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- Competition for the Post of Full or Associate Professor in the Humanities
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Competition for the Post of Full or Associate Professor in the Humanities
- Dr. Joanna Lubecka | "A German Criminal and the Polish Court. Proceedings Before the Supreme National Tribunal in Kraków"
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Dr. Joanna Lubecka | "A German Criminal and the Polish Court. Proceedings Before the Supreme National Tribunal in Kraków"
Dr. Joanna Lubecka’s book [A German Criminal and the Polish Court. Proceedings Before the Supreme National Tribunal in Kraków] was awarded the Witold Pilecki International Book Award for the “best academic historical book” of 2022.
- Andrzej Brzeziecki | "Major Żychoń’s Big Game: An Intelligence Ace Versus the Third Reich"
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Andrzej Brzeziecki | "Major Żychoń’s Big Game: An Intelligence Ace Versus the Third Reich"
The book "Wielka gra majora Żychonia. As wywiadu kontra Rzesza" [Major Żychoń’s Big Game: An Intelligence Ace Versus the Third Reich] won the Witold Pilecki International Book Award for the best historical reportage of 2022.
- Tomáš Forró | Donbas: Wedding Apartment in the Hotel War
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Tomáš Forró | Donbas: Wedding Apartment in the Hotel War
In 2022, due to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the Awards Committee of the Witold Pilecki International Book Award established a special category. The award went to the book authored by Tomáš Forró.
- Virtus et Franternitas Medals presented
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Virtus et Franternitas Medals presented
The third edition of the Virtus et Fraternitas Medal Gala took place on 15 June 2022. This time, at the request of the Director of the Pilecki Institute, the President of the Republic of Poland bestowed medals on a total of 23 people.
- Information concerning the 6th issue of the "Totalitarian and 20th Century Studies" yearbook
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Information concerning the 6th issue of the "Totalitarian and 20th Century Studies" yearbook
The editors of the “Totalitarian and 20th Century Studies” yearbook invite you to submit articles in Polish or English. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2022.
- Totalitarianism Across History and Disciplines | conference
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Totalitarianism Across History and Disciplines | conference
We invite graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from all disciplines to submit proposals for papers regarding any aspect of totalitarianism, from a broad theoretical and historical perspective. The deadline for applications is 15.09.2022.
- Lemkin Center | University of Warsaw declares cooperation with the Pilecki Institute
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Lemkin Center | University of Warsaw declares cooperation with the Pilecki Institute
In connection with the establishment of the Lemkin Center, the Pilecki Institute and the University of Warsaw have signed a framework agreement for cooperation.
- You can help by gathering testimonies from Ukrainian refugees!
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You can help by gathering testimonies from Ukrainian refugees!
We are appealing to volunteers for support in collecting the accounts of the Ukrainian people.
- Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine
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Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine
In response to the Russian attack on Ukraine and reports of Russian military actions against civilians, the Pilecki Institute has established the Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine.
- Jan Maletka Deserves Commemoration. A Response to Adam Leszczyński
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Jan Maletka Deserves Commemoration. A Response to Adam Leszczyński
- Christina Lamb | „Our Bodies, Their Battlefield. What War Does to Women"
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Christina Lamb | „Our Bodies, Their Battlefield. What War Does to Women"
- Filip Gańczak | Jan Sehn. Tropiciel nazistów [Jan Sehn. The Nazi Hunter]
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Filip Gańczak | Jan Sehn. Tropiciel nazistów [Jan Sehn. The Nazi Hunter]
The biography Jan Sehn. Tropiciel nazistów [Jan Sehn. The Nazi Hunter] by Dr. Filip Gańczak caught the attention of the Awards Committee of the Witold Pilecki International Book Award and won the prize in the second category devoted to historical reportage
- "Conscience cannot be delegalized". On the closure of Memorial International
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"Conscience cannot be delegalized". On the closure of Memorial International
On 28 December, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation endorsed the request from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia and ordered the closure of Memorial International.