World War II was a unique conflict in terms of the use of press for propaganda…
Kategoria: 20th Century
How Was the Kalashnikov Legend Born?
In the 1940s, the Soviet Union faced a challenge: it needed a simple, reliable automatic weapon…
Pol Pot: The Asian Hitler
Pol Pot’s crimes claimed millions of lives. Inhuman torture became everyday reality in Cambodia starting in…
Inventions of World War II
War has always accelerated the development of science and technology. During World War II, many new…
Władysław Zaleski. The Missionary Who Changed Asia
The history of Polish presence in Asia rarely extends beyond stories of travelers and merchants. Yet…
The Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London
After the fall of Warsaw in 1945, the Polish presence in the West needed a place…
The “Jan Heweliusz” Disaster (1993)
The disaster of the „Jan Heweliusz” ferry in January 1993 claimed 56 human lives and exposed…
Poles in the Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 forced thousands of Poles to participate in a conflict that was…
Cabaret in Interwar Poland
Polish interwar cabarets created a space for elite entertainment where the intelligentsia could laugh at their…
The Polish Community in Argentina: The History of Migration
Poles in Argentina have built their presence over more than two centuries, creating one of the…