Poland has a history of political ups and downs, with the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) ruling for eight years before losing the recent general elections to a centrist-progressive coalition.

The book "Night Without End: The Fate of Jews in German-Occupied Poland" highlights the significant role played by local non-Jewish populations in the Holocaust.

"The King of Warsaw" by Szczepan Twardoch is a crime novel set in interwar Poland that explores the underworld of Jewish gangsters in Warsaw.

Konstanty Gebert in response to "The Ukrainian Question" discusses the differing perspectives in Eastern European countries like Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Ukraine regarding their historical narratives, nationalism, and attitudes towards Nazi collaborators.