Who is the Pontifex?
The bridge to Russia that is being built in the German imagination does not run over a precipice or over
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History
A silenced national rebellion: the communists’ problem with the 1863 uprising
From the very beginning of their seizure of power in Poland, the Communists had a problem with the memory of
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The Russian trap: an invitation to partitions
Something must be done about this imperialist Poland! This call is addressed to Russians, to Poles (among whom Moscow is
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From the Warsaw Uprising to the death march
– Our legs were bent in terror. The SS men ordered us to lie down in the street. One of
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Genocide Prevention by One Polish Condottiere
Gan Ganowicz’s dream of falling in battle against the Communists was never fulfilled. But he did prevent genocide in at
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The Nature and Future of Communism (Part 1)
Human drive for equality will always be with us. Communism is one of its most rabid manifestations. Therefore its promise
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Restitution of Polish cultural treasures – what the Bolsheviks gave back to us after 1920 (Part 2)
The Treaty of Riga, though sometimes assessed critically, brought tens of thousands of archives, works of art, and state symbols
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Restitution of Polish cultural treasures – what the Bolsheviks gave back to us after 1920 (Part 1)
The Treaty of Riga, though sometimes assessed critically, brought tens of thousands of archives, works of art, and state symbols
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Only few survived the Katyn Massacre
Only three percent of prisoners from Kozielsk, Starobielsk and Ostaszków avoided execution. Tomasz Stańczyk On 30 April 1940, a
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The Clash of Civilizations: A Child’s Perspective
This is an important memoir, maybe even a welcome harbinger in the much neglected area of Soviet/Russian studies. Marek Jan
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