Pride and Shame: life under communism in Edward Dwurnik’s works
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaA spectacular exhibition can be admired at the Museum of Modern Art in the capital of Poland, Warsaw entitl...
“What Are We Queuing Here For?” Music as lens and mirror in Communist Poland
Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska“We are not fascinated by the Polish People's Republic, nor are we trying to recreate it. We are telling th...
Remembering the Victims: Inside Kazakhstan’s Museum of Political Repression
Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaIn May 2026, I visited the Museum of Victims of Political Repression in the city of Shymkent, Kazakhstan. A...
The State Museum of Memory of Victims of Repression in Tashkent: Commemorating the Victims of Political Repression
In June 2026, I had the opportunity to visit a fascinating museum in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, dedicated to the victims of T...
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 ...