The symbol of the IPN's educational activities on the occasion of the centenary of the outbreak of the Battle of Warsaw is Jakub Różalski's poster "Hammer and sickle". The poster is part of a series of paintings, entitled “1920+” illustrating the history of Poland in the first half of the 20th century. It was inspired by the events of the Battle of Warsaw and the Polish-Bolshevik war.
In the following two weeks we will be publishing audiovisual and text materials on the topic of the Battle of Warsaw on our website. In addition, a number of experts, such as Prof. Mirosław Szumiło (IPN) and the British historian Prof. Roger Moorhouse, will talk about the significance of the August victory of 1920.
The IPN will also present the exhibition "War of the Worlds, 1920", the title of which refers to Orson Welles' radio play War of the Worlds, which was the first to introduce this concept into the world of pop culture. The exhibition will be accompanied by spots presenting the complex nature of this conflict, the threats it brought with it, and its consequences for Poland and the entire world.
Furthermore, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw with a series of nine brochures, each dedicated to a selected battle of the Polish-Bolshevik war. They were prepared by leading Polish historians, who wanted to acquaint the general public with a number of figures and events important to this conflict, including the less known episodes. The brochures describe the most important military aspects of the Polish-Bolshevik war of 1919–1921, such as the formation of the Polish Army structures, the Polish mobilization effort, the strategy of both sides and the turning points of the conflict. The brochures in the PDF format are available in Polish on the IPN’s website alongside with the elementary exhibition "War with the Bolsheviks. Battle of Warsaw 1920 ”.
On the 100th anniversary of the victory over the Bolsheviks, the IPN is paying tribute to the soldiers of General Józef Haller ‘s Volunteer Army by unveiling commemorative plaques at the sites of draft commissions.
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