Poland must “reconcile respect for international law with the extraordinary nature of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”.
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Polish state history body to reopen cases of priests who died under communism
There are cases in particular that could be re-examined, says the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).
Poland protests removal of flags at cemeteries in Russia of murdered Polish officers
Over 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia were killed by the Soviet Union in the Katyn massacres of 1940.
Polish billionaire to turn Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s Paris house into “space for exceptional women”
Skłodowska-Curie was “a symbol of female strength and a harbinger of great change”, says Dominika Kulczyk.
Poland declares national holiday marking uprisings against German rule
The Silesian Uprisings of 1919-1921 helped ensure that part of the region broke away from Germany and joined Poland.
Austrian museum returns animal specimens stolen from Warsaw in WWII
The Haus der Natur in Salzberg discovered the items in a warehouse in 2017 and informed the Polish embassy.
Poland knows what Russian imperialism means. Will the West finally start listening?
Marcin Makowski
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe experienced Russian imperialism first-hand.
Dog digs up huge haul of medieval coins in Poland
The bracteates – thin, single-sided coins – found near Wałbrzych are the first such find in more than a century.
Poland renews push to remove Soviet monuments amid Russia’s war in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the “decommunisation” of Polish public spaces even more urgent, says the state history institute.
“Like a jigsaw puzzle”: Polish archivists piece together shredded communist secret police files
More than 6,700 files were pieced together over 15 years and some have been used as evidence in court cases.
Communist-era Warsaw milk bar forced to close in pandemic added to monuments register
Much of the art decorating its interior has survived intact since it was opened in the 1950s.
US paratroopers join 10th edition of “cursed soldiers” run in Poland
This year’s “Wolf’s Trail” events were used to collect money to help people affected by the war in Ukraine.
The changing face of Kraków’s former Jewish district Kazimierz in photos
A new collection of images shows the decline and revival of the district over the decades.
