gay?
... that Kim Am, an 8th-century Korean scholar, shaman and "master of yin-yang", was the only person to hold the title of the "Great Professor of Astronomy" in Korean history?
... that the Tęcza in Warsaw has been vandalized several times, most commonly due to anti-LGBT sentiments?
... that a civil war in Poland gave rise to a proverb about a state of division, disorder and anarchy?
... that while international rankings show corruption in Poland as steadily decreasing, over 80% of the Polish public still sees it as a significant problem for the country?
(24 January 2014) ... that although Piotr Skarga's Sejm Sermons political treatise was ignored during his lifetime, he was labeled a "patriotic seer" centuries after his death?
(6 February 2014) ... that Polish Jesuit Piotr Skarga's Lives of the Saints (1579) contained graphic and detailed description of tortures and suffering?
(9 February 2014) ... that delay of the planned restoration of the ruined Katowice historic train station, which attained monument status in 1975, has led to public protests?
(10 February 2014) ... that the 13th-century Floriańska Street in Kraków is one of the most prestigious streets in Poland?}
(15 February 2014) ... that Polish historian Stanisław Salmonowicz, once repressed by the Polish communist authorities, has published over 1,000 works?
(16 February 2014) ... that South Korea's proposed highest-denomination 100,000-won banknote was cancelled in 2008, since the 19th-century map Daedongyeojido depicted on the note did not portray the Liancourt Rocks?
(8 July 2014) ... that officially reported unemployment in Poland rose from near zero in 1989 to over 13% in 2012?
(9 July 2014) ... that the 2014 Korea Queer Culture Festival was disrupted by anti-LGBT, conservative Christian demonstrators?
(14 July 2014) ... that the Counter-Reformation in Poland concluded successfully with the Repnin Sejm of 1768, which abolished legal discrimination against religious dissidents?
(24 July 2014) ... that the play Golgota Picnic has been the target of protests by conservative Christian groups in France and Poland?
(25 July 2014) ... that the trilingual 14th-century Sankt Florian Psalter contains one of the oldest texts in Polish?
(12 September 2014) ... that Jan Matejko(self-portrait pictured), one of the most famous Polish painters, transported arms to the insurgents' camp during the January Uprising of 1863?
(30 October 2014) ... that the first president of Poland, Gabriel Narutowicz, was assassinated five days after taking office, amidst a right-wing propaganda campaign accusing him of being "an atheist, a Freemason, and a Jew"?
(17 December 2014) ... that the temporary removal of The Partisans, a Boston sculpture depicting Polish cursed soldiers, triggered protests by the Polish-American community?
(22 December 2014) ... that Kolejka, a popular Polish educational board game about shortages in the communist shortage economy, has itself been in short supply?
(28 January 2015) ... that although slavery in Korea has been abolished for over a century, modern slavery is still a concern?
(18 March 2015) ... that during the Września children strike of 1901–04, ethnic Polish schoolchildren were flogged for protesting against religious instruction in German?
(16 May 2015)... that 'Gellner's theory has been called "the best-known modernist explanatory theory of nationalism"?
(23 May 2015) ... that six members of the Polish-Ruthenian noble Szeptycki family were bishops, some Eastern Catholic and one Roman Catholic?
(2 June 2015) ... that the Seoul slum of Guryong lies across the street from the luxurious Dogok-dong district?
(22 June 2015) ... that André Langrand-Dumonceau, a mid-19th-century Belgian financier, was convicted of financial fraud, tried in absentia, and died in exile?
(1 July 2015) ... that the "P"-badge for Polish forced laborers was the first official, public badge introduced by Nazi Germany, preceding the "Jewish yellow star" by over a year?
(19 November 2015) ... that Vietnamese people in Poland, significantly composed of illegal immigrants, are one of the largest ethnic group minorities in Poland?
(24 January 2016) ... that American sociologist Salvatore Babones specializes in topics related to the world system and China?
