WWII Siberian Exile
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Writing about the Soviet deportations of Polish citizens and the trajectories of military and civilian exile
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Poland has condemned the removal by the Russian authorities of Polish military symbols at the Katyn cemetery, which houses the remains of thousands of Poles massacred by the Soviets in WWII.
The foreign ministry today "conveyed a firm protest" to Russia.
The foreign ministry today "conveyed a firm protest" to Russia.
Rosjanie usunęli płaskorzeźby z polskiego cmentarza w Katyniu. Protest MSZ, oświadczenie IPN - TVN24
Prokuratura w Smoleńsku nakazała usunięcie płaskorzeźb z polskiego cmentarza w Katyniu. Rzecznik Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych poinformował, że resort przekazał w tej sprawie
tvn24.pl
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Poland has condemned the removal by the Russian authorities of Polish military symbols at the Katyn cemetery, which houses the remains of thousands of Poles massacred by the Soviets in WWII.
The foreign ministry today "conveyed a firm protest" to Russia.
The foreign ministry today "conveyed a firm protest" to Russia.
The orphans were led to Canada by Father Łucjan Królikowski, who became the chaplain for the #Tengeru orphanage in 1947.
He previously served in the 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment in Iraq, was ordained in Beirut in 1946, and acted as chaplain for Polish Military Hospital No. 8 in El-Qantara, Egypt.
He previously served in the 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment in Iraq, was ordained in Beirut in 1946, and acted as chaplain for Polish Military Hospital No. 8 in El-Qantara, Egypt.
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The orphans were led to Canada by Father Łucjan Królikowski, who became the chaplain for the #Tengeru orphanage in 1947.
He previously served in the 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment in Iraq, was ordained in Beirut in 1946, and acted as chaplain for Polish Military Hospital No. 8 in El-Qantara, Egypt.
He previously served in the 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment in Iraq, was ordained in Beirut in 1946, and acted as chaplain for Polish Military Hospital No. 8 in El-Qantara, Egypt.
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Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist and leader of the Polish minority in Belarus who has been imprisoned since 2021, has won the Sakharov Prize, the EU’s highest human rights award.
He "shines as a beacon for all who refuse to be silenced", says European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
He "shines as a beacon for all who refuse to be silenced", says European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
Ethnic Polish journalist imprisoned in Belarus awarded EU human rights prize
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October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist and leader of the Polish minority in Belarus who has been imprisoned since 2021, has won the Sakharov Prize, the EU’s highest human rights award.
He "shines as a beacon for all who refuse to be silenced", says European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
He "shines as a beacon for all who refuse to be silenced", says European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
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L’ouvrage "Déportés pour l’éternité. Survivre à l’exil stalinien, 1939-1991", coécrit par Alain Blum et Emilia Koustova et coédité par l’Ined et l’ @ehess.fr , a remporté le Grand prix des
@rdvhistoire.bsky.social 2025.
La remise du prix aura lieu demain #RVH2025 : rdv-histoire.com/programme/re...
@rdvhistoire.bsky.social 2025.
La remise du prix aura lieu demain #RVH2025 : rdv-histoire.com/programme/re...
October 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
L’ouvrage "Déportés pour l’éternité. Survivre à l’exil stalinien, 1939-1991", coécrit par Alain Blum et Emilia Koustova et coédité par l’Ined et l’ @ehess.fr , a remporté le Grand prix des
@rdvhistoire.bsky.social 2025.
La remise du prix aura lieu demain #RVH2025 : rdv-histoire.com/programme/re...
@rdvhistoire.bsky.social 2025.
La remise du prix aura lieu demain #RVH2025 : rdv-histoire.com/programme/re...
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The glorious Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet, designed by Zygmunt Gorgolewski in 1900 as the Lemberg Stadttheater, in the autumn sun.
September 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The glorious Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet, designed by Zygmunt Gorgolewski in 1900 as the Lemberg Stadttheater, in the autumn sun.
