“Has it really come to the point where the history of the Second World War has to be written for our children by the Germans?”, a PiS MEP asked.
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Polish court orders investigation of postwar forced resettlement of Ukrainians
Around 140,000 civilians, mostly Ukrainians, were forcibly resettled as part of Operation Vistula.
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UN adds Polish amendments to new Holocaust denial resolution
Among the changes proposed by Poland is the rejection of attempts to blame other nations for German Nazi crimes.
Poland launches contest for school students to “promote truth” about Soviet massacre
The 1940 Katyn massacre saw 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia murdered by the Soviet secret police.
Pope congratulates Kraków theology faculty on 625th anniversary of foundation
The faculty was established by a papal bull on 11 January 1397.
Polish archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old board game
The find was made in Qumayrah Valley in Oman.
Over 10,000 volunteers helped restore 100 Jewish cemeteries in Poland last year
Poland’s hundreds of remaining Jewish cemeteries often rely on local communities and volunteers to maintain them.
Naming of Warsaw street after communist alcohol factory reversed for “not promoting abstinence”
A former mayor of the district has called the decision “idiotic”.
Former dissident awarded 425,000 zloty compensation for communist-era internment
Andrzej Gwiazda was one of the leaders of the Solidarity trade union that helped bring down communism.
Stolen 16th century icon returned to Poland by German museum
The artwork was spotted in Germany by an employee of Poland’s culture ministry.
The changing face of Poland’s Christmas dishes
Natalia Parzygnat
While traditional staples remain, new variations are emerging to cater to changing tastes and diets.
Hundreds of dinosaur footprints found at clay mine in Poland
The imprints are so well preserved that even the texture of the creatures’ skin is visible.
Trove of historic plaster models hidden for decades in attic discovered in Warsaw
The collection of 130 pieces had previously been been hidden in an attic, where they survived two world wars.
Recording shows leading Polish newspaper editor expressing “love” to former communist leader
Adam Michnik, a former anti-communist dissident, is seen embracing Wojciech Jaruzelski at the latter’s home.
