The Remembrance of the Katyń Massacre and President Lech Kaczyński's Concept of Polish–Russian Relations [2005–2010]
- Institution: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland)
- Year of publication: 2012
- Source: Show
- Pages: 507-525
- DOI Address: http://dx.doi.org/10.15804/ppsy2012028
- PDF: ppsy/41/ppsy2012028.pdf
Lech Kaczyński’s tragic death was a direct cause of the détente in PolishRussian relations, proclaimed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin just after the Polish Air Force Tu-154 Crash. However this rapprochement is far from the political concept of the President. Considering the Polish internal debate on a proper form of Polish-Russian relations, I would like – in this short article to present a way as to how President Kaczyński understood challenges, that both nations have to pick up.