DISINFO: In Poland, history appears under strict political control
SUMMARY
The Polish historians misunderstand the Belarusian position too often. It is clear that our history is common, but it is very complex. Unfortunately, history appears under strict political control in Poland. In particular, the Institute of National Remembrance has a state status.
RESPONSE
This message is part of the Kremlin’s policy of historical revisionism. It accuses Polish authorities and state institutions of “falsification and re-writing” of its history and the alleged information war against Russia (and Belarus).
The claim that history appears “under strong political control” in Poland is ungrounded.
Recently, the Belarusian authorities made repeated statements about some “historical” problems with Poland, accusing the members of the Polish minority living in Belarus of “rehabilitation of Nazism” and “incitement to national hatred”. The Polish authorities perceive the statements about alleged “historical” problems with Belarus as a part of the anti-Polish campaign carried out by Lukashenka.
The Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) is a Polish government institution in charge of the prosecution, archives, education and lustration, in relation to crimes against the Polish nation. The IPN investigates Nazi and Communist crimes committed between 1917 and 1990, documents its findings and disseminates them to the public. The Russian authorities often accuse the Polish and Ukrainian Institutes of National Remembrance of historical falsifications and anti-Russian activities.
See similar cases on how Poland and Ukraine established institutions to lie about history, The Polish Institute of National Remembrance is a gang of spongers and The Polish Institute of National Remembrance is not a historical and scientific institution.