Archival sketches and reports aided the discovery of a 1942 cemetery in Kyrgyzstan where 11 Polish exiles (3 soldiers and 8 civilians) died during the formation of the #AndersArmy 5th Infantry Division.
www.gov.pl/web/kultura/...
www.gov.pl/web/kultura/...
Zlokalizowaliśmy zapomniany cmentarz Polaków z 1942 r. w Kirgistanie - Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego - Portal Gov.pl
W miejscowości Błagowieszczanka w Kirgistanie pracownicy Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, wraz z ekspertem z Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej, odnaleźli zapomniane miejsce pochówku polskic...
www.gov.pl
September 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Archival sketches and reports aided the discovery of a 1942 cemetery in Kyrgyzstan where 11 Polish exiles (3 soldiers and 8 civilians) died during the formation of the #AndersArmy 5th Infantry Division.
www.gov.pl/web/kultura/...
www.gov.pl/web/kultura/...
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Our colleagues Alain Blum and Emilia Kustova from @memorial-france.bsky.social Memorial France have received the Grand Prix of the Rendez-vous de l'Histoire 2025 — France’s most prestigious history research prize!
👀 Découvrez les lauréats du Grand Prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire 2025 !
📌 Ce Prix sera remis le samedi 11 octobre 2025 à 18h30, dans l’hémicycle de la Halle aux Grains
@ehess.fr
#rvh #rvh2025 #festivals #blois #prixlittéraire
📌 Ce Prix sera remis le samedi 11 octobre 2025 à 18h30, dans l’hémicycle de la Halle aux Grains
@ehess.fr
#rvh #rvh2025 #festivals #blois #prixlittéraire
September 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our colleagues Alain Blum and Emilia Kustova from @memorial-france.bsky.social Memorial France have received the Grand Prix of the Rendez-vous de l'Histoire 2025 — France’s most prestigious history research prize!
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Their work explores the Soviet deportations of people from the Baltic states and Ukraine.
The Prize will be awarded on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hemicycle of the Halle aux Grains.
The Prize will be awarded on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hemicycle of the Halle aux Grains.
September 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Their work explores the Soviet deportations of people from the Baltic states and Ukraine.
The Prize will be awarded on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hemicycle of the Halle aux Grains.
The Prize will be awarded on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hemicycle of the Halle aux Grains.
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On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Poland🇵🇱from the east, just over two weeks after Nazi Germany’s assault from the west, following the secret terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.The invasion began a harsh occupation marked by mass deportations and political killings.
September 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Poland🇵🇱from the east, just over two weeks after Nazi Germany’s assault from the west, following the secret terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.The invasion began a harsh occupation marked by mass deportations and political killings.
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📅 17 September, 1939 – The Soviet Union invaded Poland
Hundreds of thousands of Poles were deported, many were murdered by the NKVD, and the country faced a desperate fight on two fronts.
Their courage and suffering will forever stand as a testament to the price of freedom. 🇵🇱
Hundreds of thousands of Poles were deported, many were murdered by the NKVD, and the country faced a desperate fight on two fronts.
Their courage and suffering will forever stand as a testament to the price of freedom. 🇵🇱
September 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📅 17 September, 1939 – The Soviet Union invaded Poland
Hundreds of thousands of Poles were deported, many were murdered by the NKVD, and the country faced a desperate fight on two fronts.
Their courage and suffering will forever stand as a testament to the price of freedom. 🇵🇱
Hundreds of thousands of Poles were deported, many were murdered by the NKVD, and the country faced a desperate fight on two fronts.
Their courage and suffering will forever stand as a testament to the price of freedom. 🇵🇱
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Brilliant, thought-provoking essay by my colleague @uilleamblacker.bsky.social - as a russianist who fully accepts that I have contributed this problem, I’d welcome the sort of institutional change Uilleam argues for here, and am trying to work towards that. www.eurozine.com/russia-is-no...
Russia is not the sea
Imperial Russia saw the nation as the sea into which all the other Slavic cultures flowed. The idea persists today not only in Russia's attitude towards its neighbourhood, but also in the way eastern ...
www.eurozine.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Brilliant, thought-provoking essay by my colleague @uilleamblacker.bsky.social - as a russianist who fully accepts that I have contributed this problem, I’d welcome the sort of institutional change Uilleam argues for here, and am trying to work towards that. www.eurozine.com/russia-is-no...
