International Women’s Day: from socialist ideals to somber memories
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaEvery year, International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide, often seen as a positive day for women’s rig...
Estonia’s Struggle for Independence and Freedom
Photo taken at Patarei Memorial Museum for Victims of Communism ©Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaBy Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaThe Estonia...
A new blessed with Dutch, Polish and Estonian bonds
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaOn 6 September 2025, the beatification of Bishop and martyr Fr. Eduard Profittlich, S.J., took place in Tal...
The Unfinished Business of WWII: Russia’s Ever-Expanding Imperialism
Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaAs we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2025, it's time to set the historical record ...
The Invasion of Czechoslovakia and the end of the Prague Spring
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaIn the summer of 1968, Czechoslovakia underwent a remarkable period of political liberalization known as th...
Forty Years After Enver Hoxha: Albania’s Dictatorship and the Martyrdom of Maria Tuci
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaForty years have passed since the death of Enver Hoxha (April 11, 1985, in Tirana, aged 76). For more than ...
Katyn, Disinformation and Memory: a new article in De Militaire Spectator
De Militaire Spectator, the military-academic journal of the Netherlands Armed Forces — has published the article written by Beata Brug...
Romas Kalanta: A Symbol of Lithuanian Resistance
Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska“What should I live for? For this system to kill me slowly and mercilessly? It would be better to end my li...
Remembering Katyn: Open Lesson at the General Sosabowski Polish School in Dutch Brunssum
On April 12, Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska was invited as a guest speaker by the General Sosabowski Polish School in Brunssum to the open le...
Katyn: erased but not forgotten
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaOn April 13, 1943, the whole world heard about the crime committed by the Soviets. On that day, the Germ...