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29.06.2020The statement of the Institute of National Remembrance in relation to the article by President PutinThis is not the first time that the President of Russia is attempting to revive the Stalinist vision of modern history. It was created in the communist era by combining selective interpretations of facts, half-truths and propaganda. An image alternative to reality was constructed. The totalitarian Soviet Union was presented as a country of good intentions, a defender of peace and the security of nations, a noble conqueror of the German Reich. This kind of false vision of history was imposed as binding not only in the USSR but also in other countries enslaved by Moscow following World War II. At that time, revealing the truth about the actual role of the USSR in the history of the continent, about enslaving the people of Central and Eastern Europe, about Soviet crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity, was threatened with severe repression. It is surprising that today, in a free world, the Russian President is trying to promote theses which are almost a literal copy of the propaganda dating back to the era of Stalin and Brezhnev. He does so, in an article appearing in The National Interest.
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15.06.2020Foreign Minister’s history contestThe Minister of Foreign Affairs announces a contest for the best foreign language publication promoting the history of Poland.
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12.06.2020NAWA Chair programmeThe Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has announced the NAWA Chair programme, open to the fields of humanities, social and theological sciences.
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25.05.2020#stayhome and get to know the history of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano CompetitionWe present you the exhibition on the history of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. We would like to invite you to discover the magic of this prestigious competition that is entirely devoted to the works of the Polish composer. The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, often referred as the Chopin Competition, had been initiated in 1927 in Warsaw and since 1955 held every five years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 18th edition of the International Chopin Piano Competition scheduled on October 2nd - 23rd, 2020 was postponed to 2021.
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22.05.2020Online meeting with music of the three outstanding Polish contemporary composersHow about a trip guided by quality classical music? Doesn’t it sound like a great idea? We invite you to visit the website http://threecomposers.pl/ to get to know and enjoy the online collection of the music of three outstanding Polish composers.
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20.05.2020In the garden of Krzysztof PendereckiThe Adam Mickiewicz Institute in a virtual space is building an interactive garden inspired by the work of Krzysztof Penderecki. "Penderecki’s Garden" will flourish in November, but users can now watch the project grow.
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18.05.2020100th anniversary of the birth of John Paul II – Get to know more about the life of Holy Father.On 18th May, 1920, Karol Józef Wojtyła - Pope John Paul II, a saint of the Catholic Church, was born in Wadowice, Poland. This is a very important anniversary not only for us Poles, but also for the whole world, Catholics, clergy, intellectuals and all people who value life, freedom, dialogue and culture.
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08.05.202075th anniversary of the end of the World War IISeventy five years after the end of the Second World War, we pay tribute to its victims. We remember the indomitable struggle of the Polish nation against Nazi Germany throughout the conflict in Europe, lasting from September 1939 to May 1945.
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05.05.2020Statement on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Mauthausen-Gusen camp systemOn 5 May 1945, at 5 p.m., American troops crossed the gates of the German concentration camp Gusen. The main Mauthausen camp was liberated the same day, while the remaining satellite camps of the Mauthausen-Gusen camp system were freed in late April and early May.
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30.04.2020National Holiday of the May 3 ConstitutionOn May 3, Poland and Poles around the world celebrate a national holiday commemorating the adoption in 1791 of the first in Europe and the world's second written constitution.