Journals Showcase (Witryna Czasopism.pl)

The article opening the Głosy i glosy w 10. rocznicę śmierci Zbigniewa Herberta (Voices and Glosses on the 10th Anniversary of Zbigniew Herbert`s Death “Kwartalnik Artystyczny” 2/2008) section brings pure joy to the reader. The piece I am talking about is Złote runo Zbigniewa Herberta (Zbigniew Herbert’s Golden Fleece) by Stefan Chwin, whom I have already praised to the skies in “Showcase” for his other essay (an article on the future of Polish national culture which appeared in “Tygodnik Powszechny”). The situation is repeating itself – I absolutely agree with Stefan Chwin's every single sentence. Honestly and mercilessly does Chwin write about the hypocrisy of Polish intelligentsia, who identified with Mr. Cogito spiritually, yet never took this character and his attitude towards life seriously.

When this article emerges the Olympic Games will be taking place in Beijing. It undoubtedly is this August's most frequently discussed topic. The Olympics, meant to be a sports event, this time gave way to a plethora of political commentaries. In accordance with the main theme of the holiday issue of “Znak” (7-8/2008) – the world is looking at China. On one hand this is positive, as thanks to this increased media attention we are able to take a closer look at this self-isolating country. On the other hand, this situation reveals western inability to oppose totalitarianism.