The Warsaw Uprising became a literary topic as early as during the fighting: Białoszewski, Bratny, Świrszczyńska, Rymkiewicz, among others, all wrote about it. In recent years, the tragedy of the city ...

On Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany's attack on Poland triggered World War II, prompting France and the United Kingdom to honor ...

but one of the city’s most memorable is the Warsaw Uprising Monument. This 33-foot-tall bronze sculpture was created to commemorate the thousands of Poles who fought against Nazi Germany (which ...

There were also remnants of war, like bullets and shells, bullet holes in gravestones and a pistol from the Warsaw Uprising that was typical of the Polish Underground. One day in July 2020 ...

It’s difficult to find an event in Polish history that is so often commemorated through sound and music as the Warsaw Uprising. Every 1 st August, at precisely 5 PM, the city of Warsaw stops in its ...

To gain a better understanding of how Poland gained independence, visit the Warsaw Uprising Museum. This attraction, which sits in a former tram power station in the Wola district, is home to ...

The Warsaw Pact meant that the USSR controlled Hungarian foreign policy. Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader, made a ‘Secret Speech’ in February 1956 which criticised the previous Soviet ...

The tour traces the remnants of the ghetto walls ... Learn about the Resistance at Warsaw Uprising Museum The Warsaw Uprising Museum is one of the most poignant and powerful museums in the ...

An association for European filmmakers came to Holland’s defense, noting that she is the daughter of an officer involved in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. (JTA) — Poland’s justice minister is ...