Archives: Year 2025

Marek Probosz received the Gold Medal for promoting Polish culture and Native American traditions in the USA. The distinction was awarded by the American Institute of Polish Culture in Miami. The ceremony took place on February 1, 2025 during the Polonaise Ball at the Eden Roc Hotel.

Merian C. Cooper, known as the co-creator of the classic film "King Kong", also had a fascinating past as a pilot fighting for Polish independence. In 1919, driven by the desire to repay the "debt of honor" for Casimir Pulaski's help in the American War of Independence, Cooper organized the Kościuszko Squadron – a unit of American pilots supporting Poles in the war against the Bolsheviks. His extraordinary fate, from escaping Soviet captivity to later successes in Hollywood, make his biography worth knowing.

The Warsaw Confederation of 1573 was a groundbreaking legal act that made the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth a stronghold of religious tolerance in Europe. At a time when the continent was engulfed by religious wars, Poland established the principle of religious freedom for its nobility, guaranteeing peace and stability. This document, adopted despite the opposition of the church hierarchy, became the foundation of political compromise and a symbol of social maturity.

With the stroke of a pen, on January 5, 2025, the former President Biden eliminated two unjust penalties that had reduced the Social Security pensions and benefits of 2.8 million retirees for over 40 years. Among these retirees are a considerable number of Polish Americans who experienced severe financial hardship.

Pilecki – today referred to as "the man who volunteered for Auschwitz" – remained a forgotten figure for years. Until 1989, all information related to the life and achievements of Witold Pilecki was subject to censorship in the Polish People's Republic.

Eighty years after the last prisoners of Auschwitz were released, the last generation of Survivors is inexorably passing away. We must therefore be the advocates of the victims: historians, educators, journalists and all people of good will.

Some people believe that there will be no Russian Federation in a few years. According to this concept, no matter who sits in the White House, it will not stop the collapse of the rotten empire and its ossified foundations.

Political paralysis, external threats and poor economic conditions are destroying the ambitions of the European Union to become a significant global force. According to forsal.pl, the fall of Europe is inevitable. The European Union cannot cope with crises!