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On our YouTube channel, we take you on a fascinating journey through places that were once bustling with life but now lie abandoned, yet still preserving their spiritual and historical value. Join us as we uncover the hidden history within the corners of these deserted locations. You can already get a glimpse of the history by visiting our channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UrbexHistory.

He travels the whole world in pursuit of solar eclipses, and spends two months of the year above the Arctic Circle hunting the northern lights. At the same time, from the home observatory, he brings the universe closer to over two hundred thousand people who follow him online. He made a way of life out of infecting others with his astronomical passion. He has organized some of the world's largest collaborative observations of the night sky and many other popular science events. Frequent guest of television and radio programs. He hosted popular science programs on Discovery Science and TVN Turbo. Over the years, he has been associated with numerous planetariums and science centers throughout Poland. Currently, he reveals the secrets of the Arctic to others during expeditions to observe the Northern Lights. Winner of the Science Popularizer 2015 award granted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Polish Press Agency.

He spent over 420 days in Chernobyl, some of them during the war in Ukraine. During his speech, he will talk about how the Russians captured the Exclusion Zone, what they did at the power plant during the occupation and why he is one of the few Poles currently allowed into Chernobyl.

Akiharu is a cosplay and dance group that pays full tribute to the world of Love Live! Since 2018, they have been creating unforgettable recordings and shining at various pop culture events. Through their passionate activities, they promote the love for the art of dance and cosplay. So, if you take pleasure in any of these elements, their live show is an absolute "must-see"!

We sang songs as we sowed. We sang songs as we baked bread. We sang songs as we hunted. We sang songs as we celebrated. Songs were sung as we were born and as we were gone. When the day was long and when the night was long. The old songs have been forgotten.

We write new ones.

From May 2021, he co-edits (together with Marceli Szpak) the foreign prose section of Nowa Fantastyka. She belongs to the Association of Literary Translators and to the female literary group Harda Horda. She wrote: the novel series Teatr snakes (its fifth and last volume, Czerń does not forget, received the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 2021), numerous short stories (three of them can be found in the anthologies Harda Horda, Harde Baśnie and Other Heavens, published by Wydawnictwo SQN), short story collections Between the Abyss and the Sea (2004), On the Dark Side (2012) and Crickets in Salt (2023) and the novel Olga and thistles (2016) nominated for the Jerzy Żuławski.

Author of the science fiction saga "Gamedec", the humorous series "Orzeł Biały", the futuristic crime novel "CEO Slayer" and the moral novel "Symphony of Life". In 2021, an "Gamedec" video game based on his prose was released by Anshar Studios. Pyramid Games has started work on the "CEO Slayer" video game. He realized his acting in the series "19+" (the role of Alex). Interested in the psychological, technological and financial development of humanity, he develops his visions in books, lectures and trainings. For thirty-eight years in a relationship with his wife Anna, with whom they have a twenty-one-year-old daughter, Kalina.

Born in 1979, married, mother of two children. He belongs to the Harda Horda literary group. As the author of short stories and SF books ("Conditioning Error", "Uncanny Valley"), she participated in the Tomorrownauts 2018 project of "Gazeta Wyborcza". Nominated for the 2021 Prize. Zajdel, Awards them. Parowski and to Śląskfa in the "Creator of the Year" category. From 2022 Dragon of Fandom, which she entered at Eurocon 2000 in Gdynia, dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi and with a Padawan braid, and the Star Wars phase resulted in kilometers of fanfic, including a full-length novel ("Public Enemy", Esensja).

For the last 15 years, it has brought together amateurs and professionals interested in subtitling and dubbing films, TV series, animation, games and songs. Everywhere they go, they set up a field recording studio to give others opportinity to test themselves in dubbing profession. The group also organize a number of panels, workshops and contests. If you're interested in dubbing process, do not forget to check them out!

The author of fourteen historical novels, the most famous of which is the "Self-Devoted" series, about the Polish expedition to Moscow at the beginning of the 17th century. And also the novel "Hubal" telling the story of the legendary Zagoń soldier and cavalry commander, Major Henryk Dobrzański, who did not lay down his arms in September 1939 after losing the war. The next part of the series was "Westerplatte", devoted to the heroic defense of the Military Transit Depot in Gdańsk in the first days of World War II. Another book about September is being prepared - "Wizna", which will soon be published by Fabryka Słów publishing house. It tells the story of the fight fought by the small and lonely soldiers of Captain Władysław Raginis against the overwhelming forces of the German armored corps of General Heinz Guderian in defense of fortified positions on the Biebrza and Narew rivers. Jacek Komuda, above all, pledged fidelity to historical truth, which is why he does not shy away from the brutal, powerful pages of our history. Unlike Sienkiewicz, he prefers to write as a warning rather than to comfort hearts. It resurrects old customs, characters and forgotten places. His heroes are usually politically incorrect people, driven by passions, not paper ideals. The author is one of the few men of letters who participates in real historical reconstructions as a 17th-century Polish hussar, tankman and Lisowczyk, thus learning about the realities of the old battlefield. On Power, his own beloved mare, he crossed half of Poland, a part of Ukraine and an even larger part of the Bieszczady Mountains, together with the Przemyśl Foothills. Fabryka Słów also published novels such as "Banita" - a dark and surprising love story about the love of a nobleman - the riffraff Jacek Dydyński and a beautiful courtesan, as well as "The Wolf's Nest". "Bohun" dedicated to the greatest defeat of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the wars with the Cossacks, "Black Saber" and "Diabeł Łańcucki" taking place in the south-eastern borders of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In turn, "Galleons of War" is a representative of maritime literature showing the battles of the Polish fleet during the times of Sigismund III Vasa. The author's older titles include: Villon: The Name of the Beast (2005) and Villon: Heresiarch (2008); collections of stories about François Villon, a French cursed poet who lived in the 15th century. The story "Dalian, you will be quartered", which recently caused a real storm and fury from the LGBT community, is related to the series of short story collections "Jaksa" and the fantasy novel "Jaksa: The Fiend Follows Me", based on the broadly understood Slavic culture. The author is a regular contributor to our weekly, where he runs the culinary column section: Travels of the Crown Chef, and currently the series: Knights and Brawlers, dedicated to famous Polish and foreign adventurers.