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Józef Tadeusz Jachimek, harcerz z Włodzimierza Wołyńskiego (ur. w Czerczycach) trafił w ręce NKWD w wieku 17 lat. Przeszedł przez Workutłag, a następnie zaciągnął się do Armii Andersa. Zmarł w marcu 1942 i został pochowany w Kanimech w Uzbekistanie
monitorwolynski.com/pl/news/6355...
monitorwolynski.com/pl/news/6355...
Represje wobec wołyńskich Polaków: Józef Tadeusz Jachimek, harcerz
Kiedy harcerz z Włodzimierza Wołyńskiego, Józef Tadeusz Jachimek, trafił do katowni NKWD, miał zaledwie 17 lat. Przeszedł przez więzienie i Workutłag, a następnie zaciągnął się do Armii Andersa.
monitorwolynski.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Józef Tadeusz Jachimek, harcerz z Włodzimierza Wołyńskiego (ur. w Czerczycach) trafił w ręce NKWD w wieku 17 lat. Przeszedł przez Workutłag, a następnie zaciągnął się do Armii Andersa. Zmarł w marcu 1942 i został pochowany w Kanimech w Uzbekistanie
monitorwolynski.com/pl/news/6355...
monitorwolynski.com/pl/news/6355...
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„Archiwum Katyńskie” trafi do Polski.
Wacław Godziemba-Maliszewski przekazał cenne dokumenty nt. zbrodni katyńskiej wicepremierowi @radek-sikorski.bsky.social.
Darczyńcę uhonorowano odznaczeniem „Bene Merito” w Nowym Jorku.
Więcej ⬇️
www.gov.pl/web/dyplomac...
Wacław Godziemba-Maliszewski przekazał cenne dokumenty nt. zbrodni katyńskiej wicepremierowi @radek-sikorski.bsky.social.
Darczyńcę uhonorowano odznaczeniem „Bene Merito” w Nowym Jorku.
Więcej ⬇️
www.gov.pl/web/dyplomac...
„Archiwum Katyńskie” trafi do Polski - Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych - Portal Gov.pl
Dokumenty, książki czy archiwalne czasopisma na temat Zbrodni Katyńskiej - to tylko część tzw. „Archiwum Katyńskiego”, które Wacław Godziemba-Maliszewski przekazał na ręce wicepremiera Radosława Sikor...
www.gov.pl
September 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
„Archiwum Katyńskie” trafi do Polski.
Wacław Godziemba-Maliszewski przekazał cenne dokumenty nt. zbrodni katyńskiej wicepremierowi @radek-sikorski.bsky.social.
Darczyńcę uhonorowano odznaczeniem „Bene Merito” w Nowym Jorku.
Więcej ⬇️
www.gov.pl/web/dyplomac...
Wacław Godziemba-Maliszewski przekazał cenne dokumenty nt. zbrodni katyńskiej wicepremierowi @radek-sikorski.bsky.social.
Darczyńcę uhonorowano odznaczeniem „Bene Merito” w Nowym Jorku.
Więcej ⬇️
www.gov.pl/web/dyplomac...
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'The EAGLE and the UNICORN' exhibition at Duff House.
An exhibition of the untold stories of Polish Soldiers from WW2 and their descendants.
Thu 4th Sep to Sun 28th Dec
September opening: Thursday to Sunday 10am-12.30 & 1.15-4.30pm
October opening: Friday to Sunday 10am-12.30 1.15-3pm
An exhibition of the untold stories of Polish Soldiers from WW2 and their descendants.
Thu 4th Sep to Sun 28th Dec
September opening: Thursday to Sunday 10am-12.30 & 1.15-4.30pm
October opening: Friday to Sunday 10am-12.30 1.15-3pm
August 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
'The EAGLE and the UNICORN' exhibition at Duff House.
An exhibition of the untold stories of Polish Soldiers from WW2 and their descendants.
