Who now remembers how 2020 began in the Middle East and how we were afraid that the murder of Qasem Soleimani would trigger a large-scale escalation of violence? Today, the homeland of “The Shadow Commander” hits the headlines almost exclusively in the context of the pandemic. As of March 25th,
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The coronavirus challenge in PolandMałgorzata Kulbaczewska-FigatPolish journalist, expert in the field of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Deputy editor of the Polish left media platform Strike.
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The anti-communist paranoia in Lithuania deepens. A new ‘hero’ from WWII has been put on a pedestal. In the town of Vilkija on the Nemunas river a special plaque was mounted to commemorate Zenonas Ignatavičius – the chaplain of the 12th Lithuanian Auxiliary Police Battalion which fought on the side
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The Polish local elections in October 2018 will probably be a survival test for the Razem partyMałgorzata Kulbaczewska-FigatPolish journalist, expert in the field of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Deputy editor of the Polish left media platform Strike.
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After a heated debate about possible unification with Romania, another political scandal rocked Moldova a few months before parliamentary elections. At the end of the day, however, it proved mainly the weakness of local opposition and lack of any force that could genuinely lead the citizens to combat the oligarchic
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A few days after scandalous police intervention during academic conference on Karl Marx and his legacy, Polish Minister of Interior offered an apology to the university. Polish left-wing activists met this with joy, but they soon got more reasons to be worried instead. Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-FigatPolish journalist, expert in the field
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They walk along the Stephen the Great Boulevard in Chișinău like victors. Then, proud and firm, they stop in front of the Moldovan government’s seat. They carry national flags. However, this is not an ordinary patriotic or nationalist demonstration: they, Romanians, coming from the neighboring country, will demand the liquidation
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Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat discussed with Bogdan Ţîrdea, one of the leading activists of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, member of parliament of the Republic of Moldova co-author of Moldova Oligarhică, the first complex study of the oligarchical political system in Moldova, former lecturer of political science in
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“In a blessed falling asleep, grant, O Lord, eternal rest unto Thy departed servants…” Pause. Before Father Jan Romańczuk finishes the memorial service for the victims of Romuald Rajs’s troop, he has to put his glasses on. Otherwise, he would not be able to read the names of those for
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The scandal that recently shocked Lithuania has many aspects well known from the Polish reality: aggressive historical policy, cult of the sacrosanct “cursed soldiers”, and fight with Russian propaganda. And there is no good ending. Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-FigatPolish journalist, expert in the field of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Deputy
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