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Ryszard Gromadzki interviewed Prof. Andrzej Nowak, a historian at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, where he is the head of the Section for the History of Eastern Europe. (more…)
The new European Union is increasingly reminiscent of the old Soviet Union. (Illustration: iStock)
The new European Union is increasingly reminiscent of the old Soviet Union. (Illustration: iStock)
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Poland joined the European Union 20 years ago. For many, it was the only right and natural choice. The EU was supposed to give us all that we had been denied by the Communist system. EU membership was to guarantee freedom of speech and opinion as well as freedom to conduct business, while ensuring the protection of private property. At the same time, the balance of power between the larger and smaller EU member states made us believe we would preserve our national sovereignty. (more…)
The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque in Grozny — Chechnya, Russia. (Source: iStock, Leonid Andronov)
The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque in Grozny — Chechnya, Russia. (Source: iStock, Leonid Andronov)
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The anti-Jewish riots in Dagestan are just a symptom of something larger. Muslims are playing an increasingly important role in Russia. The more Moscow turns away from Europe and toward Asia, the greater their importance.
At the airport in Dagestan’s capital, Makhachkala, an enraged mob shouting “Allahu akbar!” was bent on lynching the Jews who had just landed in a flight from Tel Aviv. (more…)
Toufik-de-Planoise during this summer’s riots in France, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Toufik-de-Planoise during this summer’s riots in France, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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If a civil war breaks out, the French native population will be somewhat defenseless, even if they are (still) a majority. The country’s armed forces have been shrinking in size over the years, down to a little over 200,000 military personnel in total in 2023. Creating a territorial defense force like the one that has been set up in Poland recently would be a much better solution. (more…)
Scenes of violence in Planoise à Besançon, June 2023.
Scenes of violence in Planoise à Besançon, June 2023.
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The following was originally published in Polish in July 2023 in the Do Rzeczy weekly magazine. This translation was published at the English-language Polish conservative site Sovereignty.pl.
Laurent Obertone wrote a novel about France’s descent into civil war in 2016 with the title Guerrilla. (more…)
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The following was originally published in Polish in July 2023 in the Do Rzeczy weekly magazine. This translation was published at the English-language Polish conservative site Sovereignty.pl.
In 2002, Vladimir Putin was asked in an interview how the Russia he rules differs from the Soviet Union of Stalin’s time. The questioner’s intention was obviously to show that the times of bloody dictatorship in Russia were past, and that its present and future were times of freedom and democracy. In a conversation with the same reporter in 1991, Putin had warned with a sad face of a possible “return to totalitarianism.” 11 years later, when he had become the country’s President, he again put on a sad face, albeit for a completely different reason. (more…)