■ Henryk Cieszkowski(born 1835 in Płock, Poland; died 1895 in Rome, Italy) was a Polish painter. Henryk Cieszkowski completed his secondary education in Lublin, between the years of 1848 to 1856 he studied at the Schools of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Most of the artist’s artwork are landscape paintings of Rome, Italy and its surroundings; mainly the Roman Campagna.
“Girl with Chrysanthemums”, 1894 by Olga Boznańska(1865-1940)
■Olga Boznańska (1865-1940) is one of the greatest European female artists. She showed her paintings at prestigious exhibitions, salons, and renowned art galleries. A member of many art societies and groups, in 1912 she chaired the elite Society of Polish Artists “Sztuka”. In 1904 she joined the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. She was a citizen of Europe, living in Poland, Munich and Paris. Boznańska is regarded as a pioneer of gender equality in art, being the first generation of Polish female artists to practice art as a profession.
Taras ShevchenkoMonument(1814 - 1861) in Warsaw. It commemorates the Ukrainian national poet’s stay in Poland in 1830. Shevchenko was convicted by the Russians in 1847 for writing poetry in Ukrainian and promoting the idea of Ukraine’s independence.
The war in Ukraine has led Poles to reconsider how they say “in Ukraine”.
■ There has been a shift away from the traditional “na Ukrainie” (which some believe makes a country seem more provincial) and towards “w Ukrainie” (which they argue better emphasizes independence).
I haven’t written here in a while. It’s mostly because I’ve just had nothing interesting to write about, and also cause I’ve been busy with schoolwork and the like. Second semester has been hell on my brain, let me tell you.
So, what have i been up to lately then? Well, I got more friendly with specific people at work. Recently I had my first bush party…well it wasn’t really a bush party, more like a small get together. We all brought our respective bottles of alcohol and got pleasantly drunk in a forest near our workplace. It felt real nice just hanging out with the guys, discussing silly things, talking gossip and getting tipsy. Highlight of the night was heading to the workplace before closing and talking with the cashiers. One of my friends says interesting things when he’s drunk.
Oh also there’s a girl at work I like, but I won’t talk about that right now because fuck writing about relationships right now.
BUTTERFLY KNIFE. Bought one of those recently. Not a real one, just a trainer because here in Canada we’re not allowed to have sharp objects that are quickly deploy-able. It’s still fun to practice on it regardless, especially because I have no intentions of stabbing anyone in the near future. So far I’ve learned how to do the Quick Open technique and the Zen Rollover. Very simple stuff, but I feel proud that I do those at least.
uhhh….what else has happened lately? Fuck I dunno. Guess it’s worth mentioning that my friends and I have plans to travel around Europe once we all graduate. Must say I’m excited for that, especially because it’ll satiate my desire to travel. Hungary, France, Germany…so much places I’d love to go and we’re making it happen. Hype!
I suppose that’s it for now. I’m still wide awake because insomnia and all, but that’s nothing I’m not used to. Here’s to another night of time well wasted!
Check out these star forts from across Europe. This kind of structure, first seen in Italy in the mid-15th century, was designed so that an attack on any individual wall could be defended from the two adjacent star points by shooting at the enemy from behind. Some enclose entire towns, while others protect a key building like a castle, fortress, or barracks.
Remember Bucha? Well, right now the same thing is happening in Kherson region. More stories about killed, tortured and raped children. There’s also Mariupol - it’s like Bucha, but 20 times worse. And people still buy russian gas
