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Joseph Conrad was born in December 3, 1857 in Berdichev, Ukraine. His parents, Joseph and Evelina, often fought against Russian control. As a result, they were captured and sent to Vologda, Russia. They died couple of years later and Joseph was sent to live with his uncle. When he was 16, he left home for Marseilles, France, where he became a mariner. Several years later, he joined the British marine. During this 16 year period, Conrad was able to travel around the world, and his experiences were

The icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa has been intimately associated with Poland for the past 600 years. Its history prior to its arrival in Poland is shrouded in numerous legends which trace the icon's origin to St. Luke who painted it on a cedar table top from the house of the Holy Family.[4][5] The same legend holds that the painting was discovered in Jerusalem in 326 by St. Helena, who brought it back to Constantinople and presented it to her son, Constantine the Great.[6] Arrival in Częstochowa

The Poles who were West Slavic people established Poland in the late 5th century. History was first written in the 10th century about Poland when the Polish nation changed into Christianity in 966. Prince Mieszko I was the first ruler and his son, Boleslaw I, was the first king of Poland. This established the Piast dynasty that lasted from 966 to 1370. During the Piast dynasty there where Piast kings with a lot of rivalries from nobility and Bohemian and Germanic invasions that made Poland a very

Poland is located in Central/Eastern Europe. It’s locational and geographical properties have been in a constant changing state. It covers 120,700 square miles. On the north Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea, Russia, and Lithuania; on the east by Belarus and Ukraine; on the south by Slovakia and the Czech Republic; and on the west by Germany. Originally, the capital was Cracow, but in 1611 it was moved to Warsaw, the current seat of government. Seventy-five percent of the land lies below 650