2020-08-15 Commemorating the Battle of Warsaw On the 15th August 1920, on the outskirts of Poland’s capital city, a battle took place which thwarted Soviet attempts to spread the Bolshevik revolution throughout western Europe. Edgar D’Abernon, a British politician and diplomat, has claimed that the Battle of Warsaw is one of the 18 most significant battles in human history as Poland’s victory over the Soviets halted the spread of communism further westwards into Europe. Olga Topol’s article on the work of Jan Kowalewski featured below outlines some of the reasons behind Poland’s success. Read more
2020-06-01 Mieczysław Stachiewicz Donations made to support the work of the Institute in memory of our late chairman Mieczyslaw Stachiewicz who dedicated many years of his life to our organisation. Read more
2020-05-21 Mieczyslaw Stachiewicz's cremation took place this morning, on the day that he would have celebrated his 103rd Birthday Read more
2020-04-30 We are deeply saddened by the news of Colonel Mieczysław Józef Stachiewicz passing. He devoted his life to serving Poland. He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle, the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Military Order, the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and three times the Cross of Valor as well as many other medals. May his soul rest in peace. Read more
2020-04-10 Dear Friends of the Institute, We would like to thank you for your support and wish you a healthy, Happy Easter. Read more
2020-03-31 Interns at the Pilsudski Institute Lidia Letkiewicz: In November 2016, six months after I moved to the UK from Chicago, I was given an internship position on the Cataloguing Project at the Pilsudski Institute in London. Read more
2020-03-12 COVID-19 Due to CONVID-19 concerns all events at the Pilsudski Institute has been postponed. Our office is currently not open to the public. Please contact us via e-mail: instytut@pilsudski.ork.uk Read more
2020-01-22 Our unique Polish Enigma Double is on loan to the Science Museum in London The last chance to see our Enigma at the Science Museum Exhibition "Top Secret: From Cipher to Ciber Security". FREE ENTRY – BOOKING REQUIRED Read more
2019-12-16 Christmas Break Dear Friends of the Institute, We would like to thank you for your support and friendship and wish you a Merry Christmas. The Institute will be closed from 19th of December 2019 till 2nd of January 2020 included. Read more
2019-11-05 Institute will be closed on 7th of November 2019 The Pilsudski Institute will be closed on the 7th November 2019 as we will be preparing the new exhibition. Sorry for the inconvenience. Read more
2019-11-05 All Souls Day To commemorate All Souls day Alicja Whiteside lit candles on the graves of E. Charaszkiewicz and T. Schaetzel at the South Ealing Cemetery and on J. H. Jedynak at the Kensal Green Cemetery. The grave of J. H. Jedynak is on the state of disrepaire, and is in need of restoration. Read more
