Filip Mazurczak
Activists have been campaigning for greater recognition of the at least 20,000 victims.
History
Oldest wooden building in Warsaw’s Praga district burns down
Built in 1817, it housed two bells, including one from 1772, both of which survived the fire.
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Polish and Czech border towns join forces to revitalise old tram route
Trams last ran through Cieszyn and Český Těšín a century ago.
Remains of Polish soldiers killed on first day of WWII identified through DNA tests
They were killed during the defence of Westerplatte, as the German invasion began.
Belarus and Poland in diplomatic spat after Lukashenko accuses Warsaw of planning land grab
A Polish commentator had called for Poland to reclaim former territory from Belarus.
Polish priest who preached nonviolent resistance and rescued Jews subject of new biopic
Filip Mazurczak
A largely forgotten figure is brought back to life.
Norman Davies: the Battle of Warsaw, one hundred years on
Norman Davies
The “Miracle on the Vistula” was no miracle.
Over 150 Jewish tombstones used for road construction in WW2 unearthed in Polish town
Leżajsk once had a large Jewish population and it remains an important site for Hasidic Jews.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, part 3 (the Jagiellonian era)
The third episode of our history series examines the Jagiellonian dynasty, the Polish-Lithuanian union, and the growing freedom of the nobility.
Norman Davies: A defence of the Warsaw Uprising in eight theses
Norman Davies
The author of a book on the Warsaw Uprising explains the decision of the Polish government-in-exile to launch the insurgency in historical context.
Symbol of the past, model for the future: the African immigrant who became a Warsaw Uprising hero
Nicholas Boston
A Nigerian migrant called August Agboola Browne participated in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. His story is remembered in the Polish capital.
Concern that historic bridge in Poland could be blown up for Tom Cruise movie stunt
An international heritage society has intervened after reports the structure would feature in a stunt for Mission: Impossible 7.
Interview: Jewish ghetto police were both “a tool and a victim of the Holocaust”
Agnieszka Wądołowska
We speak with historian Katarzyna Person about her award-winning research.
The untouchable profession: how Poland’s miners carved out a special status for themselves
Jakub Wiech
What makes Poland’s mining lobby so strong?
