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“It's unimaginable to meet a Pole or a German who does not know about the history of their country. But lots of English people don't know the difference between Britain and England.”

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The Russian myths of the Second World War are still intact.

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[The Poles] will die for their country; but few will work for it.

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One might have thought that 70 years was time enough to work out what really happened in 1939. It isn't the case. Misunderstandings and misinformation abound.

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