174 Ideas
Ideas It is not an overstatement to say that for centuries Poland was a land of great ideas rather than a land of impressive things. In a country so frequently ravaged by wars and other disasters, it was rarely possible to amass and hold on to material wealth: from art collections, libraries and Âfamily jewels, to bridges and factories. At the same time, philosophy, mathematics, music, theatre and poetry thrived in the adversity of a challenging history, even when books and scripts were the first to burn. Poland has been enjoying an unprecedented period of stability and prosperity in the past twenty years, further strengthened from the moment it joined the European Union. Industry, technology, science, architecture, design and other fields that need a secure Âenvironment are developing again, making up for decades of negligence. But without the continued history of great ideas, they would be like a house with no foundations