Category : Poland’s History
The Overlooked Extermination by B. Gaydos
Polonia Institute Katyn Competition 2020 Essay by Brian Gaydos In 1939 Poland was set upon by its two aggressive neighbors, Germany and the Soviet Union....
The Smolensk Tragedy in Transatlantic Relations
For eleven years now the Polish people all over the world have been struggling with the aftermath of the crash of the Polish Air Force...
Featured Announcement – 2021 Competition on the History of Poland – The Solidarity Movement
Polonia Institute Announces 2021 Competition on the History of Poland The Solidarity Movement Poland’s Role in Defending Liberty and Freedom for All On Sunday,...
Bydgoszcz provocation, or why the communists beat up “Solidarity?”
Forty years ago, on March 19, 1981, in Bydgoszcz, the police (called the people’s militia at the time) and security service officers severely beat the...
The Phenomenon of the Polish Underground State
The Polish Underground State, also known as the Polish Secret State, had been built in complete secrecy during the joint occupation of Poland by Soviet...
POLONIA INSTITUTE Condemns Distortion of Polish History that Encourages Racist Attitudes towards Polish People
RESOLUTION OF THE POLONIA INSTITUTE DATED FEBRUARY 20, 2021 CONDEMNING DISTORTION OF POLISH HISTORY AND SLANDEROUS LIES THAT ENCOURAGE RACIST ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE PEOPLE OF...
The Katyn Massacre: Causes and Consequences of Russian Impunity
by Thomas Richard Langtry Golden Gate University School of Law San Francisco, CA On March 5, 1940, the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD)...
A German Nazi camp for Polish children in Łódź
The concept of establishing a camp for Polish children appeared as early as in the summer of 1941. Its originator was the head of the...
Darkness of the Black Forest
(documentary – trailer) The film “Darkness of the Black Forest” (Pol.: “Mroki Czarnego Lasu”) tells the story of one of the darkest mass murders in...