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- Oppositional Engagement of Women in Authoritarian and Totalitarian Systems of the 20th Century: Poland in a Comparative European Perspective (1919–1989)
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Oppositional Engagement of Women in Authoritarian and Totalitarian Systems of the 20th Century: Poland in a Comparative European Perspective (1919–1989)
- CALL FOR PAPERS | Conference “Shared Experiences – Different Paths? The Turning Point of 1956 and Its Significance for the Countries and Societies of East Central Europe”
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CALL FOR PAPERS | Conference “Shared Experiences – Different Paths? The Turning Point of 1956 and Its Significance for the Countries and Societies of East Central Europe”
The Pilecki Institute and the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences invite you to participate in an international academic conference, Shared Experiences – Different Paths? The Turning Point of 1956 and Its Significance for the Countries and Societies of East Central Europe, which will be held on 19–21 October 2026 in Warsaw. The event is part of a series of conferences devoted to the history of transformations in East Central Europe after 1945.
- CALL FOR PAPERS: International academic conference „Soviet Central Asia as a Totalitarian Testing Ground” | Deadline for submissions: April 30
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CALL FOR PAPERS: International academic conference „Soviet Central Asia as a Totalitarian Testing Ground” | Deadline for submissions: April 30
The Pilecki Institute in Warsaw invites scholars to take part in the international academic conference “Soviet Central Asia as a Totalitarian Testing Ground”, to be held on 15–17 June 2026 at the Institute’s headquarters in Warsaw.
- Call for Papers | Embracing the New, Preserving the Old: Studying Fascism, Communism, and Totalitarianism in the 2020s (October 14-15)
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Call for Papers | Embracing the New, Preserving the Old: Studying Fascism, Communism, and Totalitarianism in the 2020s (October 14-15)
We invite historians, political scientists, sociologists, scholars of culture and media, and others interested to reflect on methods, cases, and knowledge production related to the study of fascism, communism, and totalitarianism in the 2020s.
- CALL FOR PAPERS: Oppositional Engagement of Women in Authoritarian and Totalitarian Systems of the 20th Century: Poland in a Comparative European Perspective (1919–1989)
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Oppositional Engagement of Women in Authoritarian and Totalitarian Systems of the 20th Century: Poland in a Comparative European Perspective (1919–1989)
We invite scholars to participate in an international academic conference devoted to various forms of activity undertaken by women who engaged in opposition and dissent under authoritarian and totalitarian rule in the 20th century.
- Pilecki Institute International Teachers and Educators Program 5th edition. Post-war decade. | Call for participants
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Pilecki Institute International Teachers and Educators Program 5th edition. Post-war decade. | Call for participants
Recruitment for the fifth edition of the Pilecki Institute International Teachers and Educators Program has begun. We invite teachers and educators from around the world to participate in the online conference. This year, we are focusing on the history of
- Announcement | Competition for a research scholarship titled “The Provenance of Cultural Property Lost During the Nazi Occupation of Poland”
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Announcement | Competition for a research scholarship titled “The Provenance of Cultural Property Lost During the Nazi Occupation of Poland”
Announcement of a competition for scholarships at the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor, branch office in Berlin.
- 24 March | National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Saved Jews Under German Occupation
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24 March | National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Saved Jews Under German Occupation
In 2018, the President of the Republic of Poland established 24 March as the National Day of Remembrance of Poles Who Saved Jews Under German Occupation. It serves as a commemoration of all Polish citizens who risked their lives to help Jews during the German occupation.
- Pilecki in NYC. The debate “Lessons from Nuremberg for the 21st Century”
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Pilecki in NYC. The debate “Lessons from Nuremberg for the 21st Century”
The debate “Lessons from Nuremberg for the 21st Century” focused on the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials and their real impact on the development of contemporary international law and the methods of prosecuting war criminals.
- The Pilecki Institute has inaugurated its activities in New York
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The Pilecki Institute has inaugurated its activities in New York
As an institution dedicated to researching the two totalitarian systems of the 20th century, the Pilecki Institute has the privilege of representing a historical experience that American society has never directly undergone.
- Inauguration of the Pilecki Institute in New York | A transatlantic bridge for values that are dear to us all
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Inauguration of the Pilecki Institute in New York | A transatlantic bridge for values that are dear to us all
This coming weekend, the Pilecki Institute will inaugurate its activities in New York.
