1 September 1939
The peace was shattered with no warning, in the darkness before the dawn. In a space of minutes, just after 4:40 AM, bombs destroyed three quarters of a little town …
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Happy Ribbentrop-Molotov, mother******s!
Yesterday we remembered the 77th anniversary of the most cynical political event of the 20th century, the pact between Hitler and Stalin, which partitioned the Eastern Europe and greenlit the …
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I was a young communist
Time for a terrible confession: I was a young communist. The only things I can put up in my defence are: I was 6 years old, and only for less …
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How the Poles saved the Western civilisation
Ninety-six years ago, the Poles saved Europe, and I bet most of you don’t even know about it. On 14-15 August 1920, newly-formed Soviet Red Army, commanded by the legendary …
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The Warsaw Uprising, lest we forget
Every year, on August the 1st, the whole of Warsaw comes to a standstill at the W-Hour, 5pm, the start of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. Pedestrians stop, streets turn …
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Is the Pope Catholic? Not in Poland
Pope Francis is about to touch down on a brief pilgrimage to Poland, to participate in the World Youth Day, a major gathering and festival of young Catholics from around …
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Make Russia Great Again
I simply love waking up to headlines like “Russia Could Invade Poland ‘Overnight’”: The Atlantic think tank warns: “Even if Moscow currently has no immediate intent to challenge NATO directly, …
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Happy birthday America, and please pick up your act
Today, the United States of America is celebrating the 240th anniversary of the original Brexit. Despite some initial reasonable showing from the Remain campaign, the Leave folk did eventually manage …
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Dear England, Love, Polish Vermin
Dear England Forgive me for taking some of your valuable time as you agonise over your destiny and your future. Existential crises are tough; I know, I have them all …
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Shock new EU memo, or why the EU still doesn’t get it
The European Union says they get it. Then they show they don’t. This is pretty much the only conclusion I can draw from reading a leaked copy of the post-Brexit …
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Old and busted: German militarism. Not-so-new but still hot: Russian militarism
Germany is a stellar example that culture, while difficult to change, can change. Not all of it, not completely, and it might take a war, a devastating defeat, an occupation, …
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Make America Poland Again
Now listen here; this is it.  I’ve had an absolute gutful of all this racism and prejudice. You might have gotten away with having a go at all the illegal …
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