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The ‘Carousel of Indifference’ in Bermuda, or ‘What If Hitler Agrees…?’

Read the article by Paweł Jędrzejewski, editor of the Polish Jews Forum.  see more
History Mon, 16:29
US President Harry S. Truman seated at a desk, before a microphone, announcing the end of World War II in Europe, Photo: Wikimedia Commons/National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Presidential Libraries. Harry S. Truman Library.

77 years ago WWII ended in Europe

The greatest conflict in history claimed over 50 million victims, including 5.6 to 5.8 million Polish citizens.  see more
History 8.05.2022
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Articles about May 3 Constitution to appear in media worldwide

This is the next edition of the project aimed at familiarising an international audience with Polish history.  see more
History 3.05.2022
The painting depicts King Stanislaus Augustus together with members of the Grand Sejm and inhabitants of Warsaw entering St John’s Cathedral in order to swear in the new national constitution just after it had been adopted by the Grand Sejm, Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Tuesday marks Poland’s May 3 Constitution anniversary

On May 3, 1791, Poland adopted its first constitution, the first country to do so in Europe and the second in the world.  see more
History 3.05.2022
What remained of the Warsaw ghetto was razed to the ground by German troops led by SS General Juergen Stroop, who, after having been tried in Poland for crimes against humanity, was hanged on March 6, 1952, in Warsaw's Rakowiecka St. prison. Photo: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Warsaw marks anniversary of Ghetto Uprising

The Uprising, which broke out on April 19, 1943, cost the lives of about 6,000 insurgents.  see more
History 19.04.2022
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The Choice of ‘Dying More Beautifully’

By Paweł Jędrzejewski, editor of the Polish Jews Forum.  see more
History 19.04.2022
Polish President Andrzej Duda, Photo: PAP

Katyn massacre must be tried in international courts: President Duda

April 13 marks the Katyn Massacre Victims’ Remembrance Day  see more
History 13.04.2022
Polish President Andrzej Duda, Photo: Youtube/Prezydent.pl

We must fight ‘distortion of history’: President Duda on Katyn crime

“I will demand that this case be settled before international courts,” the Polish President announced on Sunday.  see more
History 10.04.2022
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‘Stolen’ Charles Darwin notebooks returned after two decades

“They’re safe, they’re in good condition, they’re home,” a Cambridge University librarian said.  see more
History 5.04.2022
Nameless death pits in Katyn, Western Russia, Photo: IPN

Sunday marks 82nd anniversary of first transports of Poles to Katyn

In total, over 20,000 Poles were executed there and buried in nameless death pits.  see more
History 3.04.2022
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John Paul II passed away 17 years ago

We recall the Pope’s 2001 visit to Ukraine.  see more
History 2.04.2022