(29 February 2016) ... that during the Cold War, American intelligence tricked Soviet nuclear researchers into working on a nonsensical meson bomb?
(3 March 2016) ... that the web series Go Princess Go has been cut by about a third by Chinese censors concerned about its themes of sex and time travel?
(9 June 2016) ... that one of the key elements of political globalization is the decreasing role of the nation-state and the rise of global civil society?
(9 November 2016) ... that the peak farmland theory predicts that global acreage of farmland will decrease, even as the world population grows?
(14 November 2016) ... that the One Piece Treasure Cruise mobile game has been one of the highest grossing titles in Japan and the US?
(24 December 2016) ... that most modern nutcracker dolls are not functional, but merely decorative?
(4 January 2017) ... that the 1936 Korean novel Sangnoksu has been made into two films?
(14 January 2017) ... that it was not illegal to possess or use cannabis in Poland until 1997?
(16 January 2017) ... that the Rifa-e-Aam Club in Lucknow was open to everybody at a time when British clubs excluded Indians?
(21 January 2017) ... that the South Korea Improper Solicitation and Graft Act counts private teachers and journalists among the ranks of public officials?
(24 April 2018) ... that the 2015 Ukrainian decommunization laws mandate removing communist-era monuments, and renaming places named after communist themes?
(12 May 2018) ... that Spring is Coming coming was the first South Korean musical performance in the North in over a decade, and was attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?
(4 August 2018) ... that Maria and Bogdan Kalinowski were recognized as the most avid filmgoers in Poland, having seen more than 13,000 movies together?
(7 September 2018) ... that the surrender of the Polish garrison at the Battle of Westerplatte on 7 September 1939 ended what has been described as the opening battle of World War II?
(13 September 2018) ... that the Hanbo scandal, one of South Korea's largest corruption cases, involved presidential aides, a former minister, and top banking executives?
(4 October 2018) ... that the Furgate scandal in the late 1990s, described as one of the largest in South Korea, involved influence peddling through the giving of luxury items?
(31 October 2018) ... that The Hexer, the first attempt to portray The Witcher universe in film, was "crushed by the reviewers and laughed out by fans", and has since been described as "the film we all want to forget"?
(21 November 2018) ... that before becoming a Yad Vashem historian, Shmuel Krakowski worked for Polish communist intelligence and security organizations?
(26 November 2018) ... that the concept of an ethnographic group is more commonly found in Soviet and post-Soviet, rather than Western, scholarly works?
(10 December 2018) ... that Chinese film director Lü Ban was banned from film-making for life for his satirical comedies, the last of which, also banned, discussed the topic of film censorship?
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(13 January 2019) ... that the Swiss-German spy Carmen Mory, later a Nazi concentration camp kapo, was described as a "third-rate Mata Hari"?
(10 April 2019) ... that Alfons Zgrzebniok commanded the first two of the three Silesian Uprisings?
(11 April 2019) ... that journalist Roman Sushchenko was named by the European Parliament as one of 30 Ukrainian citizens illegally detained or imprisoned in Russia?
(22 April 2019) ... that the 1996 video game Polanie is considered a cult classic in Poland?
(3 May 2019) ... that Polish nun and supercentenarian Maria Roszak was named a Righteous Among the Nations for helping shelter Jewish refugees during the Holocaust?
(4 May 2019) ... that the Mongol invasion was likely the most devastating event for 13th-century Lithuania?
(8 May 2019) ... that the mecha dieselpunk art of Polish painter Jakub Różalski has inspired a board game, a video game, a short film, and a book anthology?
(12 June 2019) ... that the fictional character Jakub Wędrowycz—an exorcist, drunkard, moonshine producer, and poacher—is one of the icons of Polish pop culture?
(14 June 2019,) ... that the book The Expanding Circle bridged sociobiology and ethics, discussing how humans have used reason to expand their moral considerations from family and tribe to the entire of society?
