Subject & Course Guides: *Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REES): Poland

Guide to Polish Culture and Society

Polish Culture and Society
by Malgorzata Stamm Last Updated Jan 2, 2024 148 views this year

Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America
Educational organization for the advancement of knowledge of Polish and Polish-American culture. The site includes access to tables of contents for the Institute's journal, "The Polish Review," back to 1942.
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Polski Instytut Naukowy w Ameryce
Instytut Adama Mickiewicza - Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Promotes Poland abroad by popularizing the historical and contemporary achievements of Polish culture. Polish and English versions.
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Government cultural institution that supports Poland's foreign and cultural policies.
Culture.pl - Polish Culture
Promotes Polish arts, architecture, literature, music, theater, film, news, festivals, performances, exhibitions, etc.).
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Sponsored by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute of the Polish Ministry of Culture. In Polish and English, with selected pages in French, German and Spanish.
Polska zbrojna
Online journal of issues pertaining to the Polish military and Polish soldiers.
Poland
Official promotional website of the Republic of Poland. Includes Business & Science, Tourism, Holidays and Customs, and Cuisine.

Cyfrowa Biblioteka Narodowa Polona (CBN Polona)
National Digital Library Polona. Includes the most important editions of literature and scientific materials, historical documents, journals, graphics, photography, score and maps.
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The site is in Polish and English, although the digitized collections are chiefly in Polish.
Biblioteka Narodowa w Warszawie
National Library of Poland in Warsaw. Provides free access to their online catalog and Polish periodical databases.
Biblioteka Narodowa - Numery do pobrania
National bibliography of Poland online (2009-present)

Thenews.pl: News from Poland
Daily coverage of domestic and foreign affairs, business, culture, sport, entertainment, etc.
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Part of the Polskie Radio group of web sites. In Polish and English.
The Warsaw Voice
General-interest English-language newspaper
Warsaw Business Journal
Offers daily news and business industry information from Poland (1993-).
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Past issues archived and available online for subscribers. In English.
Dziennik Związkowy - Polish Daily News (current)
Newspaper of the Polish community in Chicago.
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In Polish. English version (translated on the fly via Google Translate) is fraught with errors.
Dziennik Związkowy - Polish Daily News (1908-1917)
Database of the first ten years (1908-1917) the publications.
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Representes local, national and international issues of utmost concern to the Polish community of Chicago at that time. Established in 1908 by the Polish National Alliance, Dziennik Zwiazkowy continues to be published today as the Polish Daily News.

Polish Language Website
Online "First Year Polish" textbook, "A Learner's Polish-English Dictionary", and "A Grammar of Contemporary Polish" and other materials for students.
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Author Oscar Swan. Website produced by the University of Pittsburgh.

Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Official site of the Parliament of Poland.
Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
The official website of the President of the Republic of Poland. Polish and English versions.