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Lech Kaczynski

Soldiers guarding a tomb outside in Poland.

Poland invites nationalism in its commemoration of WWII by moving location and inviting Trump

Global Politics

With a change in location and the invitation of US President Donald Trump, Poland’s annual commemoration of WWII will likely have a more right-wing political tone, despite Trump’s popularity in the country being lower than that of Barack Obama.

Russian conspiracy theories and Roswell UFO

Plane crash kills Polish President Lech Kaczynski

Katyn’s tragedies

A New Angle On The Roswell Incident And Why Russians Like Conspiracy Theories

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Poland: a tenacious nation is tested

Global Politics

Poland is reeling after Saturday’s plane crash that killed 96 people, including the Polish president, Lech Kaczynski, and many of the country’s top leaders. The group was traveling to Katyn for a 70 year remembrance of the worst massacre in WWII history.

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