The Katyń Massacre — an unparalleled crime of the NKVD and orchestrated lies
After the Soviet aggression against Poland on 17 September 1939, some 250,000 Polish prisoners of war, including more than 10,000 officers, were taken prisoner by the Soviets. As early as 19 September 1939, Lavrenty Beria established the Board for Prisoners of War and Internees at the NKVD and ordered the creation of a network of […]
Chopin Society UK presents: Rafał Blechacz recital
The Chopin Society UK invites you to the opening concert of the Year of Polish Pianists, featuring a recital by the outstanding pianist Rafał Blechacz. Join us in London for an unforgettable evening of exceptional artistry and timeless Polish piano music. Since winning the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2005, Rafał Blechacz […]
„Galant Poles. The Formation of the Polish Air Force on British Soil” – A talk by Jenny Grant
Jenny Grant, a historian and PhD Research at QMUL, will take part in a Speaker Series with a talk „Galant Poles. The Formation of the Polish Air Force on British Soil” at the Bunker of Battle of Britain in Uxbridge. This talk will focus on the experience of the Polish airmen before their participation in […]
The turbulent history of the creation of the Katyń Monument in London
The Katyń massacre has already been described many times, especially after 1990, when Mikhail Gorbachev handed over some of the related documents to Wojciech Jaruzelski and the TASS agency revealed the details of the operation. But before that happened, the Soviet Union actively distorted the history of the Katyń Massacre for 50 years. The so-called […]
Government enacts new strategy for relations with Polish diaspora
The Polish Council of Ministers has adopted a new government strategy for cooperation with the Polish diaspora worldwide for the years 2025-2030. The document includes strategies for promoting remigration to Poland and ways to integrate the funds provided for Polish issues. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a press statement that the strategy was prepared […]
John Paul II – the Pope of Polish and European Freedom
Poland commemorates the late Pope Saint John Paul II not only as a spiritual leader for the country and the first Bishop of Rome of Slavic origin but also as a figure who significantly contributed to the fall of communism in Central Europe and beyond. Karol Wojtyła, later known to the world as Pope John […]
Polish actor fought with Jason Statham in ‘A Working Man’. Do we have a hit?
A Working Man is a new, action-packed drama with Jason Statham, directed by David Ayer. We’ve seen it before, but it’s still fun: a film almost as chaotic as TikTok, but still entertaining as the 1980s Commandos, Kickboxers and others. And it has a Polish actor in the cast, Piotr Witkowski. It seems that Statham […]
Józef Mackiewicz – “Only the truth is interesting”
Józef Mackiewicz was born in Saint Petersburg on 1 April 1902. He was raised in a patriotic Polish home, his older brother was Stanisław Cat Mackiewicz, a journalist and writer, prime minister of the Polish government in exile in 1945-1955. Mackiewicz is considered one of the most important Polish writers of the 20th century for […]
„Kobiety, stawiajmy zdrowie na pierwszym miejscu – udział w badaniu przesiewowym piersi może uratować życie”
Jesteśmy czymś więcej niż tylko jednostkami – tworzymy potężną społeczność matek, córek, sióstr i przyjaciół, związanych wspólną podróżą przez życie. W zgiełku codziennych obowiązków łatwo zapomnieć, jak ważne jest, by stawiać zdrowie na pierwszym miejscu. Jednak razem możemy być silne, wspierać się nawzajem i zadbać o nasze zdrowie. Rak piersi jest jednym z najczęściej występujących […]
A 3,000-year-old ancient dagger found on the Polish Baltic coast
St. Cordula Society for the Antiques Rescue members discovered a richly decorated dagger from the Halstatt period in a clay lump detached from a cliff on the Baltic coast. The unusual relic was donated to the Museum of the History of Kamień Land. “This is my most valuable discovery. Accidental. The cliff was broken; the […]
