The Volhynia massacres, in which Ukrainian nationalists killed around 100,000 Poles, have long caused tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv.

The Volhynia massacres, in which Ukrainian nationalists killed around 100,000 Poles, have long caused tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv.
The 1,200 square metre national symbol was unfurled on the beach in Międzyzdroje.
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Skłodowska-Curie was “a symbol of female strength and a harbinger of great change”, says Dominika Kulczyk.
The Silesian Uprisings of 1919-1921 helped ensure that part of the region broke away from Germany and joined Poland.
The Haus der Natur in Salzberg discovered the items in a warehouse in 2017 and informed the Polish embassy.
Marcin Makowski
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe experienced Russian imperialism first-hand.
The bracteates – thin, single-sided coins – found near Wałbrzych are the first such find in more than a century.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the “decommunisation” of Polish public spaces even more urgent, says the state history institute.
More than 6,700 files were pieced together over 15 years and some have been used as evidence in court cases.
Much of the art decorating its interior has survived intact since it was opened in the 1950s.
This year’s “Wolf’s Trail” events were used to collect money to help people affected by the war in Ukraine.
A new collection of images shows the decline and revival of the district over the decades.
With around 400,000 members at its peak, it is believed to have been the largest underground force in German-occupied Europe.
The radio was used by the underground resistance to listen to foreign broadcasts.