The first systematic mass murder of defenceless innocents in the Second World War was not by the Nazis, but by the Soviet Union, just over a year before the USSR became Britain's official best friend.

Russian president Vladimir Putin might be biting off more than he can chew with his aggressive stance toward the United States and other countries.

The Polish film Katyn is patriotic, inspiring dialogue reflection on common experiences definition of common values and virtues, and the emergence of civil society.

Despite its economic progress, Central Europe is still very much embroiled in the past.

May Day provides a good chance tocatch up on the history of the communist movement.

The celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the second world war are likely to be the most verbose, the least reflective and the last. In Moscow, politicians will be lining up to extract their pound of kudos from the main victory celebrations on offer.