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Józef Piłsudski: A Visionary Leader’s Legacy from 1914 to 1935

The Editorial Board March 1, 2024

Meinovia Editions recently republished Robert Machray's The Poland of Piłsudski, 1914-1936, tracing the life and career of this great Polish statesman. Józef Piłsudski, a towering figure in Polish history, left an indelible mark on the political landscape of Eastern Europe during the…

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Jewish councils in Hungary during World War II

Yann Caspar December 10, 2023

Hungary – The following is an interview with the Hungarian historian, journalist, and publicist László Bernát Veszprémy, who said, "There are an amazing amount of myths, legends and lies and misconceptions about the Jewish leaders. The vast majority of these can be…

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Good Friday and Easter celebration

The Editorial Board April 7, 2023

Dear readers, Today we celebrate Good Friday, the day of the Passion of Christ, when Jesus Christ was condemned and crucified. This is a very important day for Christians, and it is a day of mourning and introspection. Christians practice fasting, and…

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A tribute to TGM

Yann Caspar January 24, 2023

Gáspár Miklós Tamás, known to Hungarians as TGM, died on 15 January at the age of 74. A polyglot philosopher, an opponent of Kádár in the 1980s, a liberal Hungarian deputy from 1990 to 1994, a Marxist eco-feminist in the 2000s, a…

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Good Friday

The Editorial Board April 15, 2022

Dear readers, Today, we celebrate Good Friday, the day the Christ suffered his Passion, was condemned and crucified. It is a most important day for Christians, as well as a day of mourning and self-reflection. Christians fast and seek silence and calm…

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Iga Świątek becomes first Polish woman to make Tennis World no.1

Sébastien Meuwissen April 11, 2022

Poland – Polish tennis fans can rejoice. At only 20 years of age, Iga Świątek became the first Polish woman to top the WTA rankings. Since her coronation at Roland Garros in 2020, the young girl from Warsaw has been one of…

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Implications of the fall of communism in Europe: a visionary reflection by Dominique Venner in the early 1990s

The Editorial Board March 28, 2022

La Nouvelle Librairie has begun publishing Les Carnets Rebelles by Dominique Venner. In the first volume published at the end of 2021, an anthology of observations and autobiographical anecdotes, reveals the passions and lucidity of this unique historian. The editorial staff offers…

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Marshal Józef Piłsudski and the Polish–Bolshevik war as seen by the Hungarian press

Sébastien Meuwissen February 2, 2022

Poland – Marshal Józef Piłsudski is undoubtedly one of the greatest figures in 20th-century Polish history. This charismatic military leader was Poland’s strongman between the two world wars. Although his legacy remains controversial because of his authoritarian drift from 1926 onwards, this…

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Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski: the Polish boxer who was knocking out Nazi capos in Auschwitz

Sébastien Meuwissen November 18, 2021

Discover the story of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, the boxing champion who became famous for his epic fights in the German Nazi death camps. Tadeusz Pietrzykowski began his boxing career as a teenager in the early 1930s. He was notably trained by the famous…

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Grzegorz Kucharczyk: “A crisis of faith inevitably entails a crisis of reason”

Sébastien Meuwissen November 15, 2021

Grzegorz Kucharczyk is a Polish historian and Humanities professor who specialises in 19th- and 20th-century political thinking as well as German history. One of his latest offerings is a book entitled Christophobia: 500 Years of Hate towards Jesus and the Church (Chrystofobia:…

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A look back at Novak Djokovic’s exceptional career

Sébastien Meuwissen November 4, 2021

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has had an absolutely phenomenal 2021 season. A national hero in his native Serbia, he is by far one of the greatest athletes in the history of the Balkan country. After winning the Australian Open for the…

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Poland’s Stefan Wyszyński, “Primate of the Millennium”, soon to be proclaimed Blessed

Agnieszka Golańska-Bault September 2, 2021

Poland – On September 12 in Warsaw, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Archbishop of Warsaw and Primate of Poland in the years 1948–1981, will be proclaimed Blessed. The ceremony, so eagerly awaited by Poles, was to take place in May last year. However, because…