It is the first time in almost a century that a new work by Chopin, who died in 1849, has been discovered.
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Police investigate mystery of 100 Bronze Age artefacts illegally excavated then abandoned in Poland
If identified, the perpetrators could face up to eight years in prison.
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Report warns of “anti-Polish” content on Netflix and other international streaming platforms
The report analyses more than 500 films on Netflix and other sites.
Poland’s oldest oak dies aged 750 after failing to recover from arson attack
The tree dated back to the rule of Bolesław the Chaste as High Duke of Poland.
Pope John Paul II’s pilgrimages to Poland in pictures
A selection of images from the Polish pope’s pastoral visits to his homeland.
“A man of many personas”: the paradoxes of the Polish pope
Stanisław Obirek
A more nuanced perspective is required than the usual hagiographies.
John Paul II’s political lexicon: seven lessons for today’s struggling democracies
George Weigel
The Polish pope’s biographer reflects on the centenary of his birth.
Russian city removes “untruthful” plaque commemorating thousands of Poles murdered by Soviets
Local prosecutors claim the plaque “does not reflect the actual truth”.
Commemoration and controversy as Poland marks tenth anniversary of Smolensk crash
Jarosław Kaczyński and others have paid tribute to those who died in the air disaster.
Amid another epidemic 60 years ago, a Polish scientist created the world’s first polio vaccine
Magdalena Kozela
Saturday marks the seventh anniversary of the death of Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist.
Forgotten lands? Remembering flight and expulsion in Poland’s former German territories
Marcel Krueger
Civil society groups are helping local communities to engage with their own and the German history.
Poles should be willing to die for their country like the “cursed soldiers”, says PM
Events took place around Poland to mark the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers.
Eighteen Poles honoured by Israel for risking lives to save Jews from Holocaust
Ten more Poles have been named by Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.
From Poland to America: the travels of Bernie Sanders’s father Elias
Jerzy Haszczyński
A century age, Sanders’s father emigrated to the United States – twice.
