#sztutowo

[vintage1981]

Celebrating Ingrid Pitt

Ingrid Pitt (born Ingoushka Petrov; 21 November 1937 – 23 November 2010) was a Polish-British actress and writer best known for her work in horror films of the 1970s.

Ingoushka Petrov was born in Warsaw, Poland, one of two daughters of a father of German Jewish descent and a Polish Jewish mother. During World War II, she and her mother were imprisoned in Stutthof concentration camp in Sztutowo, Free City of Danzig (present-day Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland) but escaped. In Berlin, in the 1950s, Ingoushka married an American soldier, Laud Roland Pitt Jr., and moved to California. After her marriage failed she returned to Europe, but after a small role in a film, she took the shortened stage name "Ingrid Pitt", keeping her former husband's surname, and headed to Hollywood, where she worked as a waitress while trying to make a career in films.

In the early 1960s, Pitt was a member of the prestigious Berliner Ensemble, under the guidance of Bertolt Brecht's widow Helene Weigel. In 1965, she made her film debut in Doctor Zhivago, playing a minor role. In 1968, she co-starred in the low-budget science-fiction film The Omegans, and in the same year, played British spy Heidi Schmidt in Where Eagles Dare opposite Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood.

Her work with Hammer Film Productions elevated her to cult figure status. She starred as Carmilla/Mircalla in The Vampire Lovers (1970), based on Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's novella Carmilla, and played the title role in Countess Dracula (1971), based on the legends about Countess Elizabeth Báthory. Pitt also appeared in the Amicus horror anthology film The House That Dripped Blood (1971) and had a small part in The Wicker Man (1973).

During the 1980s, Pitt returned to mainstream films and television. Her role as Fraulein Baum in the 1981 BBC Playhouse Unity, who is denounced as a Jew by Unity Mitford (Lesley-Anne Down), was uncomfortably close to her real-life experiences. Her popularity with horror film buffs had her in demand for guest appearances at horror conventions and film festivals. Other films in which Pitt has appeared outside the horror genre are: Who Dares Wins (1982) (or The Final Option), Wild Geese II (1985) and Hanna's War (1988). Generally cast as a villainess, her characters often died horribly at the end of the final reel. "Being the anti-hero is great – they are always roles you can get your teeth into."

In the 1980s she also reinvented herself as a writer. Her first book, after a number of ill-fated tracts on the plight of Native Americans, was the 1980 novel, Cuckoo Run, a spy story about mistaken identity. "I took it to Cubby Broccoli. It was about a woman called Nina Dalton who is pursued across South America in the mistaken belief that she is a spy. Cubby said it was a female Bond. He was being very kind."

In 1999, her autobiography, Life's a Scream (Heinemann) was published, and she was short-listed for the for her own reading of extracts from the audio book.

The autobiography detailed the harrowing experiences of her early life—in a Nazi concentration camp, her search through Europe in Red Cross refugee camps for her father, and her escape from East Berlin, one step ahead of the Volkspolizei. "I always had a big mouth and used to go on about the political schooling interrupting my quest for thespian glory. I used to think like that. Not good in a police state."

Pitt died in a south London hospital on 23 November 2010, a few days after collapsing, and two days after her 73rd birthday, from congestive heart failure.

Seven months before she died, Pitt finished narration for Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest (2011), an animated short film on her experience in the Holocaust, a project that had been in the works for five years. Character design and storyboards were created by two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Bill Plympton. The film is directed by Kevin Sean Michaels; co-produced and co-written by Jud Newborn, Holocaust expert and author, "Sophie Scholl and the White Rose"; and drawn by 10-year-old animator, Perry Chen.

[motaka-chan]

I'm disappointed

I know my account is basically dead but it's the only place I feel safe expressing my thoughts without the possible flood of trolls.

I'm Polish and I live in Poland. I consume media in 3 languages and that includes online spaces. I'm constantly trying to be informed, even if it makes me uncomfortable in reading propaganda - I need to know both sides. Not to make a judgment, but to know how to fight it. What buffles me is the fact, that my government and a lot of people (mostly influencers and celebrities) support Isr*el. Now, I need to explain a little bit of Polish history.

