Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

When I was here in 2018 this was all construction site. Very glad the museum is open. The distinction made here between Nazi policy and the German public is quite unusual for Polish installations. There are several mentions of the … Weiterlesen →

Sabine Rennefanz, Der Spiegel: Die Welt, die sich die westliche nennt, hat einen neuen Helden gefunden: Wolodymyr Selenskyj, Präsident der Ukraine. Im »New Yorker« vergleicht ihn der Chefredakteur, David Remnick, mit Winston Churchill, dem britischen Kriegsherrn. Die polnische Ausgabe von »Newsweek« … Weiterlesen →

Der Krieg wird nicht mehr erklärt, sondern fortgesetzt. Das Unerhörte ist alltäglich geworden. Der Held bleibt den Kämpfen fern. Der Schwache ist in die Feuerzonen gerückt. Die Uniform des Tages ist die Geduld, die Auszeichnung der armselige Stern der Hoffnung … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: Joe Biden announced on Friday that the US plans to ban the import of seafood, vodka and diamonds from Russia in retaliation for Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. … “Putin is the aggressor and Putin must pay a price,” he … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: Facebook and Instagram users in some countries will be allowed to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion, after parent company Meta made a temporary change to its hate speech policy. … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: In Canada, a Russian pianist was pulled from an upcoming set of performances – even though he had spoken out against the war in Ukraine. The Montreal Symphony Orchestra said in a statement it would be “inappropriate” for 20-year old … Weiterlesen →

My entire reason for coming here was Rosa Luxemburg, who, apparently not being an outstanding figure of Polish history, did not rate a mention. No matter. The Napoleonic Wars to some, the War of 1812 in the US, the Wars … Weiterlesen →

In 2018 at Katyn and Mednoye I kept thinking about, and didn’t want to think about, what the Poles thought of the places. The Katyn Museum is what the Poles think.