Paweł is currently 17 years old. He has been creating illusions for over 5 years, and his audience is enchanted by his talent after the show. As the illusionist himself says, "Illusion is a technology we don't know yet.

A couple who, apart from destiny, are united by the living fire of passion that gives life to the Vasharoth universe. Fans of good tea and ramen. They are always accompanied by a group of plush friends, who serve as inspiration for the magical animals hiding in the forests of Erethreis. They debuted in 2022 with the first volume of the high fantasy saga - "Vasharoth: Paths of Destiny".

She worked on films by Michel Piccola "La Plage Noire", Taylor Hackford "Proof of Life", Agnieszka Holland "Janosik", Wojtek Smarzowski "Dom Zły" and "Drogówka", Jerzy Hoffman "Battle of Warsaw" and many others. She is a production manager, producer and screenwriter. As a producer, in recent years she has been involved in cooperation with young creators, successfully helping them debut with full-length features.

About 10 years ago, for a while, he was known from a court case as the Krakow Devil, who fought for artistic freedom, and in a TV talent show with his band he heard that Polish Television was not ready for them. Vincent Von Grotesque takes you live into the world of dark poetry, mythology, scary fairy tales and the atmosphere of the Berlin cabaret from the 1920s. The whole thing is accompanied by electronic and guitar music. An integral part of the show are Vincent's costumes, his demonic and charismatic stage persona and all the surrealism he offers us. Especially for StarFest, he prepared songs and costumes inspired by the mythological world, folk horror and the timeless novel The Master and Margarita. There will also be dark humor, which always accompanies live performances. Vincent Von Grotesque will also appear in the next installment, walking around the festival with his crazy and colorful world.

Since November 2013, the band has been giving concerts regularly. The band's name, loosely translated from Norwegian, means "folk carriers". Merkfolk songs are catchy melodies played by accordion and violin, as well as heavy sounds of guitars and drums, topped with female growls. In the acoustic line-up, the predatory growl was replaced by a loud, white singing voice. The band performs original music inspired by Slavic folk, drawing on native legends, mythology and folk culture. In the metal lineup you can hear the heavy sound of guitars combined with the melodic sound of violin and accordion, as well as female growls. Merkfolk is one of the leading Polish folk metal bands. The acoustic group impresses with its resonant white singing and pleasant acoustic sound. The songs are varied - from quiet ballads to lively sounds that encourage dancing. He regularly gives concerts throughout Poland and abroad (France, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania).

Our music is lively pagan-folk inspired by ancient beliefs, legends, fantasy, and authentic historical songs. For many years, we have been taking part in LARP events, music festivals, fantasy conventions and historical reconstructions (such as Pyrkon, Wrocławskie Dni Fantastyki, Battle of Grunwald, Bitva Libusin and many others. Recently, Żniwa can often be found during concerts with Żywiołak, and we have had the opportunity to also cooperate with bands such as Łysa Góra, Kosy, Roberto Delira, Roderyk, Mitlos, Huskarl and Dziwoludy.

Specialist in the field of extraction of extraterrestrial raw materials ("space mining") and production in space using extraterrestrial conditions. Member of the Polish Transhumanist Association. "Science Advocates" Association and the Space Generation Advisory Council. Member of the Management Board of the Polish Science Fiction Foundation. The subject of his research is the legal aspects of extraction, processing and industrial use of raw materials and conditions occurring on celestial bodies, as well as patent aspects of synthetic and xenobiological organisms and self-disclosing technologies through having the ability to self-replicate. In 2016-2019, he served as an observer at the Hague Working Group on the International Regulation of the Use of Space Resources. In 2013-2014, he completed an internship at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies at Trinity College, and in July 2015 he participated in the Copernicus Space Science Laboratory in Bercel, Hungary.

Polish Science Fiction Foundation - a foundation established in 2020 that popularizes science fiction, especially Polish science fiction. Every year it organizes: the Futurology Congress, combining the formula of a literary festival and a scientific conference, where writers, scientists, representatives of the space and technology industries present and discuss; a science fiction short story competition for debutants, culminating in an anthology of the To the Stars series. An anthology of Polish science fiction[4][5] (Wydawnictwo IX).

The Foundation also participates in cultural and educational projects, conducts journalistic activities, supports debutants, and arranges meetings with experts in fields relating to issues present in science fiction works.

The Foundation is responsible, among others, for part of the European Rover Challenge program (2020), honoring Stanisław Lem in the Year of Lem on board the International Space Station ISS (2021) by Thomas Pesquet or implementing the "Fantasy and Futurology" program block at the International Book Fair in Krakow (2022 ). She co-organized the celebration of the Year of Lem.