At the yearly Fourth of July party at the ambassador's residence we ate, drank, and chatted with some of the 1000+ attendees currently living in the Polish community. Of course all the people assigned to the American embassy were there as well as the usual businesses investing in Poland, representatives of other governments, and local VIPs. Two people were of special interest to us this year- General Jaruzelski, the Communist Party Secretary/President who declared martial law in Poland in 1981 (trying to destroy the Solidarity movement) and Kasia Figura, one of Poland's most famous and beloved actresses (she appeared in The Pianist and Pret-a-Porter). Ms. Figura was gracious, chatting and posing with all her fans.
Fireworks closed out the evening.
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Great photo! Thanks for sharing it.
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