(25 July 2019) ... that Samuel Adalberg, pioneer of Polish paremiology, committed suicide upon learning of the Germans' plans to construct the Warsaw Ghetto?
(3 September 2019) ... that in some Polish homes, an image of a Jew holding a coin hangs to the left of the doorway, and is customarily turned upside down on the Sabbath so that good fortune may fall upon the household?
(20 September 2019) ... that Polish resistance member Alicja Iwańska became an academic and compared political, religious, and racial persecution in Europe to U.S. segregation restrictions?
(28 September 2019) ... that in the Zambrów massacre, during the September 1939 invasion of Poland, German Wehrmacht soldiers murdered more than 200 Polish prisoners of war?
(23 October 2019) ... that Józefa Joteyko believed that wages should be based upon scientific research and the amount of effort required to do a job, rather than arbitrary factors like gender?
(28 October 2019) ... that Turkish correspondent Pelin Ünker' is the only journalist in the world sentenced for writing about the Paradise Papers investigation?
(1 November 2019) ... that Swedish sociologist Ulf Himmelstrand has been called the "father of sociology in Nigeria"?
(18 November 2019) ... that Japanese fighter ace Naoshi Kanno, credited with 25 confirmed kills, appears in the anime Drifters?
(30 December 2019) ... that medical scholar Ronald Grossarth-Maticek directed a long-term study involving 30,000 people from 18,000 households, spanning more than 20 years?
(15 January 2020) ... that the Polish publishing house WSiP had a monopoly on textbook publishing from the 1950s to 1989?
(31 January 2020) ... that the song Toss a Coin to Your Witcher from the Netflix television show The Witcher became a viral hit within days of the series' release?
(2 February 2020) ... that the mobile game Bleach: Brave Souls features story arcs from the manga Bleach that did not appear in its anime adaptation, including the unaired final arc?
(28 April 2020) ... that photographs of the Holocaust, including many taken by German photographers, have been used as evidence during trials of Nazi war crimes?
(29 April 2020) ... that the pasquinade, a form of satire usually in verse or prose, is named after Pasquino, a Hellenistic statue in Rome on which anonymous postings were made?
(10 July 2020) ... that during World War II, Polish-Jewish economist Ludwik Maurycy Landau conducted undercover research into the economic conditions in occupied Poland?
(14 July 2020) ... that a report by Chinese journalist Chen Jieren on university students turning to prostitution to pay for their tuition fees sparked a major debate about prostitution in China?
(28 July 2020) ... that the 1990 Message from Turnberry issued by NATO has been called the "first official recognition of the end of the Cold War"?
(30 July 2020) ... that the 1994 video game Kajko i Kokosz, the first based on [[Kajko and Kokosz|the Polish comic book series of the same name, was not playtested, and the initial release had to be recalled and replaced?
(13 August 2020) ... that the video game Iron Harvest, set in a 1920+ alternate universe inspired by the Polish–Soviet War, has a dieselpunk and mecha theme?
(15 September 2020) ... that Polish children's author Maria Kownacka wrote for an underground children's magazine during the Warsaw Uprising?
(20 September 2020) ... that the 1997 Polish box-office-hit comedy Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku criticizes Polish and American myths such as the American Dream?
(24 September 2020) ... that Zofia Poznańska, cipher clerk to the Red Orchestra espionage group, was captured in Belgium by the Abwehr in 1941 and hanged herself in prison in 1942?
(4 November 2020) ... that four justices dissented in the verdict of the European Court of Human Rightscase concerning the Katyn massacre, calling it a denial of justice and a failure of conscience?
(10 November 2020) ... that works of fiction can describe both the near and far future?
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(15 November 2020) ... that the early French science-fiction novel Memoirs of the Year 2500 was one of the most popular titles of the 18th century, despite being banned by the Holy See and the Inquisition?
(15 January 2021) ... that The Gospel of Afranius, a 1995 Russian novel and polemic challenging an American evangelical apologist text, has not yet been translated to English?
