All blog posts related to Polish history.
A few months before I was born, the Berlin Wall had fallen: the beginning of the end of Soviet oppression in Poland and many other European countries. Although I did not witness it first hand, evidence of Communist rule was apparent for years after its end.
Polish People’s Republic: The long queue to democracy Read More »
These stories may be morbid, but they are crucial to painting a complete picture of the country and for remembering all those who fought, and those who died, for their nation.
War in the Polish forests Read More »
On a crisp September morning in 1996, my family and I embarked on a 5-hour drive from our little town of Kolbuszowa to Warsaw, Poland’s capital. My parents and I, along with my eldest sister Ania, rode in our big Fiat, while the rest of our siblings followed in their little Fiat. We were heading
The Big Fiat and the Little Fiat: Poland’s invincible duo Read More »
I have never seen fields so blanketed with poppies as I have in Poland. The national flower of Poland, the field (or corn) poppy symbolizes not only remembrance but resilience. This is not only true for Poland, but for the US (the poppy is also a symbol of the American Legion) and much of Europe
Red poppies: A powerful symbol of resilience Read More »