Thu 4th Sep to Sun 28th Dec
September opening: Thursday to Sunday 10am-12.30 & 1.15-4.30pm
October opening: Friday to Sunday 10am-12.30 1.15-3pm
An exhibition of the untold stories of Polish Soldiers from WW2 and their descendants.
Thu 4th Sep to Sun 28th Dec
September opening: Thursday to Sunday 10am-12.30 & 1.15-4.30pm
October opening: Friday to Sunday 10am-12.30 1.15-3pm
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"This is not about memory, but about justifying terror," says Agnessa Haikara, a former member of the Communist Party in Murmansk.
Back to the future: Murmansk unveils Stalin bust
'This is not about memory, but about justifying terror,' says Agnessa Haikara, a former member of the Communist Party in Murmansk.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"This is not about memory, but about justifying terror," says Agnessa Haikara, a former member of the Communist Party in Murmansk.
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New book review:
Ericson on Muminov, Sherzod: _Eleven Winters of Discontent: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan_. Harvard University Press, 2022. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20123411
Ericson on Muminov, Sherzod: _Eleven Winters of Discontent: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan_. Harvard University Press, 2022. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20123411
August 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New book review:
Ericson on Muminov, Sherzod: _Eleven Winters of Discontent: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan_. Harvard University Press, 2022. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20123411
Ericson on Muminov, Sherzod: _Eleven Winters of Discontent: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan_. Harvard University Press, 2022. Published by H-War.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20123411
General George Patton and General Władysław Anders inspect troops of the #PolishIICorps Military Police during Patton's visit to Qassasin, Egypt.
December 23, 1943
December 23, 1943
August 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
General George Patton and General Władysław Anders inspect troops of the #PolishIICorps Military Police during Patton's visit to Qassasin, Egypt.
December 23, 1943
December 23, 1943
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In an OPEN ACCESS article in The Polish Review 70.2, @PiotrPuchalski5 (@UKENkrakow) aims to synthesize current scholarship + present new findings to increase our understanding of the Polish role in British Africa and colonial dynamics in World War II scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/tpr/arti...
August 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In an OPEN ACCESS article in The Polish Review 70.2, @PiotrPuchalski5 (@UKENkrakow) aims to synthesize current scholarship + present new findings to increase our understanding of the Polish role in British Africa and colonial dynamics in World War II scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/tpr/arti...
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Face à Hitler et Staline, le destin tragique du général polonais Anders : "Sa vie est une leçon de résistance morale"
➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/Fw2
➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/Fw2
August 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Face à Hitler et Staline, le destin tragique du général polonais Anders : "Sa vie est une leçon de résistance morale"
➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/Fw2
➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/Fw2
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Jerzy Bluszcz was a member of ground crew serving with 18 Operational Training Unit at RAF Bramcote. He was killed on this day in 1941, after walking into the path of a rotating aircrew.
📍Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
July 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Jerzy Bluszcz was a member of ground crew serving with 18 Operational Training Unit at RAF Bramcote. He was killed on this day in 1941, after walking into the path of a rotating aircrew.
📍Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
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New stamp Poland / Maczek Breda
July 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New stamp Poland / Maczek Breda
#OTD in 1944, just 2 months after the Battle of Monte Cassino, the Polish II Corps liberated the Adriatic port city of Ancona in an autonomous operation commanded by General Władysław Anders.
July 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#OTD in 1944, just 2 months after the Battle of Monte Cassino, the Polish II Corps liberated the Adriatic port city of Ancona in an autonomous operation commanded by General Władysław Anders.
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The interactive map of Soviet mass deportation from the Moldavian SSR in early July 1949, Operation SOUTH. The total of 35 792 persons were embarked at the nearby 26 railway stations. Click on the station and you will get the full list of those embarked from the nearest localities, per carriage.
July 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The interactive map of Soviet mass deportation from the Moldavian SSR in early July 1949, Operation SOUTH. The total of 35 792 persons were embarked at the nearby 26 railway stations. Click on the station and you will get the full list of those embarked from the nearest localities, per carriage.