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Małgorzata Rozumecka
Małgorzata Rozumecka (born 1975), nicknamed the Queen of Crime (), the Angel of Death (), and Bloody Małgorzata () by the press, is a Polish criminal who was involved in the murders of two people in 1997. She was sentenced to life imprisonment. Biography Rozumecka was a student studying resocialization sciences. She grew up in a "normal" home and her parents were hardworking. She was "fascinated by money" and interacted with gangsters quite frequently, since they were not afraid to show off their wealth. The gangster testified at Rozumecka's trial: "She was strange, she loved the gangster world, she hung around with us. Once she wanted to give me a dozen thousand złoty for killing some man who was supposedly after her head. I spat on her and left. That was the end of my acquaintance with Rozumecka." In the spring of 1995, Rozumecka and her friend Anna went with the gangster Ryszard "Krzyś" Pawlik, a high-ranking member of the Pruszków mafia, to the club Kaskada. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resocialization
Resocialization or resocialisation (British English) is the process by which one's sense of social values, beliefs, and norms are re-engineered. The process is deliberately carried out in military boot camps through an intense social process or may take place in a total institution. An important thing to note about socialization is that what can be learned can be unlearned. That forms the basis of resocialization: to unlearn and to relearn. Resocialization can be defined also as a process by which individuals, defined as inadequate according to the norms of a dominant institution, are subjected to a dynamic redistribution of those values, attitudes and abilities to allow them to function according to the norms of the said dominant institutions. That definition relates more to a jail sentence. If individuals exhibit deviance, society delivers the offenders to a total institution, where they can be rehabilitated. Resocialization varies in its severity. A mild resocialization mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pruszków Mafia
The Pruszków mafia ( or ) was a Polish criminal organization originating from Pruszków in the 1990s and one of the most infamous in the country's modern history. It was active in the vicinity of the city of Warsaw. The group is known for being involved in large car-theft rings, drug trafficking (including cocaine, heroin, hashish and amphetamine), kidnapping, extortion, weapon trafficking (including AK-47's) and murder. Even though law enforcement dealt a severe blow to the organization in 2000 with Jarosław "Masa" Sokołowski taking the stance of crown witness. Despite rumors sparked by the release of a few high-ranking members in 2017 the group has not been significantly active since, with many of the freed bosses re-arrested on subsequent charges. Remnants of the group are thought to be involved in car theft and drug distribution but retain no real influence in the area. History The group was established as a result of the political transformation in Poland after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Era GSM
T-Mobile Polska S.A. is a Polish mobile phone network operator. The company was formerly named Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa (''lit.'' "Polish Digital Telephony") and operated under the name Era, until being rebranded as T-Mobile on 5 June 2011. As in other European countries, the company operates a GSM ( 2G, 4G LTE and 5G NR) network. Following a decade-long ownership dispute with the French Vivendi corporation, the company has been wholly owned by the German telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom since 2010. History Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa was founded as a company in December 1995, and on 26 February 1996 it won a license to provide telecommunications services paging number 602 and permission to build a mobile radio communication network according to the GSM standard in the 900 MHz band, which was later extended to GSM 1800 MHz. The first test (non-commercial) base stations were launched during the International Trade Fair in June 1996 and a few base stations in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komorów, Pruszków County
Komorów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Michałowice, Masovian Voivodeship, Gmina Michałowice, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies on the Utrata river, approximately south-east of Pruszków and south-west of Warsaw. The village was founded in 1424. The name comes from the Slavic name Komor. It has its own suburban light railway station - Komorów WKD (Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa). In 1956, novelist Maria Dąbrowska settled in Komorów. She has been nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her residence currently houses a local library. History First written mention in 1424 (Comorowo). A possessive name, patronymic from the Slavs, Slavic name Komor. Initially it was a village divided into several parts, in the hands of minor nobility (Komorowski family), an offshoot of the Pierzchała family from the family nest in Pęcice. The Komorowski family were among the co-founders of the Pęcice parish. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Society
