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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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The plan for Slavic extermination: The Germans started it in Poland

Partenaire July 3, 2023

“The extermination plans were appalling. In the first phase of the GPO, the Germans wanted to kill about 100 million people” – says p rof. Grzegorz Kucharczyk, a historian from the Polish Academy of Sciences and an expert in the history of…

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How Poles tried to stop the Holocaust

Partenaire June 1, 2023

Detailed reports from German “death factories” and harrowing witness accounts – Poles tried to convince the Allies to stop the Holocaust but it was all in vain. This article, by Piotr Włoczyk, was published in Polish in the “Do Rzeczy” weekly magazine…

Culture

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…

Culture

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…

Culture

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:…

Magyar Nemzet

Historical confrontation, Slovak-style

Partenaire September 28, 2021

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 28 September 2021. Did you hear that the Slovak government apologized for the infamous Beneš Decrees that violated the human rights and freedoms of their own citizens of Hungarian descent, expressing their…

Interviews

Grzegorz Kucharczyk: “The Prussian elite considered Poland as a failed state”

Sébastien Meuwissen May 17, 2021

Grzegorz Kucharczyk is a Polish historian and Humanities professor, specialised in 19th and 20th century political thinking as well as the history of Germany. One of his latest offerings is “Five Centuries of Prussia” (Prusy, Pięc wieków), published by the Historical and…

Magyar Nemzet

Seventy-five years of loss

Partenaire March 26, 2021

This article has been published online by the Magyar Nemzet on March 26, 2021. Exactly three-quarters of a century have passed since, on March 28, 1946, the Czechoslovak National Assembly enacted the provisions issued by President Edvard Beneš between April and October 1945.…

Society

Defamation lawsuit over Polish complicity in the Holocaust reignites controversy

Olivier Bault February 19, 2021

A defamation lawsuit brought in Poland by an elderly woman has quickly gained international prominence. The reason is the subject to which it relates: the role of Poles in the genocide perpetrated against Jews on Polish territory occupied by Nazi Germany. The…

Culture

The Hungarian Uprising of October ’56

Miklós Dorsch October 22, 2018

Hungary - October 23, 1956, is a date that will forever be engraved in the history of Hungary and of the world. On this day, communism faltered in the Eastern Bloc: the Hungarians took to the streets for their freedom. Some have paid it…

Culture

1956: 60 Years Ago, Hungary Rose Against Communism

Miklós Dorsch October 22, 2016

By Miklós Dorsch. October 23, 1956, is a date that will forever be engraved in the history of Hungary and of the world. Exactly 60 years ago, communism faltered in the Eastern Bloc: the Hungarians took to the streets for their freedom. Some have paid…