Between 1772 and 1795 Poland was partitioned by three huge countries - Austria, Prussia and Russia. The last partition that happened in 1795 marked the death of Poland as a country. From that year on, poles were systematically colonized and the oppressors tried to eradicate our country. We were seen as lower people. We fought. In 1792, 1830, 1863. And those were not the only uprisings that happened. People who have fought were imprisoned or sent to Syberia - and ultimately killed.

During the Great War, we didn't have one army. Poles served under German, Russian and Austrian uniforms and that means we killed each other. And we did it to show the more mighty countries that we deserve to be seen as a country. And we succeeded in 1918 - Poland was reborn. It was small, way smaller than it was in 1772. It was also poor and because of the years of oppression, we were really behind with everything. But, we were free.

We had our freedom for mere 20 years. In 1939, when both Germany and Russia attacked, we were ultimately partitioned yet again. Even historians call it the 4th partition. Poland was erased from the maps yet again. Poles (and not only us! There were Belarusians, Ukrainians and Jews living there and they too suffered the same fate) were tortured, raped and killed for being Polish. They were put to camps like Treblinka or they were sent away to Germany or Syberia to work and many of them died because of that. My late grandma's friend, we called her Jeżka, was a teenager who was sent away to work in Germany during the war. Her family died and she came back with a man she met there and decided to marry him. She never talked about what happened to her, she never wanted to. My father's uncle was sent to a camp in Sztutowo. We don't know what happened to him. He might have survived but the things that he had lived through must have tortured him untill his end.

The war ended in 1945, but not for us. Up untill the late 50s there was a strong resistance movement towards the new communist government that was installed in Poland without our agreement. Since the 1945 up untill 1990 we were under Russia's control. The men and women who fought and their families were punished. Poles were not silent, they fought. Up untill 1989, there were a lot of protests - some of them ended bloody. Between 1881 and 1883 we had a martial law. People who were in the resistance were arrested. In the first week only - 10 thousand people. My teacher's father was brutally beaten up by the police and she and her family saw everything. She was less than 15 in 1881. As a response, people went on strikes and some of them were killed as a result.

That was not the end of the fight, but I don't want to wrte everything because that is not the point of this post. In 1989 the government organized the first free democratic voting and the Poles decided - we want to be free.

Now, back the the topic I wanted to vent on a little. Knowing the newest history of Poland, I can't wrap my head around on how some of the Poles and our government supports Isr*el. By supporting what's been happening in Gaza since the 50s, you agree with the logic and the propaganda that was used on your ancestors. Knowing what happened in your family, in your friends' family - do you really agree with that's happening tho those people in Gaza?

Talk to your grandma. Make her tell you the things that the Nazis did to her, her friends and family. Talk to your grandpa, who has seen death and couldn't bury his closest people.

Your late grandparents and great grandparents who were murdered because of their nationality must be proud of you.

I'm sorry for the post, I needed to write how disappointed in my own people I am. I'm sorry for any mistakes since English is not my first language.

[rosyroyville]

German court convicts 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp

German court convicts 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp

This undated photo from 1945 shows the Nazi concentration camp Stutthof in Sztutowo, Poland. A 97-year-old woman charged with being an accessory to murder for her role as secretary to the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp during World War II.    A German court on Tuesday convicted a 97-year-old woman of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to…

[tuitam]

Park Krajobrazowy Mierzeja Wiślana.

[nobudy0075]

Summer time 2019

[fotografiakolejowa]

Żuławska Kolej Dojazdowa 2021

Żuławska Kolej Dojazdowa 2021

Impresje z podróży koleją wąskotorową na Pomorzu. Zapraszamy do obejrzenia impresji z podróży Żuławską Koleją Dojazdową na trasie Sztutowo – Stegna – Jantar – Prawy Brzeg Wisły i powrót. W latach 2021-2022 wszelkie kursy pasażerskie na trasie Nowy Dwór Gdański – Stegna są zawieszone do odwołania. Jest to związane z remontem obrotowego mostu w Rybinie na tym odcinku. Pomimo tego warto się tam…

[zyciestolicy]

Policjant zginął ratując 12-latkę! Zostawił żonę oraz półtoraroczne dziecko 32-letni funkcjonariusz policji z Mińska Mazowieckiego utonął zaraz po tym jak uratował 12-letnią dziewczynkę która kąpała się w niestrzeżonym miejscu.

