Mateusz MORAWIECKI
Europe must abandon all illusions about Russia
The war that Putin has unleashed on Ukraine is also a battle for the soul of the West.
Mateusz MORAWIECKI
Andriej USTINOV Polish soul in Russia
Neither the Christian philosopher Bach, nor the radiant genius Mozart, nor the eccentric mystic and fantasist Schumann, nor the arch-virtuoso Liszt he...
Nicolas TENZER How propaganda takes advantage of our cognitive dissonance
One of the main difficulties in analyzing the propaganda of dictatorships is that it cannot be grasped as an object with strictly delimited edges.
Donald JOHNSTON
Prof. Aleksander SURDEJ The World and the OECD. Looking ahead while learning from the past
Looking forward to an even larger membership I believe that Ambassadors and the Council will have to find creative mechanisms to maintain that strengt...
Prof. Jerzy MIZIOŁEK Home of Chopin’s youth
The home where the eminent pianist spent his youth was located within the walls of the Warsaw University.
Artur SZKLENER Universal Chopin
On the day the results of the previous 2015 Chopin Competition were announced, Asian Internet users searched for "Chopin” more often than they did for...
Clark YOUNG The Lesson of Jan Karski for Our World
Heritage of Jan Karski, whose harrowing reports on what Germans were doing in Auschwitz were ignored by the world, is now a moral call to action in de...
Mateusz MORAWIECKI We Need European Unity
We are entering the third year of what has been an extremely difficult pandemic, face a growing economic crisis, and now there is an additional menace...
Karol NAWROCKI The largest underground army in the world
The Polish Home Army was among the largest underground armies that challenged Nazi Germany.
David WILLIAMSON The Polish Underground provided valuable intelligence to the Allies
The USSR, on the other hand, viewed the role of the London backed Home Army (Armia Krajowa -AK) as an agent of anti-Communism, and in January 1944 cre...
Bogusław SONIK Kazimierz Leski. False general with a forged passport on a journey across Europe
Dressed as a German general, Kazimierz Leski took secret documents obtained by the Polish resistance movement to transport them across Europe.
Prof. Wojciech ROSZKOWSKI The Home Army is more than a "resistance movement"
The Home Army is more than a "resistance movement".
Kenneth KOSKODAN “Can you imagine”? The AK and the Polish Underground in World War II
The question “can you imagine?” is so simple and yet so profound.
Marcin CZEPELAK Holocaust – the crime the world ignored
When the Polish government-in-exile called for action to stop the Holocaust in 1942, its appeals fell on deaf ears.
Prof. Lisa McCORMICK The Chopin Competition and the Olympic Games
In 1948, a promising young pianist named Micheline Ostermeyer embarked on an ambitious concert tour to build on her success winning the first prize at...
Karol NAWROCKI So that the world does not forget
The criminals of Treblinka did almost all they could to cover up the traces of their heinous actions and condemn their victims to be forgotten.
Jed DISTLER Reflections on Chopin
Some composers develop their styles over time, while others make their mark early on.
John ALLISON Paderewski and his pact with the English-speaking world
Among the many famous figures gathered at the Peace Conference in Paris in the first half of 1919, one was a great musician.
Haruka KOSAKA Japan’s love for Chopin
There is no doubt that the Chopin Competition is specifically important for the Japanese. It is hard not to have a soft spot for something you love.
Gavin DIXON Chopin Competition Laureates in the UK
Great Britain has a long and close relationship with the music of Fryderyk Chopin. The composer himself visited in 1848.
Alessandro TOMMASI Chopin and Italy. A story of love reciprocated
Chopin’s Polishness resonated in harmony with Italian art that played such an important role in his music – writes Alessandro TOMMASI.
Katalin NOVÁK The Hungarian model of family support - politics supporting demography
"Ten years ago, when we won the elections with a 2/3 majority, we made a decision in Hungary that we would come out of the economic, political and mor...
Michel LOUYOT The East and the West of Europe still do not understand one another
‘Is this the Europe its founding fathers wished for?’ Michel LOUYOT asks.
Jan ROKITA Fake Coup
For the Poles, those eight years started by the fake coup of 13 December, the darkest hours in the lives of the previous generation.
Prof. Wojciech ROSZKOWSKI The Fascinating History of Polish Freedom
The Martial Law was introduced on 13th December 1981 in violation of the communist constitution and under pressure of a Soviet threat, although now we...
Karol NAWROCKI Tanks against “Solidarity”
Forty years ago, FC Liverpool won the European Cup, Metallica was formed, and Robert de Niro collected an Oscar Award for his outstanding performance ...
Eryk MISTEWICZ Jaruzelski’s martial law did not break the Poles. Our peaceful revolution changed part of Europe
Jaruzelski’s martial law did not break the Poles. Despite the attempts to break us, we have won.
Karol NAWROCKI Two Dates, One War
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor from 80 years ago pushed the USA to active involvement in World War II.
Jérôme GOUADAIN Towards a cultural renaissance of the economy
The current crisis and its associated restrictions have emphasized the importance that we all place on our surroundings.
Prof. Harold JAMES Poland’s Success
The collapse of Soviet communism was a process that began in Poland, with the Solidarnosc movement eventually overcoming an oppressive and inhumane or...
Jędrzej USZYŃSKI Paradoxes of the Ładoś Group
The passport operation of the so-called Ładoś Group described by Mordecai Paldiel was characterised by daring, flexibility and a number of paradoxes.
Mordecai PALDIEL Heroic Poles of the time of war
Polish diplomats made a daring attempt to save thousands of Jews. As a result, at least several hundred people were saved from death.
Prof. Adam GLAPIŃSKI The Polish economic miracle
The current rapid economic development is possible thanks to the great industriousness of Poles, who – with their diligence, resourcefulness and abili...
Andrzej DUDA The value that brings Poles together
There is a popular saying in modern Polish: “to defend something like independence.
Karol NAWROCKI The Polish gene of freedom
Love for individual and collective freedom is part of the Polish DNA. It has helped us survive the most difficult moments in our history.
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