Wawrzyniec Rymkiewicz Let us begin with a fairy tale. It is familiar to every one in Poland. For centuries we have been telling it to our children thus including them in the perennial circle of generations. The fairy tale is as old as Poland itself.

Author: ŁUKASZ KOZAKIllustrations: JULIA MIRNY Vampirism and Upiórism If one were to weigh up the greatest Slavic contribution to global culture, vampires would certainly be a contender. Along with the ideas and myths that surround them, they have been used all over the world in