- Research paper of an employee of the Pilecki Institute in a Q1-indexed journal
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Research paper of an employee of the Pilecki Institute in a Q1-indexed journal
Dr. Tomasz Chinciński published an article in the Q1 journal Cogent Arts & Humanities on the attitudes of the German population in Poland incorporated into the Third Reich.
- Inauguration of the Pilecki Institute in New York | A transatlantic bridge for values that are dear to us all
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Inauguration of the Pilecki Institute in New York | A transatlantic bridge for values that are dear to us all
This coming weekend, the Pilecki Institute will inaugurate its activities in New York.
- Debate: Lessons from Nuremberg for the 21st Century | Inauguration of the Pilecki Institute in New York
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Debate: Lessons from Nuremberg for the 21st Century | Inauguration of the Pilecki Institute in New York
During the debate we will look at how the Nuremberg Trials and the structures of international justice and cooperation between states that they initiated helped shape the post-war world order.
- "Germans Appropriate the Polish Experience of Victimhood. Colonial patterns of thinking emerge in the debate on collaboration" by Hanna Radziejowska and Mateusz Fałkowski
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"Germans Appropriate the Polish Experience of Victimhood. Colonial patterns of thinking emerge in the debate on collaboration" by Hanna Radziejowska and Mateusz Fałkowski
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, March 11, 2026. Article translated from German into English.
- Competition for the position of Adjunct in the Humanities, Department for the study of Nazism and German occupation during the Second World War
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Competition for the position of Adjunct in the Humanities, Department for the study of Nazism and German occupation during the Second World War
We invite you to participate in the competition for the position of Adjunct in the Humanities, Department for the study of Nazism and German occupation during the Second World War.
- Courtroom 600. Witnesses of Nuremberg
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Courtroom 600. Witnesses of Nuremberg
Eighty years after the beginning of the landmark Nuremberg Trials (November 1945), a documentary audio series “Courtroom 600. Witnesses of Nuremberg” restores the voices of those who stood on the margins of great history.
- PORTRAITS | Adam Bałdych Quintet
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PORTRAITS | Adam Bałdych Quintet
“Portraits” is a moving story told through sound, in which jazz meets history and individual fates intertwine with the collective experience.
- Competition for the position of Adjunct in the Humanities
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Competition for the position of Adjunct in the Humanities
Competition for the position of Adjunct in the Humanities, Department for the study of Nazism and German occupation during the Second World War at the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor.
- Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas!
On the occasion of Christmas, we wish you all the best and every success in 2026.
- The Lemkin Laboratory – the Pilecki Institute and the Mieroszewski Centre sign cooperation agreement
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The Lemkin Laboratory – the Pilecki Institute and the Mieroszewski Centre sign cooperation agreement
- 2025 | Michał Bilewicz, „Traumaland. Polacy w cieniu przeszłości"
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2025 | Michał Bilewicz, „Traumaland. Polacy w cieniu przeszłości"
Michał Bilewicz’s “Traumaland. Polacy w cieniu przeszłości” (Wydawnictwo MANDO/Wydawnictwo WAM) won the Witold Pilecki International Book Award in the “academic history book” category.
- 2025 | Emil Marat „Bratny. Hamlet rozstrzelany"
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2025 | Emil Marat „Bratny. Hamlet rozstrzelany"
The book “Bratny. Hamlet rozstrzelany” (Wydawnictwo Czarne) won the Witold Pilecki International Book Award in the “historical reportage” category.
- Maksym Eristavi, Russian Colonialism 101. How to Occupy a Neighbor and Get Away with It. An Illustrated Guide
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Maksym Eristavi, Russian Colonialism 101. How to Occupy a Neighbor and Get Away with It. An Illustrated Guide
Maksym Eristavi’s “Russian Colonialism 101. How to Occupy a Neighbor and Get Away with It. An Illustrated Guide” (IST Publishing) won the the Witold Pilecki International Book Award in the “special prize” category.
