“German nationalism, imperialism and racism led to these brutal crimes,” said Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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Warsaw’s “Robinson Crusoes” who survived in the rubble after the uprising
Stuart Dowell
Most famous among them was pianist Władysław Szpilman.
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Putin blames Poland for WWII and says Soviet occupation “saved lives”
The Polish government has accused Putin of reviving “Stalinist propaganda”.
Poland’s oldest museum reopens after ten years of closure and controversy
Nicholas Hodge
The Czartoryski Museum reopens following a controversial state purchase.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, bonus episode: 1000 years in 5 minutes
Stanley Bill gives a geopolitical overview of 1000 years of Polish history in 5 minutes.
Poland’s martial law in pictures
Photographer Jerzy Ochoński captured the drama, tragedy and absurdity of martial law in Poland.
New evidence of how Polish diplomats helped Jews survive Holocaust with fake passports
Percy Metcalfe
The diplomats in Switzerland forged up to 10,000 passports intended for Jews trapped in German-occupied Europe.
Poland wants to buy site of former Nazi German camp in Austria
Parts of the former camp complex, where thousands of Poles were imprisoned and killed, have “turned into places unworthy of commemoration”.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, part 1 (beginnings)
In the first part of our Brief History of Poland, Stanley Bill looks at the beginnings of the Polish state and the Baptism of Poland.
Norman Davies: Remembering Katyn and Smolensk
Norman Davies
The historian recalls his participation in commemorations of the Katyn massacre, days before the Smolensk plane crash.
From breadlines to pea soup: food and politics in socialist Poland
Fabio Parasecoli
Food has always been at the centre of debate on what Poland is or should be.
“The Soviets liberated Poland” – Polish left-wing leaders criticised for WWII remarks
Leading figures from SLD are accused of “falsifying Polish history” by perpetuating the “Soviet narrative” that Poland was liberated by the Red Army.
Iconic Warsaw building reopens
Warsaw’s Rotunda, one of the city’s most iconic buildings, has reopened following a three-year rebuilding project.
Road works uncover 600-year-old city gates in Kraków
Ongoing road excavations in Kraków have revealed further archaeological finds tracing the history of the city and its former Jewish quarter of Kazimierz.
