Culture of Poland
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- | {{Template}}'''Poland''', officially the '''Republic of Poland''', is a country in [[Central Europe]] bordered by [[Germany]] to the west; the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]] to the south; [[Ukraine]] and [[Belarus]] to the east; and the [[Baltic Sea]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Russia]], to the north. | + | #redirect[[Poland]] |
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- | == Polish culture == | + | |
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- | Polish culture has a rich thousand-year history influenced by both [[Western world|West]] and [[Eastern world|East]]. Today, these influences are evident in Polish [[architecture]], [[folklore]], and [[art]]. | + | |
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- | [[Polish literature]] dates back to 1100s and includes many famous poets and writers such as [[Jan Potocki]], [[Witold Gombrowicz]], [[Bruno Schulz]], [[Jerzy Kosinski]] and [[Stanisław Lem]]. Many world renowned [[Cinema of Poland|Polish movie directors]] include [[Roman Polański]], [[Andrzej Wajda]], [[Krzysztof Kieślowski]] and [[Andrzej Zulawski]]. The traditional Polish music composers include world famous pianist [[Frédéric Chopin|Frederic Chopin]]. | + | |
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- | Other notable people from Polish descent are [[Roland Topor]], [[Hans Bellmer]], [[Walerian Borowczyk]], [[Jan Lenica]] and . {{GFDL}} | + |
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