- The Witold Pilecki International Book Award: Bilewicz, Marat and Eristavi winners of the Institute’s 5th competition for best history book
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The Witold Pilecki International Book Award: Bilewicz, Marat and Eristavi winners of the Institute’s 5th competition for best history book
The Witold Pilecki International Book Awards were presented during a ceremony on Thursday 11 December, in the auditorium of the Pilecki Institute.
- Steve Crawshaw at the Pilecki Institute in Berlin! | Accompanying Event: “Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg.”
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Steve Crawshaw at the Pilecki Institute in Berlin! | Accompanying Event: “Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg.”
Join us a special event accompanying our two-day international conference “Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg Trial: Regional Approaches and Perspectives in East Central Europe.”
- Conference: Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg Trial: Regional Approaches and Perspectives in East Central Europe
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Conference: Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg Trial: Regional Approaches and Perspectives in East Central Europe
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the academic conference "Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg Trial: Regional Approaches and Perspectives in East Central Europe".
- Conference summary “Die Haltung der deutschen Minderheiten im besetzten Europa (1939–1945). Forschungsmethoden, soziale Kontexte und Nachkriegsfolgen”
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Conference summary “Die Haltung der deutschen Minderheiten im besetzten Europa (1939–1945). Forschungsmethoden, soziale Kontexte und Nachkriegsfolgen”
On 20–21 November 2025, an international academic conference was held in Berlin and addressed issues of the attitudes of the German population during the occupation and their postwar fate.
- Results of the Competition for the position of Manager of the Extraneous Branch of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor in Berlin
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Results of the Competition for the position of Manager of the Extraneous Branch of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor in Berlin
Warsaw, 20 November 2025 | Announcement of the results of the Competition for the position of Manager of the Extraneous Branch of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor in Berlin.
- Nominations for the Witold Pilecki International Book Award 2025 (fifth edition)
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Nominations for the Witold Pilecki International Book Award 2025 (fifth edition)
We know the authors nominated for the fifth edition of the Witold Pilecki International Book Award! Out of 60 submissions, the Awards Committee has selected 12 publications to compete in three categories.
- Competition for the position of Manager of the Extraneous Branch of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor in Berlin
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Competition for the position of Manager of the Extraneous Branch of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor in Berlin
The Director of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor in Warsaw announces a competition for the position of Manager of the Extraneous Branch of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor in Berlin
- Film "Soviet Camp 0331"
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Film "Soviet Camp 0331"
As part of the program accompanying the opening of the Pilecki Institute headquarters at 82 Sienna Street, we invite you to a screening of a film about the tragic experiences of the inhabitants of the Vilnius region.
- Debate "World War 2, Russia and Ukraine in the Era of the Smartphone War"
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Debate "World War 2, Russia and Ukraine in the Era of the Smartphone War"
As part of the events accompanying the opening of the new headquarters of the Pilecki Institute at 82 Sienna Street, we invite you to a a debate on how Russia and Ukraine use and reinterpret the memory of World War II in the context of today’s war.
- Lecture „Redefining War Crimes in the Midst of Nazi Occupation: the UNWCC Archives as a subject and a resource” (w języku angielskim)
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Lecture „Redefining War Crimes in the Midst of Nazi Occupation: the UNWCC Archives as a subject and a resource” (w języku angielskim)
As part of the events accompanying the opening of the new headquarters of the Pilecki Institute at 82 Sienna Street, we invite you to a talk exploring the history and legacy of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.
- CALL FOR PAPERS: The 80th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trial | Application deadline: 12 September 2025
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CALL FOR PAPERS: The 80th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trial | Application deadline: 12 September 2025
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the academic conference "Unknown Legacies of the Nuremberg Trial: Regional Approaches and Perspectives in East Central Europe".
- Karol Madaj appointed acting director of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor
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Karol Madaj appointed acting director of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor
Marta Cienkowska, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, has appointed Karol Madaj acting director of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor.
- Statement
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The Pilecki Institute announces that Hanna Radziejowska has been dismissed from her position as head of the Pilecki Institute's Berlin branch for objective reasons.
- Report: A Stolen Childhood Crimes against children committed by Russian troops
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Report: A Stolen Childhood Crimes against children committed by Russian troops
The report contains accounts from more than 100 Ukrainian citizens, including 12 children, who suffered or witnessed crimes against children at various stages of military operations and occupation during Russia’s aggression against Ukraine between 2014 and