Introducing… POLcast
Tune in to the lively new podcast for a weekly series of great stories and interviews on topics ranging from serious to funny, quirky to obscure with Toronto’s Małgorzata Bonikowska and Tomek Kniat.
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2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Films
War and Peace in Vilnius
In Lithuania to study the once culturally diverse now vanished communities of the region, Lynn Lubamersky found a BBC TV crew there too, filming “War and Peace.” That’s enough to set a historian thinking about imperial Russia then, imperial Putin now, the communities that don’t want to vanish… and the BBC’s Downton Abbey-style production.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Features
The Africa Connection
When two Polish Canadians visit their grandparents’ childhood homeland in Africa they meet others on the same quest. “We immediately celebrate!” writes Amanda Chalupa. We ‘get’ each other.”
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Commentary
Beyond the Ulmas: The Need for a Social History of Genocide in Occupied Poland
Commemorations hold a special place in national memory; historians have an obligation to protect the emerging social history from being eclipsed. Tom Frydel explains.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Features
Jan Karski, Humanity’s Hero, a Soldier of an Allied Army
A special event in San Francisco honoured Jan Karski, and veterans of two allied countries, Poland and the United States. A great thing to do, especially together.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Books
Hurrah Revolutionaries: The Polish Canadian Communist Movement
Uncovering a Polish communist movement in Canada, historian Patryk Polec suggests the radical ideas came from Poland. Reviewer Gabriela Pawlus Kasprzak thinks the Poles were radicalized here. Either way, a surprising, interesting read.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Books
Black Ribbon Day
Why are Stalin’s alliance with Hitler and his genocidal policies overlooked, even denied? Reviewing Black Ribbon Day, Michał Kasprzak suggests “the nightmarish partnership of tyrannies” needs more attention.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Books
Window to Freedom: A Journey of Survival
It took Poland fifty years to regain its freedom. For many Poles it took even longer to liberate their memories. Marian Wiacek recorded his for his grandchildren.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Films
Karski and the Lords of Humanity
“Tell your people that they have a friend in the White House.” But the genocide continued, and in the end the friend gave Karski’s country to Stalin.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Commentary
Poland’s Democracy
Wanda Koscia’s documentary about the uprising, The Battle for Warsaw, was about a fight for freedom and democracy. The filmmaker now casts a worried eye at Poland’s democracy.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Films
Childhood Denied
Myra Dziama’s gentle film is mostly about childhood restored, with love and understanding. And the “custody battle” launched in the UN by Moscow’s Poland for the children who chose Canada.
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Bulletin Board
Bulletin Board Spring 2016
Polcast, a new podcast; a metaphor for the EU; the spirit of Warsaw’s people; and more.
2015 Vol. 7 No. 3 — Fall
Welcome to Fall 2015!
Welcome to autumn at Cosmopolitan Review! Our trumpets announce a long awaited film about Kościuszko; we review the highs and lows of a difficult era; and take a look at books old and new.
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