Marek Żukow-Karczewski (born 6 May 1961) is a Polish historian, journalist, and author who specializes in the history of

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, especially

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, and in the history of architecture and environmental issues. He is a descendant of the Polish noble family Karczewski and of the

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n noble family Żukow (russian: Жуков, en, Zhukov).

Biography

Since 1980 Marek Żukow-Karczewski studied history at the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University ( Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

and worked to preserve monuments in Kraków. He is the co-organizer of the Obywatelski Komitet Ratowania Krakowa ( en, Citizens Committee for Saving Kraków) and served as

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from 1981 - 1994. Among other things, he dealt with the restoration of

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s in the Rakowicki Cemetery. He is the author of hundreds publications and articles about the palaces, defensive castles, the former technology, the history of medicine and of old culture and tradition.Marek Żukow-Karczewski Biblioteka Narodowa (The National Library)
/ref> His work has been published in

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s and

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s including in alphabetic order "Aura" - Ochrona Środowiska ("Aura - A Monthly for the Protection and Shaping of Human Environment"), "Czas Krakowski" ("Time of Kraków"), "Echo Krakowa" ("Echo of Kraków"), " Gazeta Krakowska", "Kalendarz Serca Jezusowego" ("Calendar of the Heart of Jesus"), "Kraków" - Magazyn Kulturalny ("Kraków - Cultural Magazine"), "Posłaniec Serca Jezusowego" ("Messenger of the Heart of Jesus"), " Przekrój", "Życie Literackie" ("Literary Life") and on

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s (among other: Ekologia.pl, Wolne Media). Also collaborated with

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and

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in Kraków. Since 1990 he is a member of the Polski Klub Ekologiczny ( en, Polish Ecological Club). In 1991 he became a member of the Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich ( en, Association of Polish Journalists). He is also a member of the

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Publications (selected)

''Sprawa Raperswilska'' (Raperswilska affair), 1987

''Stanisław August w Petersburgu'' (Stanisław August in St. Petersburg), 1987

''Pojedynki w dawnej Polsce'' (Duels in the former Poland), 1987

''Klejnoty i insygnia koronacyjne w dawnej Polsce. Prawdy i legendy'' (Crown jewels and insignia in the former Poland. Truth and legend), 1987

''Wielkie pogrzeby w dawnej Polsce'' (Big funerals in old Poland), 1988

''Syberyjskie losy Piotra Wysockiego'' (Siberian fate of Piotr Wysocki), 1988

* [http://ekologia.pl/srodowisko/ochronasrodowiska/najwieksze-powodzie-minionego-wieku-w-polsce-i-na-swiecie,16628.html ''Największe powodzie minionego wieku w Polsce i na świecie'' (The biggest floods in the last century in Poland and around the world), 2012]
''Gra w kości - pierwsze spotkania z człowiekiem kopalnym'' (Bone game - the first meeting with the men fossil), 2013

* ttp://ekologia.pl/ciekawostki/luk-orez-bogow-i-ludzi,19177.html ''Łuk - oręż bogów i ludzi'' (Bow a weapon of gods and man), 2014
''Robinson na Syberii'' (Robinson Crusoe on Siberia), 2016

References

External links

Marek Żukow-Karczewski INFONA Portal Komunikacji Naukowej / Scholarly Communications Portal

Marek Żukow-Karczewski CeON Biblioteka Nauki / Library of Science

Marek Żukow-Karczewski on the website Wolne Media

Marek Żukow-Karczewski on the website Ekologia.pl
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zukow-Karczewski, Marek 1961 births Living people Historians of Poland Writers from Kraków Journalists from Kraków 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Nobility from Kraków Polish publicists Russian nobility 21st-century Polish historians

Biography

Publications (selected)

See also

References

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