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Pilsudski as a Military Leader

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In his political career, Piłsudski became a leader of the Polish Socialist Party. Believing Poland’s independence would be won militarily. What was his plan to regain independence? Why did he think it was only possible militarily and what formations did he lead? These and other questions will be discussed at the meeting “Pilsudski as a Military…

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Disinformation in Memory Politics: Practices and Ways of Prevention

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As an instrument of political power, disinformation is as old as mankind but it has reached a different stage with the evolution of digital media and the intensification of global exchange. Infamous examples include the denial of historical events such as the Holocaust, the Gulag system, or the secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, as…

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St. Maria Faustina Kowalska and the cult of Divine Mercy

On Divine Mercy Sunday
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A centre of entertainment and a temple of culture

 An interview with Agata Łuksza about the beginnings of Warsaw’s theatre
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Marie Walewska: Napoleon’s only love?

The fate of Napoleon’s mistress
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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733–1795: Light and Flame

Review of the book by Richard Butterwick