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History’s Obscure Pages: The Plight of Russian Soldiers in Polish Captivity (II)

June 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nikolai MALISHEVSKI Part I Contrary to the claims circulating in the Polish media, mass executions of Russian prisoners of war in Poland in 1919-1920 are not a propaganda myth. One of the earlies accounts of the massacres can be found … read more »

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History’s Obscure Pages: The Plight of Russian Soldiers in Polish Captivity (I)

June 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nikolai MALISHEVSKI Last spring, the European Court of Human Rights issued a landmark decision that Russia was not guilty of the massacre of Polish soldiers and officers in Katyn. Apart from relatively minor aspects, Warsaw lost the case which was … read more »

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Giant Jesus statue rises above Polish countryside

November 5, 2010 by benim

A statue of Jesus Christ that its builders say will be the largest in the world is fast rising from a Polish cabbage field and local officials hope it will become a beacon for tourists. The builders expect to attach … read more »

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