(3 February 2021) ... that Gore Vidal's novel Live from Golgotha has been called a "masterpiece of blasphemous vulgarity"?
(18 February 2021) ... that the Ćmielów Porcelain Works are Poland's oldest porcelain works, and Europe's largest thin-walled-china works?
(7 March 2021) ... that the 1959 short story Now: Zero, while sharing some concepts with the popular 2003 manga Death Note, has been described as one of J. G. Ballard's weakest works?
(10 March 2021) ... that the board game Glory to Rome, despite being well-received, led to its publisher's bankruptcy in the mid-2010s and has been out of print since?
(18 March 2021) ... that the publication of A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien in 2014 by Wiley-Blackwell has been described as proof that Tolkien had finally attained acceptance by the literary establishment?
(18 April 2021) ... that the Shinan shipwreck, the first major discovery of Korean maritime archaeology, has been described as possibly "the richest ancient shipwreck yet discovered"?
(24 May 2021) ... that bishop Adam Naruszewicz was a prominent writer of the Polish Enlightenment, and one of the first modern historians of Poland?
(31 May 2021) ... that some Polish military cooperatives, formed to provide supplies to service personnel at low prices, issued their own coins?
(7 June 2021) ... that the proverb "speech is silver, silence is golden" has been attributed to "wise men of old", and traced to Arabic texts more than a millennium old?
(7 July 2021) ... that neither holochess (dejarik) nor sabacc, two games invented for the Star Wars films, have a definitive ruleset despite several real-world licensed releases?
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(21 July 2021) ... that during the 1940 Bloody Wednesday of Olkusz, all the male inhabitants of the occupied Polish town, Jews and non-Jews alike, were subjected to hours of abuse by German soldiers?
(15 August 2021) ... that Zygmunt Krasiński, one of Poland's Three Bards, published most of his works anonymously and was known as the Anonymous Poet of Poland?
(16 August 2021) ... that the 2015 video game Worlds of Magic, intended as a spiritual successor to the classic game Master of Magic, failed to impress most reviewers?
(19 August 2021) ... that although its publisher Dark Horse Comics is American, a significant proportion of artists involved with the comic book series The Witcher have been Polish?
(11 October 2021) ... that academese has been criticized for being unnecessarily complex and in extreme cases, purposefully discriminating and obfuscating?
(30 November 2021) ... that the Franco-Belgian comic book Hans had its title changed in Poland due to lingering ill-feeling toward Germany?
(30 December 2021) ... that Chninkel, a Franco-Belgian comic mixing Tolkien-like fantasy with Biblical themes, has been translated into several languages?
(30 January 2022) ... that Historia narodu polskiego, the first modern history of Poland, was never finished but was highly influential on emerging Polish historiography?
(1 March 2022) ... that the concept of hyperspace, primarily known through its use in science fiction, originated from and is still occasionally used in scholarly works?
(9 July 2022) ... that Alfons Koziełł-Poklewski, dubbed the "vodka king of Siberia", was actually Polish?
(13 July 2022) ... that the first time The Witcher universe was portrayed outside the novels was in the 1993–1995 Polish comic book series of the same name?
(14 July 2022) ... that The Lord of the Ice Garden, a Polish novel series mixing elements of fantasy and science fiction, has been compared to The Witcher?
(19 August 2022) ... that the main activity of the short-lived parliament of Central Lithuania of 1922 was to request annexation by Poland?
(21 October 2022) ... that the best novel of American science fiction author Garrett Smith did not appear as a stand-alone book until over 60 years after his death?
(13 January 2023) ... that the Detached Unit of the Polish Army is often described as the first Allied partisan unit of World War II?
(13 March 2023) ... that the discovery of anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski's diary after his death sparked what was called "a moral crisis of the discipline"?
(30 March 2023) ... that Jan Kochanowski's Fraszki is a 16th-century collection of almost 300 poems, ranging from anecdotes and epitaphs to obscenities and erotica?
