Material published by the Russian security services contains numerous, glaring inaccuracies, notes the museum’s head of research.
History
Roman sword discovered in Poland
“No one can quite say how or why this sword ended up there.”
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Don’t open “Pandora’s box” of WWII reparations, German ambassador warns Poland
Thomas Bagger also admitted that Germany’s support for the Nord Stream pipelines was a “mistake”.
Polish city commemorates WWII massacre of Jewish children
The German Nazi occupiers murdered 45 Jewish children who had survived the liquidation of Kielce’s ghetto.
Poland should pay Russia $750bn for WW2 “liberation”, says chairman of State Duma
Vyacheslav Volodin also said that “Poland must return” lands that it received as part of the postwar settlement.
Ukraine criticises Poland’s call for Zelensky to apologise for WWII massacres
In now-deleted tweets, Ukraine’s ambassador said it was “unacceptable” for Poland to tell Ukraine how to deal with its history.
British royal returns 16th-century book to Poland’s national library
The library has, like Poland itself, experienced a tumultuous and often tragic history.
“Nineteenth century” artefacts found in Poland actually from ancient Egypt and Rome
The figurines of Egyptian and Roman deities Osiris and Bacchus were found in the grounds of a former Polish stately home.
Poland criticises Hungary’s top general for “distorting WWII history”
Hungary’s chief of general staff claimed WWII was a “local German-Polish war” that escalated due to a lack of peace efforts.
Polish government to “analyse” 1,000 academics who signed letter supporting Holocaust scholar
Over 1,000 academics have signed a letter in defence of a Holocaust scholar who has been criticised by the Polish government.
Poland recommends Russia’s Kaliningrad be called Królewiec
The name Kaliningrad is “artificial” and evokes negative feelings in Poland, found a government body.
Ice cream stand near Auschwitz concentration camp causes controversy
“It shows zero respect for the dead, after all this is the biggest cemetery in the world.”
Israeli Holocaust institutes support Polish scholar targeted by “disgraceful political attacks”
Barbara Engelking has been condemned by the Polish government for saying that Poles did little to help Jews during the Holocaust.
No funding for academics “who insult Poles, the greatest victims of WW2”, says education minister
Government figures have criticised a Holocaust scholar for saying Poles did little to help Jews during the war.