[pakulskiphotography]

Noc perseidów, łza św. Wawrzyńca na tle drogi mlecznej, plaża w Sztutowie godzina 00:00 #perseids #nocperseidów #perseidy #drogamleczna #milkyway #sky #poland #sztutowo #sthuthoff #pasoriona (w: Plaża Sztutowo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAUIKihgCz/?igshid=mcmmvot2xhkh

[wakacyjnyplan]

#Sztutowo to duża wieś na obszarze Żuław Wiślanych granicząca z fantastycznym rezerwatem kormoranów czarnych. To także, popularna miejscowość wypoczynkowa, oraz trudna lekcja historii którą możemy poznać w Muzeum Stutthof. Niewątpliwą atrakcją turystyczną tej miejscowości jest szeroka plaża z kąpieliskiem i przejażdżka widokową trasą kolejki wąskotorowej. Nie bez znaczenia na #wakacyjnyPlan ma również bliskie położenie Mierzei Wiślanej, popularnych ośrodków wczasowych jak Stegna, Jantar czy Krynica Morska, a nawet odwiedzenie Gdańska nie zajmie więcej jak 40 minut https://www.wakacyjnyplan.pl/Rezydencja_Anna_Maria-noclegi-Sztutowo

[queeringthemaphighlights]

I went to camp somewhere in Sztutowo. A lot of firsts happened there - first time trying to speak polish, first time kissing a girl, first time sneaking out of camp past curfew, first time taking a train on my own, first time coming out as non-binery to strangers and a whole damn lot more. I loved coming here and I wanna revisit the place some day.

-Sztutowo, Poland

[tuitam]

Sztutowo.

[nobudy0075]

Bebop drone

[anastpaul]

Saint of the Day - 22 March - Blessed Bronislaw Komorowski (1889-1940) Priest and Martyr

Saint of the Day – 22 March – Blessed Bronislaw Komorowski (1889-1940) Priest and Martyr

Saint of the Day – 22 March – Blessed Bronislaw Komorowski (1889-1940) Priest and Martyr.   Born on 25 May 1889 in Barlozno, Pomorskie, Poland and died by shooting, on Good Friday 22 March 1940 in a field, outside the Stutthof concentration camp near Sztutowo, Pomorskie, Poland.   Bl Bronislaw, a Polish Patriot and Teacher, was murdered by the Nazi occupiers at Stutthof concentration camp,…

[fotografiemoje-blog]

[evelynmartinezblog-blog]

01-06 Forest, open-air mass cremation place is seen in former Nazi German Concentration Camp Stutthof on 17 March 2012 in Sztutowo, Poland Stutthof was the first Nazi concentration camp built ... http://dlvr.it/Q96rXf

[surfingpolska]

Surfing in Poland - Surfing on the Polish Baltic coast

The entire Polish coast of the Baltic Sea has ideal conditions to start your adventure with the board. The Baltic Sea is a very good place to learn surfing. There are many places of shallow water here. The waves, however, are not very strong, but allow for long journeys. Władysławowo is considered the Polish Mecca of surfing, as most specialists in this sport believe. Surfing in Poland depends mainly on the wind and the shape of the bottom of our sea.

The most popular surfing spots in Poland are (from the east):

Piaski, Sztutowo, Sobieszewo, Górki Zachodnie, Chałupy, Władysławowo, Faleza, Łeba, Dąbki, Kołobrzeg

The Baltic surfing season

The Baltic Sea offers the best surfing conditions in spring, autumn and winter. Regardless of the part of the coast, these are the times of the strongest waves. From 2-3 years you can also observe short but fruitful periods of surfing activity also in summer:

Chałupy - the capital of Polish surfing

Chałupy and the entire Hel Peninsula is the No. 1 destination for water sports enthusiasts in Poland. Thanks to its location between the Bay of Puck and the open sea, it is an ideal starting point for all kinds of water sports. For surfers, there are gentle and benevolent waves at the height of the Solar Campaign. Kite and windsurfing bay.