(29 May 2023) ... that the 2003 book The Reconstruction of Nations describes how "national reconciliation is possible after even the most terrible conflicts", including ethnic cleansing?
(18 July 2023) ... that some fictional music can actually be heard?
(21 July 2023) ... that Smoke over Birkenau by Polish writer Seweryna Szmaglewska, published in 1945, was one of the first and most influential works about the Auschwitz–Birkenau concentration camp?
(10 August 2023) ... that The Science of Dune contains a scientific analysis of the fictional concepts from the Dune franchise, such as sandworms, stillsuits, and the fictional drug melange?
(26 August 2023) ... that Master of Magic, released in 2022, is a faithful remake of the 1994 classic of the same name?
(10 September 2023) ... that several science fiction critics praised "Rock Diver", the first short story by American writer Harry Harrison, for its compelling take on technology for passing through matter?
(26 September 2023) ... that the 19th-century poet Cyprian Norwid(pictured), now recognized as one of the most important Polish poets, led a poverty-stricken life and his works were rarely appreciated until decades after his death?
(20 November 2023) ... that the novel Minor Detail is based on a true story of a 1949 gang rape and murder of a young Arab Bedouin-Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers?
(6 December 2023) ... that the 1982 book Bitter Legacy by historian Richard C. Lukas describes how in the early Cold War years America lost influence over Poland, which became a part of the Soviet empire?
(13 December 2023) ... that meeples(examples pictured) are considered an icon of modern-style eurogames?
(11 May 2024) ... that The Ugly Black Bird, a Polish book that discredited the autobiographical value of Kosiński's The Painted Bird, initially received reviews that were "more negative than favourable"?
(20 May 2024) ... that the Russian and Belarusian military exercise Zapad 2013 was officially described as counterterrorist, but international observers concluded that it was a preparation for a conventional war?
(25 May 2024) ... that the Russian and Belarussian military exercise Zapad 2009 involved nuclear-capable ballistic missiles?
(3 June 2024) ... that scholars disagree on whether the earliest-known game boards(example pictured) date to the Neolithic or the Early Bronze Age?
(10 June 2024) ... that the ancient Greek game polis is one of the world's oldest strategy games?
(25 June 2024) ... that Korean brick toys, colloquially called "Korean Lego", often feature themes of "war and danger", including sets such as military vehicles?
( 8 July 2024) ... that Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography described its subject as a "liar", and yet, one reviewer felt that the author's "studiously neutral position ends up sounding like an apologia for Kosinski"?
(9 July 2024) ... that Flyover, a 2023 science fiction novel by an American author, portraying a dystopian future where part of the US becomes a theocracy, was published in French but not in English?
(10 September 2024) ... that 19th-century Polish writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski authored hundreds of works, including more than 200 novels?
(1 October 2024) ... that the 1998 cyberpunk short story CyberJoly Drim caused a controversy in the Polish science fiction and fantasy community?
(2 October 2024) ... that a major anime piracy website had over 100 million monthly visits and was one of the top 200 most popular Internet properties?
(6 November 2024) ... that From Warsaw to Ojców, an 1897 Polish adventure and travel novel for young readers, was inspired by Jules Verne's works but reflects Polish patriotic and educational values?
(16 November 2024) ... that a book known as the "Polish Pinocchio" was published a hundred years ago?
(19 November 2024) ... that a modern Polish fairy tale, written during the period of martial law in Poland in the 1980s, mixes the themes of real-world environmental protection and fantasy-like gnomes?
(20 November 2024) ... that the 2013 book Brick by Brick, about how The Lego Group reinvented itself, became a popular business text?
(21 November 2024) ... that the novel Bloody Bread, about the struggles of Polish immigrants in the US, was briefly criticized by communist censors for "glorifying the United States"?
(23 December 2024) ... that Planting a Rainbow has been praised for both its "deft use of colors" and the educational identification of seeds, bulbs, sprouts, and blossoms?
