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How propaganda takes advantage of our cognitive dissonanceOne of the main difficulties in analyzing the propaganda of dictatorships is that it cannot be grasped as an object with strictly delimited edges.
The World and the OECD. Looking ahead while learning from the pastLooking forward to an even larger membership I believe that Ambassadors and the Council will have to find creative mechanisms to maintain that strengt...
Home of Chopin’s youthThe home where the eminent pianist spent his youth was located within the walls of the Warsaw University.
Universal ChopinOn the day the results of the previous 2015 Chopin Competition were announced, Asian Internet users searched for "Chopin” more often than they did for...
The Lesson of Jan Karski for Our WorldHeritage 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...
We Need European UnityWe 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...
The largest underground army in the worldThe Polish Home Army was among the largest underground armies that challenged Nazi Germany.
The Polish Underground provided valuable intelligence to the AlliesThe 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...
Kazimierz Leski. False general with a forged passport on a journey across EuropeDressed as a German general, Kazimierz Leski took secret documents obtained by the Polish resistance movement to transport them across Europe.
The Home Army is more than a "resistance movement"The Home Army is more than a "resistance movement".
“Can you imagine”? The AK and the Polish Underground in World War IIThe question “can you imagine?” is so simple and yet so profound.
Holocaust – the crime the world ignoredWhen the Polish government-in-exile called for action to stop the Holocaust in 1942, its appeals fell on deaf ears.
The Chopin Competition and the Olympic GamesIn 1948, a promising young pianist named Micheline Ostermeyer embarked on an ambitious concert tour to build on her success winning the first prize at...
So that the world does not forgetThe criminals of Treblinka did almost all they could to cover up the traces of their heinous actions and condemn their victims to be forgotten.
Reflections on ChopinSome composers develop their styles over time, while others make their mark early on.
Paderewski and his pact with the English-speaking worldAmong the many famous figures gathered at the Peace Conference in Paris in the first half of 1919, one was a great musician.
Japan’s love for ChopinThere 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.
Chopin Competition Laureates in the UKGreat Britain has a long and close relationship with the music of Fryderyk Chopin. The composer himself visited in 1848.
Chopin and Italy. A story of love reciprocatedChopin’s Polishness resonated in harmony with Italian art that played such an important role in his music – writes Alessandro TOMMASI.
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...
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.
Fake CoupFor the Poles, those eight years started by the fake coup of 13 December, the darkest hours in the lives of the previous generation.
The Fascinating History of Polish FreedomThe Martial Law was introduced on 13th December 1981 in violation of the communist constitution and under pressure of a Soviet threat, although now we...
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 ...
Jaruzelski’s martial law did not break the Poles. Our peaceful revolution changed part of EuropeJaruzelski’s martial law did not break the Poles. Despite the attempts to break us, we have won.
Two Dates, One WarThe Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor from 80 years ago pushed the USA to active involvement in World War II.
Towards a cultural renaissance of the economyThe current crisis and its associated restrictions have emphasized the importance that we all place on our surroundings.
Poland’s SuccessThe collapse of Soviet communism was a process that began in Poland, with the Solidarnosc movement eventually overcoming an oppressive and inhumane or...
Paradoxes of the Ładoś GroupThe passport operation of the so-called Ładoś Group described by Mordecai Paldiel was characterised by daring, flexibility and a number of paradoxes.
Heroic Poles of the time of warPolish diplomats made a daring attempt to save thousands of Jews. As a result, at least several hundred people were saved from death.
The Polish economic miracleThe current rapid economic development is possible thanks to the great industriousness of Poles, who – with their diligence, resourcefulness and abili...
The value that brings Poles togetherThere is a popular saying in modern Polish: “to defend something like independence.
The Polish gene of freedomLove for individual and collective freedom is part of the Polish DNA. It has helped us survive the most difficult moments in our history.
Polish to the core. On Frédéric Chopin“Chopin encapsulates everything we were denied: colourful noblemen’s robes, gilded sashes, sombre czamarka coats, four-cornered caps, the rattling of ...
Lithuanian and Polish defence of EU’s eastern borderFlying in thousands of migrants from the Middle East to Minsk and trying to smuggle them from Belarus across EU’s eastern border is nothing more than ...
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