The Volhynia massacres of ethnic Poles by Ukrainian nationalists has long caused tensions between the two countries.

The Volhynia massacres of ethnic Poles by Ukrainian nationalists has long caused tensions between the two countries.
Hundreds of local residents gathered to watch the monument being demolished, with many applauding as it collapsed.
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The new Israeli ambassador says that Poland is not an antisemitic country, but expresses concern about the far-right Confederation entering parliament.
Fabio Parasecoli
How could a gay man express his passion for cooking and eating in socialist Poland? Easy: he created a fictional straight couple and had them write a cookbook.
The court found three ex-communist security agents who tried to frame priest Jerzy Popiełuszko not guilty of crimes against humanity.
Top-flight side NAC Breda have honoured Stanisław Maczek, whose Polish Armoured Division helped liberate the city from German occupation.
Filip Mazurczak
Twenty years before Orwell published “Animal Farm”, a now-forgotten Polish Nobel laureate wrote a remarkably similar novel.
Daniel Tilles
The controversial memory law, though amended, is still in place, the Polish government’s historical narrative is stronger than ever, and Israel and the US appear to have accepted it.
Stanley Bill
Stanley Bill presents the findings of new research on the role of some Poles in the Holocaust, as well as the associated backlash in a climate of politicised history.
Daniel Tilles
Daniel Tilles refocuses attention on the Antisemitism of the Allies during WWII, in light of the recent “Holocaust Law” and associated international outrage.
Siobhan Doucette
Siobhan Doucette discusses the content of her first book, “Books Are Weapons: The Polish Opposition Press and the Overthrow of Communism”.
Siobhan Doucette
Siobhan Doucette discusses the figure of Solidarity hero Lech Wałęsa and the accusations that he informed on fellow dissidents to the SB.
Stanley Bill
Stanley Bill examines how the PiS government engages in martyrology and seeks to privilege the narratives of Poles who helped saved Jews; a new museum opens in the village of Markowa.
Daniel Tilles
Daniel Tilles examines a new plaque placed alongside the infamous Jewish ritual murder painting in the Sandomierz Cathedral, proposing that the plaque represents both a sign of positive progress and a missed opportunity to offer a more honest appraisal of a dark episode in the history of the town and the Catholic Church in Poland.