Poland’s president and defence minister were among those to condemn the exhibition at Gda艅sk city hall.
History
“Medieval knight” found buried in Polish city
The man had an estimated height of 180cm (5’11”), exceptionally tall by the standards of the time.
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How rock music became a safety valve for Poland’s communist regime
Tom Junes
The regime saw rock as a way to contain revolt, not incite it.
Historie jak drzazgi. Konfrontacja z dziedzictwem pogrom贸w w Polsce
Agnieszka W膮do艂owska
Splintered histories: confronting the legacy of wartime pogroms in rural Poland
Agnieszka W膮do艂owska
A family secret led an author to explore a painful issue.
NfP podcast: a brief history of Poland, part 2 (the medieval Piasts)
The second episode of our history series examines medieval Poland, the Teutonic Knights, the reign of Kazimierz the Great, and the oldest known Polish song.
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 Boles艂aw 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
Stanis艂aw 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
Jaros艂aw Kaczy艅ski 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.