A film society is a membership-based Club (organization), club where people can watch Public and private screening, screenings of films which would otherwise not be shown in mainstream Movie theater, cinemas. In Spain, Ireland and Italy, they are known as "cineclubs", and in Germany they are known as "filmclubs". They usually have an educational aim, introducing new audiences to different audiovisual works through an organized and prepared program of screenings. Editorial output reinforces the work of these organisations, as they produce hand-programmes, brochures, schedules, information sheets, and even essays, supporting the significance of their exhibitions. A common feature that may characterize a film society screening is that they begin with an introduction of the film to the audience, and end with the promotion of a discussion about the film, where assistants, organizers and sometimes the filmmakers themselves, exchange their views. There are networks in many different countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogusław Linda
Bogusław Linda (; born 27 June 1952) is a Polish actor known from films such as ''Pigs (1992 film), Psy'' and ''Tato''. He appeared in Andrzej Wajda's ''Man of Iron'' and ''Danton (1983 film), Danton'' and in Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''Blind Chance'' and the seventh episode of Kieślowski's ''Dekalog''. He is regarded as one of the most popular Polish film actors. Biography He was born on 27 June 1952 in Toruń, where he graduated from the Secondary School of General Education. He graduated from the Secondary School in Toruń and is a graduate of the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, Krakow Academy of Dramatic Arts and a co-founder and lecturer at Warsaw Film School. As a student, Linda made contact with Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theater in Kraków, Kraków's Stary Teatr. His debut was as Mikolka in Fyodor Dostoevsky's ''Crime and Punishment'', directed by Maciej Prus, 1977. From 1978 through 1981 he worked at the Wrocławski Teatr Współczesny in such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace Of Culture And Science
The Palace of Culture and Science (; abbreviated ''PKiN'') is a notable high-rise building in central Warsaw, Poland. With a total height of , it is the second tallest building in both Warsaw and Poland (after the Varso Tower), the sixth tallest building in the European Union and one of the tallest on the European continent. At the time of its completion in 1955, the Palace was the eighth tallest building in the world, retaining the position until 1961; it was also briefly the tallest clock tower in the world, from 2000 until the 2002 installation of a clock mechanism on the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building in Tokyo, Japan. Inspired by Polish historical architecture and American art deco high-rise buildings, the Palace of Culture and Science was designed by Soviet-Russian architect Lev Rudnev in " Seven Sisters" style. The Palace houses various public and cultural institutions, including theatres, museums, universities, a cinema, a concert hall, a public swimming pool, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tworki
Tworki is a district of Pruszków, a town on the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai .... It is famous for the large psychiatric hospital, which opened in 1891 and is still operating to this day as a part of the Medical University of Warsaw. It is the site of one of the stations of the Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa (WKD) commuter railway. External links Tworki Hospital Pruszków County {{Pruszków-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVN (Polish TV Channel)
TVN (stylised in all lowercase) is a Polish free-to-air television station, network and a media and entertainment group in Poland. It was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter, Jan Wejchert and Swiss entrepreneur Bruno Valsangiacomo. It is owned by TVN Group, which as of April 2022, is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The current CEO is Katarzyna Kieli (who is also president and managing director of TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, Warner Bros. Discovery Poland). TVN is available by satellite television, satellite, cable television and digital terrestrial television. In 2004, with its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the company became a public limited company. In March 2015, U.S. broadcaster Scripps Networks Interactive bought a 52.7% majority stake in TVN for €584 million. In July 2015, SNI bought out TVN's remaining owners, ITI Group and Canal+ Group, for €584 million, giving it full ownership. On March 6, 2018, SNI was, in turn, acquired by Disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Women
The character of Polish women is shaped by Poland's history, culture, and politics. Poland has a long history of feminist activism, and was one of the first nations in Europe to enact women's suffrage. It is also strongly influenced by the conservative social views of the Catholic Church. History The history of women on the territory of present-day Poland has many roots, and has been strongly influenced by Roman Catholicism in Poland. Feminism in Poland has a long history, and has traditionally been divided into seven periods, beginning arguably with the 18th-century Polish Enlightenment, Enlightenment, followed by first-wave feminism. The first four early periods coincided with the foreign partitions of Poland, which resulted in the elimination of the sovereign Polish state for 123 years. 1918–1939 Poland was among the first nations to grant women legal rights: women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the women's rights, right of women to Suffrage, vote in elections. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Murderers
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters * Kevin Polish, an American Paralympian archer Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polishchuk (surname) * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (, ''Heroic Polonaise''; ) * Polon ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