Władysławowo - Polish tubes

The spot on the eastern side of the port is one of the three most popular places in this part of the coast, next to the already mentioned Falezy and Chałupy. The port offers good protection against northwest winds, so you can catch regular and long waves here. When the tide is weaker it's a great place for beginners. When it's gaining momentum, definitely for the pros who can take a ride in an inner tube.

Klif - a unique place

The spot, popular with local surfers, is located right next to the hotel of the same name, in the picturesque Jastrzębia Góra. You can feel the atmosphere from the very beginning. The steep descent - down the cliff, through the forest - to the narrow, rocky beach creates an atmosphere of mystery. When the Faleza "works", it can be powerful. Then you have to watch out for strong currents.

Kołobrzeg - known as the Polish California

Mainly because of the waves on the pier.

https://magicseaweed.com/Wadysawowo-Surf-Report/4464/

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Surfing w Polsce - Surfing na polskim wybrzeżu Morza Bałtyckiego

Nad całym polskim wybrzeżu Morza Bałtyckiego panują idealne warunki do tego, by rozpocząć swoją przygodę z deską. Bałtyk jest bardzo dobrym miejscem do nauki surfingu. Jest tu wiele spotów z płytką wodą. Fale nie mają jednak zbyt dużej siły, ale mimo to umożliwiają długie przejazdy. Za polską Mekkę surfingu, jak uważa większość specjalistów od tego sportu, uważa się Władysławowo. Surfing w Polsce jest uzależniony głównie od wiatru i od ukształtowania dna naszego morza. 

Do najpopularniejszych spotów surfingowych w Polsce należą (od kierunku wschodniego):

Piaski, Sztutowo, Sobieszewo, Górki Zachodnie, Chałupy, Władysławowo, Faleza, Łeba, Dąbki, Kołobrzeg

Bałtycki sezon surfingowy

Bałtyk oferuje najlepsze warunki do surfingu na wiosnę, jesienią i w zimie. Niezależnie od części wybrzeża są to okresy najmocniej obfitujące w fale. Od 2-3 lat można też zaobserwować krótkie, ale owocne okresy surfingowej aktywności także w lecie:

Chałupy – stolica polskiego surfingu

Chałupy i cały półwysep helski to kierunek nr 1 dla fanów sportów wodnych w Polsce. Dzięki położeniu między Zatoką Pucką a otwartym morzem idealna baza do wszelkich wodnych sportów deskowych. Dla surferów są łagodne i łaskawe fale na wysokości kampanigu Solar. Dla fanów kite’a czy windsurfungu zatoka.

Władysławowo – polskie tuby

Spot po wschodniej stronie portu to jedna z trzech, obok wspomnianej Falezy i Chałup, najbardziej popularna miejscówka w tej części wybrzeża. Port daje dobrą ochronę przed północno-zachodnimi wiatrami, dzięki czemu można tu łapać regularne i długie fale. Gdy swell jest słabszy idealne miejsce dla początkujących. Gdy przybiera na sile zdecydowanie dla zawodowców, którzy są w stanie zaliczyć jazdę w tubie.

Faleza – wyjtkowe miejsce

Ta popularna wśród lokalnych surferów miejscówka znajduje się tuż przy hotelu o tej samej nazwie, w malowniczej Jastrzębiej Górze. Klimat można poczuć już od początku. Strome zejście – w dół klifu, przez las – na wąską, kamienistą plażę tworzy atmosferę tajemnicy. Gdy Faleza „pracuje” potrafi być potężna. Trzeba wtedy uważać na silne prądy.

Kołobrzeg - nazwany polską Kalifornią

W dużej mierze ze względu na fale występująca przy molo.

https://magicseaweed.com/Wadysawowo-Surf-Report/4464/