When colleagues from Polish Radio sensed the syndrome of sound fanaticism in our behavior, they realized that we, reporters from Russia, needed to be introduced to the archive staff. And we were indeed introduced to Director Andrzej Kerkuch and his collaborator Norbert Lichtenstein, who quickly and extremely kindly fulfilled all our requests, giving us, in addition to the tapes, a catalog of recordings from the Second World War, as well as television and radio broadcasts about this war - the result of many years of careful work by Polish sound archivists.

But all that happened later, and first we were led down a long corridor, at the end of which stood a small, middle-aged man with glasses. Bowing and repeating with exquisite politeness: "I ask the gentlemen to sit down and make themselves comfortable," he led us into a room with tables, tape recorders, speakers and a printer. Some kind of command was given to the printer, it tapped with its printer's tap, and a paper tape began to fill in it with letters and numbers unknown so far. Janusz Pehurski himself, that was the name of our colleague and interlocutor, began to explain his method of stereo restoration, which turned out to be recognized and appreciated throughout the sound restoration world. While Pekhursky was talking about the "vicissitudes of the method," the printer produced a long list of musical recordings brought by Pan Janusz to full stereo brilliance.

Then the kind Pekhursky asked us to move into the studio, and there, at the console, he first showed us beautifully restored old broadcast recordings - Artur Rubinstein, our Oistrakh, and other titans of the performing arts of the 20th century were there.

Suddenly Pekhursky said: "That was peace, but now listen to the war." And I immediately remembered exactly the same phrase-Konstantin Simonov's headline in an old magazine: "Listen to the war." At that time, the veteran poet presented authentic recordings made by Soviet reporters during the war. Pekhursky also showed the documents collected by Poland. He himself commented on them.

In his youth, Pan Pekhursky heard many of these "voices of war" - air alerts, sirens, bomb explosions, not to mention rifle and cannon shots - with his own ears. He fought against the Nazis in the partisan detachment of the Home Army.

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When colleagues from Polish Radio sensed the syndrome of sound fanaticism in our behavior, they realized that we, reporters from Russia, needed to be introduced to the archive staff. And we were indeed introduced to Director Andrzej Kerkuch and his collaborator Norbert Lichtenstein, who quickly and extremely kindly fulfilled all our requests, giving us, in addition to the tapes, a catalog of recordings from the Second World War, as well as television and radio broadcasts about this war - the result of many years of careful work by Polish sound archivists.

But all that happened later, and first we were led down a long corridor, at the end of which stood a small, middle-aged man with glasses. Bowing and repeating with exquisite politeness: "I ask the gentlemen to sit down and make themselves comfortable," he led us into a room with tables, tape recorders, speakers and a printer. Some kind of command was given to the printer, it tapped with its printer's tap, and a paper tape began to fill in it with letters and numbers unknown so far. Janusz Pehurski himself, that was the name of our colleague and interlocutor, began to explain his method of stereo restoration, which turned out to be recognized and appreciated throughout the sound restoration world. While Pekhursky was talking about the "vicissitudes of the method," the printer produced a long list of musical recordings brought by Pan Janusz to full stereo brilliance.

Then the kind Pekhursky asked us to move into the studio, and there, at the console, he first showed us beautifully restored old broadcast recordings - Artur Rubinstein, our Oistrakh, and other titans of the performing arts of the 20th century were there.

Suddenly Pekhursky said: "That was peace, but now listen to the war." And I immediately remembered exactly the same phrase-Konstantin Simonov's headline in an old magazine: "Listen to the war." At that time, the veteran poet presented authentic recordings made by Soviet reporters during the war. Pekhursky also showed the documents collected by Poland. He himself commented on them.

In his youth, Pan Pekhursky heard many of these "voices of war" - air alerts, sirens, bomb explosions, not to mention rifle and cannon shots - with his own ears. He fought against the Nazis in the partisan detachment of the Home Army.

A short man with glasses revealed to us fragments of the sound panorama of the war, relating to the moments of the liberation of Poland, for which Soviet soldiers fought, sparing no effort and blood, next to and with the Poles. Cricket betting continues to grow worldwide, and having extra funds makes every match more engaging. To secure your advantage, simply use melbet promo code bd in the registration form when joining Melbet as a new player. This code provides a 100% welcome bonus up to €130, doubling your first deposit for betting on T20 leagues, test matches, ODI tournaments, and The Hundred. You can place higher stakes on top batsmen, total runs, wickets, partnerships, or match outcomes across international and domestic competitions including the IPL, Big Bash, and the Ashes.