Polar (2019) - blood on the snow

It's not just a brutal gore (though it has enough of it).

It's a philosophical tale of violence and retribution.

The one and only brilliant Mads Mikkelsen, playing main character, goes through the painful transformation, the divine ordalia, as he passes through the hanging and loses his eye, as Odin did, to obtain a new wisdom.

Also, I would like to point out Katheryn Winnick (Катерина Винницька), a Ukrainian from Canada, she did masterfully in Vikings - and now she is very persuasive in the role of Vivian, the exquisite assasine master.

Strongly recommend if you're into such kind of stuff

Review: Lód

Lód by Jacek Dukaj
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Odkryłem dla siebie ciekawego polskiego autora. "Lód" to powieść, w której alternatywna historia i geopolityka spotykają się z głęboką refleksją na temat metafizyki i ludzkiej psychologii. Wszystko to napisane rozrzutnym i fascynującym językiem. Książka zaprasza czytelnika do labiryntu, w którym można spotkać dziwaczne stworzenia.

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Review: Behemoth: The Structure & Practice of National Socialism, 1933-1944

Behemoth: The Structure & Practice of National Socialism, 1933-1944 by Franz Leopold Neumann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Behemoth is one of these books on History that gives you a fresh perspective on the modern events. Neumann made a scrupulous vivisection of the Nazi regime, analyzing it not only as a political scientist but also as a legal scholar. Thousands and thousands of III Reich normative acts, from the edicts of Führer himself to the circulars of local councils (not mentioning the vast and deep analysis of the practice of Nazi judicial system), were weighted in the ruthless academic manner.

The light that was shed on the various techniques of the mass manipulation used by Nazis could definitely be used nowadays to find a path from the abyss of populism in the modern politics.

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Review: Нова Європа

Нова Європа by Альона Гетьманчук
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Цікава колекція думок про Україну в Європі та Європу в Україні. Можна погоджуватися чи ні з опініями авторів, але, у будь якому разі, з ними варто ознайомитися.

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Review: Conclave

Conclave by Robert Harris
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A powerful book about spiritual quest during elections of the new Pope of Rome, when a higher purpose overcomes all political intrigues.

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Review: The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As always, brilliant story from the Master. A skillful presentation of a spy story in the scenery of a hopeless Middle East conflict.

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Review: Holocaust F

Holocaust F by Cezary Zbierzchowski
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It was a pleasure to discover this modern Polish SF writer. An interesting prospect of the posthumanistic society.

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