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80 Years of ‘The Open Society and Its Enemies’ – A Debate on Popper’s Warning

It has been 80 years since Karl Popper published his book The Open Society and Its Enemies. In his book Popper […]

Remembering Katyn: EIOCO participates in Katyn remembrance event

On April 12, we were invited as a guest speaker by the General Sosabowski Polish School in Brunssum to the […]

Daughters of Poland: The Lewandowska Sisters and the War’s Two Fronts

Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska The Katyn Massacre refers to the mass execution of over 20,000 Polish military officers, police officers, and intellectuals, […]

Katyn: erased but not forgotten

By Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska On April 13, 1943, the whole world heard about the crime committed by the Soviets. On that […]

Operation Priboi: A Dark Chapter in Baltic History

Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska On this day, 76 years ago, the Baltic nations endured one of the most harrowing events of the […]

The Neon Museum: Preserving the Legacy of Cold War-Era Art

  Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska In the heart of Warsaw, a unique institution is dedicated to saving a forgotten piece of history: […]

Cells of the Security Service: A Sobering Glimpse into the Era of Communist Repression in Poland

Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska Located in the basements of the Ministry of Justice at Al. Ujazdowskie 11 in Warsaw, the Cells of […]

Patarei: A Grim Monument to Soviet Oppression and Communist Terror in Estonia

By Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska Patarei Prison, located in Tallinn, Estonia, holds a deeply painful place in the history of political repression. […]

Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska Delivers Lecture on Cultural Awareness, Global Business, and the Impact of Communism on Society at Nichols College, Massachusetts, USA

On March 11, Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska, Chair of the European Institute on Communist Oppression and Chief Editor of the Central and […]

Michael S. Voslensky, Nomenklatura. The Ruling Class of the Soviet Union

By Patrick van Schie In the Soviet Union, according to official communist doctrine, the dictatorship of the proletariat reigned. However, […]

Review of exhibition “The Sweet Life (of the Nomenklatura)” in Vilnius

By Jack Twiss Quarles van Ufford. Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Vilnius, Lithuania   Some exhibitions leave […]

Checkpoint Alpha: Germany’s Pivotal Cold War Border Crossing

By Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska Nestled between the villages of Helmstedt in West Germany and Marienborn in East Germany, Checkpoint Alpha stood […]