Poland in the UK

Alan Turing’s nephew Sir Dermot Turing has been awarded a Polish state decoration for his efforts to highlight the role of Polish cryptologists in breaking the Enigma code.

This is not the first time that the President of Russia is attempting to revive the Stalinist vision of modern history. It was created in the communist era by combining selective interpretations of facts, half-truths and propaganda. An image alternative to reality was constructed. The totalitarian Soviet Union was presented as a country of good intentions, a defender of peace and the security of nations, a noble conqueror of the German Reich. This kind of false vision of history was imposed as binding not only in the USSR but also in other countries enslaved by Moscow following World War II. At that time, revealing the truth about the actual role of the USSR in the history of the continent, about enslaving the people of Central and Eastern Europe, about Soviet crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity, was threatened with severe repression. It is surprising that today, in a free world, the Russian President is trying to promote theses which are almost a literal copy of the propaganda dating back to the era of Stalin and Brezhnev. He does so, in an article appearing in The National Interest.

Celebrating the 100th birthday of Karol Wojtyła, Consulate General in Manchester cooperating with Centre for the Thought of John Paul II have the privilege to present to wide audience in the United Kingdom unique virtual exhibition: “John Paul II – the Pope of Dialogue.”

The Adam Mickiewicz Institute is building in a virtual space an interactive garden inspired by the work of Krzysztof Penderecki. "Penderecki’s Garden" will flourish in November, but users can already follow how the project grows.

Seventy five years after the end of the Second World War, we pay tribute to its victims. We remember the indomitable struggle of the Polish nation against Nazi Germany throughout the conflict in Europe, lasting from September 1939 to May 1945.

Adopted on 3 May 1791 in Warsaw by the Sejm of the Polish Republic (later known as the Great Sejm), the Polish Constitution was Europe’s first and the world’s second modern constitution.

Nearly 30 organisations in the United Kingdom have pledged initiatives for the 4th edition of Polish Heritage Days, which this year have a unique, online-only nature due to the coronavirus pandemic. This weekend, 2-3 May, we encourage you to follow the #PLHeritageDays hashtag on social media and celebrate all-things Polish!

On 10 April 2010, a special TU-154M plane with the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and the First Lady Maria Kaczyńska on board took off from Warsaw to Smolensk. On that very day the members of the official delegation were to participate in the ceremonies taking place in the Katyn War Cemetery, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the crime committed there. The aircraft carried 96 people, including members of the highest state authorities, representatives of various social circles and religious denominations, high-ranking military commanders and the plane’s crew. All the flight passengers died in the air disaster which took place during landing at the airport near Smolensk.

We encourage all children and young people to take part in the "My Poland" art competition organized as part of the 4th edition of Polish Heritage Days.

The British government has today announced a "social blockade" to stop the coronavirus pandemic, which the British prime minister called the “biggest threat this country has faced for decades”. Due to this decision and in caring for your health and safety, all Polish consular offices in the United Kingdom (in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast) are limiting their services to emergency situations, extremely urgent cases and cases requiring immediate action.