Books
Miron Białoszewski’s memoir of the 63 days of terror endured by civilians during the Warsaw Uprising is a difficult but essential book. Kudos to NYRB for this new edition, translated by Madeline G. Levine.
2015 Vol. 7 No. 3 — Fall / Commentary
Loss of territory, no reparations from Germany, a dictatorship imposed from abroad, and no safe return for Polish veterans and wartime exiles. In Washington, London and Moscow power and duplicity ruled; honor and integrity collapsed. M.B.B. Biskupski comments.
2015 Vol. 7 No. 3 — Fall / Features
From Norway to Africa, from Russia to the Atlantic, in the air and on the sea, the Polish forces were there for their allies. Justine Jablonska pays tribute to the bravest and most loyal men and women of WWII.
2015 Vol. 7 No. 3 — Fall / Books / Interviews
Justine Jablonska talks to British journalist Bożena Andre about Andre’s new novel, With Blood and Scars, in which Andre takes on that very difficult challenge: combining the personal and the historical in one story. Not easy, when for so long the world refused to acknowledge the historical.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Features
It’s a big year for commemorations in Poland this year. We illuminate them with a photo essay, focusing mainly on the people behind the anniversary.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Films
Sometimes art can touch what intellectual debates only circle, but that touch can cause searing pain.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Books / Commentary
Compared to Keats, Marcel Proust, and even to “Bob Dylan, William Shakespeare, Pablo Neruda and James Dean rolled into one,” Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński was passionate, erotic, heroic, idealistic and incomparably prolific. His life and his art were one, his death made him legend.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Books
by CR × on November 16, 2014 at 9:30 am ×
The Color of Courage: The war took away his childhood, and indelibly etched his memories on his mind. While in The Polish Experience through World War II: A Better Day Has Not Come, master weaver Aleksandra Ziołkowska-Boehm presents a tapestry of wartime experiences.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 2 — Summer / Bulletin Board
by CR × on June 14, 2014 at 3:10 pm ×
Eric Bednarski’s documentary, Neon, traces the history of neon illumination in Warsaw; a Polish documentary about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising has been made entirely from colourised archival film footage; Bill Johnston wins the Transatlantyk Prize for 2014; the Jagiellonian University celebrates its 650th jubilee with a year-long celebration – and more.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 1 — Winter-Spring / Books
With access to hitherto unused archives, historian Alexandra Richie brings little-known facts and a sobering description of the barbaric destruction of the people and the city of Warsaw.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 1 — Winter-Spring / Features
Władysław Bartoszewski, whose archive is a major source for Warsaw 1944, an impressive new book about the Warsaw Uprising, is an unapologetic patriot, a modest hero, and a man dedicated to peace.
2014 Vol. 6 No. 1 — Winter-Spring / Films
by Dan Ford × on March 30, 2014 at 5:10 am ×
A new documentary series from Sky Vision and the History Channel casts a long overdue spotlight on Poland’s impressive contribution to WWII. It’s entertaining, writes reviewer Daniel Ford, and enough to send a viewer looking for more.
2013 Vol. 5 No. 1 — Spring / Books
Meeting a heroine from the “generation of ‘44” is a privilege. Fortunately, Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm kept a record of her friendship with one of the Warsaw Uprising’s great women.