Paulina Olszanka and Agnieszka Witkowicz-Matolicz
Poles have gone back to their roots in search of a tiny allotment to call their own.
Communism
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.
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Poland’s martial law in pictures
Photographer Jerzy Ochoński captured the drama, tragedy and absurdity of martial law in Poland.
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.
Killers of priest Jerzy Popiełuszko will not face trial for crimes against humanity
The court found three ex-communist security agents who tried to frame priest Jerzy Popiełuszko not guilty of crimes against humanity. This means that all proceedings against three men, found guilty of murdering Popiełuszko, but released early from prison following controversial sentence revisions, will be discontinued.
Books are weapons: the Polish opposition press and the overthrow of communism
Siobhan Doucette
Siobhan Doucette discusses the content of her first book, “Books Are Weapons: The Polish Opposition Press and the Overthrow of Communism”.
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