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Culture Beyond Borders
ICONS OF POLISH
CULTUREFAMOUS PEOPLE FROM
POLAND
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POLITICIAN
LECH WAESA THIS IS THE MAN WHO DEFEATEDCOMMUNISM.
He is the legendary leader of Solidarity.
He was an electrician in Gdansk Shipyard
Later,
he won The Peace Nobel Prize.
and he became the first President of free
Poland
Hes also very famous for his moustache.
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SPORTSMAN
KAMIL STOCH. TODAY THE WORLDSBEST SKI JUMPER.
HE WON 2 GOLD MEDALS ON SOCHI OLIMPICS IN 2014, AND THE CRYSTAL
BALLFOR THE SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP.
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SPORTSWOMAN
JUSTYNA KOWALCZYK. SHES OUR BEST SKI RUNNER.She already won 4
Olympic Medals
(2 gold medals) in classic style, and she won the World Cup 4
times! She can
even win with broken foot. AWESOME!
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POPE JOHN PAUL II
HE WAS THE FIRST POLISH POPE. He was a great patriot and helped
to fightcommunism in Poland. He died in 2005. In April 2014 he will
officially become a
saint!
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SCIENTIST
MARIA SKODOWSKA-CURIE
SHE WAS AWARDED WITH 2 NOBEL PRIZES,
ONE IN PHYSICS AND ONE IN CHEMISTRY.
She discovered 2 elements: polon and rad
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FOOTBALL STAR
ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI.
Polish attacker in BORRUSIA DORTMUND.
Hes one of the 3 best footballers after ChristianoRonaldo and
Leo Messi.
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TENNIS PLAYER
AGNIESZKA RADWASKA.
Polish tennis player.
Shes the finalist of Wimbledon , Austrialian openand US open.
Our best tennis racquet!
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ASTRONOMER
MIKOAJ KOPERNIK.(Nicolaus Copernicus)
Polish astronomer
He discovered that it was the Earth that goesaround the Sun.
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MUSICIAN.
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
Polish composer.
The biggest composer of the Romantic time.
He lived in France and his body is buried in Paris, but his
heart is in Warsaw
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Thank you for watching!Hope you enjoyed and remembered
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