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Andrzej Kozlowski

So here is Latynina's view on things. And, I have to say, I find it the most convincing of all. Yes, these are demonstrative actions, it is important to emphasize,

The first Western book on WWII on the Eastern Front worthy of the name, that is, one that doesn’t (at least in a large degree) parrot Soviet and post-Soviet propaganda

Here is another fragment of the interview with Ivantchik - Does anyone play this historical card?- Yes, everyone always plays it in ethnic conflicts. To begin with, I'll tell you

In February 1988 Andrei Sakharov, who had less than one year to live, devoted a great deal of attention to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. in connection with

There are two very interesting Russian voices on the wave of protests and “protests” related to the death of George Floyd. One is by @kvoneggert and appears in the Russia’s

Hungary acted early, imposed a strict lockdown and was declared a great success. I can’t resist quoting again Pyotr Chumakov:“Right now the dynamics of the epidemic is different in different

So here is Yulia Latynina’s great article in Novaya Gazeta entitled “Infntile socialism has become the new religion of the Greater West”. https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2020/08/03/86505-zabludilis-v-treh-narrativah-diskussiyaLet me

Below is the second of my three threads, culminating with the curious story of Madam Sowiński, the widow of the Polish general Józef Sowiński. The first thread is herehttps://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1299470593994248193?s=21It

Today is time for another long thread on Polish and Russian history. This is a story about the contrast between three cultures: Russian, Polish and also German. It is taken

Arguments between Polish historians on whether Poland could have avoided its disastrous fate in 1939 by allying itself with Germany against the Soviets (before the Stalin-Hitler pact) have an air

Prince Konoe was a member of one of the most ancient Japanese families, the Fujiwara, closely related to the Emperor. As such he held many important posts and was one

I recently wrote an article, largely based on my own experiences, comparing Poland and Japan. I argued that for historical reasons, accidental rather than due to any direct influence, they