(12 January 2025) ... that the harsh treatment of Allied prisoners of war in Japan is well known in the West but mostly ignored or glossed over in Japan itself?
(4 February 2025) ... that the Polish subgenre of speculative fiction known as klerykal fiction emerged in the 1990s as a response to societal fears of church influence in politics?
(11 February 2025) ... that Polish 1960 sci-fi novel Wielka, większa i największa was very influential for Polish young-adult literature?
(15 February 2025) ... that the communist-era science-fiction novel Małe zielone ludziki presents a futuristic depiction of Africa that reflects Polish perceptions of the continent during the Cold War?
(24 February 2025) ... that series fiction often suffers from "melodramatic inflation", requiring increasingly dramatic threats, which can lead to prequels and spin-offs?
(7 March 2025) ... that censorship in communist Poland delayed the publication of the novel Zaziemskie światy for nearly a decade due to its "inappropriate ideological basis" and positive portrayal of the United States?
(21 March 2025) ... that Andrzej Sapkowski, the creator of The Witcher, described his short story W leju po bombie as the only one of his works that can be classified as science fiction?
(8 April 2025) ... that the trope of the found manuscript, in which a fictional work refers to another fictional work of literature, dates as far back as ancient Egypt?
(9 April 2025) ... that Na drugą planetę(cover pictured), published in 1895 as one of the earliest Polish science-fiction novels, was later criticized by communist-era censors for its perceived "adoration for America"?
(14 April 2025) ... that novvot, a popular traditional candy in the Middle East and Central Asia, is often served with tea and has roots in Persian cuisine?
(16 April 2025) ... that A Polish Book of Monsters features stories in which the line between monster and human is blurred, reflecting what the editor saw as a quintessentially Polish view of monstrosity?
(22 April 2025) ... that there could have been as many as five individual leaders of the Big Three in World War II?
(28 May 2025) ... that Soviet trophy brigades systematically looted art and even moved entire factories from Central and Eastern Europe during and after World War II?
(9 June 2025) ... that The Dark Domain was said by one critic to have placed its author "within the canon of supernatural greats"?
(11 June 2025) ... that the 1946 Aviators Affair saw more than a dozen Soviet air force commanders and aircraft industry officials purged on Stalin's orders?
(25 June 2025) ... that Jerzy Broszkiewicz, a louse-feeder during World War II, later became a writer of youth literature and drama?
(2 July 2025) ... that gender-neutral grammatical forms used by some non-binary people in Poland originated from a science fiction novel about posthumans and are named after its author
(12 July 2025) ... that Korean science fiction has evolved into distinct North and South branches since the first work appeared in 1929?
(4 October 2025) ... that sabotage in World War II involved delaying the Nazi nuclear program, derailing trains, freeing Jews – and explosive rats?
(28 October 2025) ... that Calling Mr. Smith, a World War II–era Polish avant-garde film about Nazi German atrocities, was censored in the UK?
(28 October 2025) ... that the 2008 PC game Legend of the Galactic Heroes allows players to prevent the canonical deaths of characters who died in the original source material?
(1 November 2025) ... that My Dad, the first entry in My Family Member, a series of illustrated children books, was inspired by the author's discovery of his father's old gown?
(9 November 2025) ... that most portrayals of hypnosis in fiction are negative stereotypes—usually depicting it as criminal, or seductive?
(13 November 2025) ... that Pedro Berroeta Morales, a diplomat and later the president of a Venezuelan television channel, has also written fiction and essays on topics from science to esotericism?
(16 November 2025) ... that a crew member of the film Velký vlastenecký výlet walked out after a protagonist justified rape?
(27 December 2025) ... that Dutch soldier Gerrit van der Waals escaped from a German POW camp, aided Jews and anti-Nazi resistance, then was arrested by the Soviets and died in their custody?
(30 January 2026) ... that the first video game developed in independent Ukraine, Admiral Sea Battles, was released in 1996?
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