THE 2004-2005 POST-KOSCIUSZKO CHAIR REPORT Activities of Dr. Marek Jan Chodakeiwicz orating the Rising. Last but not least, the Last but not least, between November 14 most valuable internet support of the proj- and 24, Dr. Chodakiewicz visited . From the Fall 2004 through the Summer ect was provided by Witold Kiezun of San Among other things, he participated in a 2005, Dr. Marek Jan Chodakeivicz, Research Diego www.warsawuprising.com ; www. panel debate on current Polish issues on Professor of , Academic Affairs projectinposterum.com. TV-Polsat, talked about Poland as an ally Chairman, and Faculty Vice Chairman at of the at the Respublica stu- the Institute of World : A GraduateAccordingly, on September 16, at the in- dent fraternity headquarters; spoke on School of Statecraft and National Securityvitation of the Warsaw Committee of the economic freedom in America before the in Washington, DC www.iwp.edu conduct- Chicago Sister Cities International Program members of the conservative-libertarian ed the following seminar-style directed and the Polish Home Army (Armia Kra- “Koliber” youth ; and lectured studies at IWP: on “The European Union,”jowa) Veterans Association, at the Preston about the polycentric nature of the Ameri- which included not only Poland’s acces- Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, as can political system at the Collegium Civi- sion but also her past; on “The Ottomanone of several featured speakers during tas. He also took part in several cultural, Empire,” which focused on the Balkans asa gala event, Dr. Chodakiewicz delivered social, political, and economic events and well as the Sublime Porte’s relations witha speech to commemorate the 60th an- functions. Thanks are due to Professor the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; and niversary of the flight of the 8th US Air Wojciech Roszkowski, Wojciech Reszczyñs- on “Western Civilization and Its Intellectu- Force 100th Bomb Group’s flight to War- ki, Jan Pospieszalski, Sebastian Bojemski, al Tradition,” which touched upon Poland’ssaw with military assistance to the Polish Pawe³ Tobo³a, Piotr Gontarczyk, Wojciech Renaissance thinkers. insurgence. The title of the speech was Jerzy Muszyñski, the Chodakiewicz family, “Freedom Does Not Come Free.” Many and others for organizing the trip. Dr. Chodakiewicz further lectured on “Re- thanks to the event organizers, including search, Methodology, and Writing.” He also John Kordek, Sandra Pikarski, Kate Heil- In late December 2004 and early January substituted in Professor Alberto Piedra’s man, and Pawe³ Chudzicki. On September 2005, Dr. Chodakiewicz visited friends and class on “Democracy Building and Foreign 18, Dr. Chodakiewicz lectured about the benefactors of Polish studies, in particu- Policy: Political and Economic Principles of Warsaw Rising at the Polonia Bookstore at lar, and the Institute of World Politics, in a Free Society” and “Western Moral Tra- the kind invitation of the owner, Mrs. Mirageneral, in Florida and Ohio. Dr. John Lenc- dition and American Foreign Policy.” Dr. Pu³aczowa. We would also like to thank zowski participated in the latter venture. In Chodakiewicz also spoke on “Europe in Andrzej Czuma and Roman and Basia Coo- February, similar trips were made to Ala- the Wake of World War I” and “The Fall of per for their hospitality. bama and, once again, Florida. We would Communism” in Professor John Tierney’s like to thank Gene Bak and Pat and Ron “Peace, Strategy, and Conflict Resolution” On October 2 and 3 he was in Seattle,Trzcinski for their hospitality in Ohio, Iwo and “Twentieth Century Politics and Diplo- speaking about the Warsaw Rising first atand Magdalena Pogonowski and Zenon macy: Case Studies in War and Peace.” the Seattle Public Library and then at theand Wanda Woœ in Florida, and Dr. Peter University of Washington. The organizers and Erin Penherski in Alabama. Dr. Chodakiewicz’s trademark Geography of the event from the Department of Slavic and Strategy seminar demonstrated the Languages and Literatures, UW (www.pol- During the 2005 Semester, Dr. John permanent importance of geography and ishstudiesuw.org) and the Polish House Lenczowski and Dr. Chodakiewicz co-taught geopolitics on international affairs, nation- (Dom Polski) of Seattle, including Tom a course on “Russian Politics and Foreign al security, and human . Poland’sPodl, in particular, were fantastic hosts. Policy,” as well as held his seminar of “Ge- history figures prominently throughoutFrom October 22 through 24, Dr. Chodakie- ography and Strategy.” The subject matter the course, including such disparate casewicz lectured on the Varsovian Insurrection was considered with Poland’s history and studies as voting patterns, environmentalof 1944 at, respectively, St. Paul Universitycurrent affairs, the Polish-Lithuanian Com- protection, and urban warfare, the latterin Ottawa, at the Wanda Stachniewicz -Pol monwealth and “Solidarity” in particular. demonstrated by the story of the Warsawish Library by Mc Gill University in Mon- In addition, Dr. Chodakiewicz guest-lec- Rising of 1944. treal, and at the Polish Embassy there. We tured on “Just War” in Professor Piedra’s would like to thank cordially our guide, class. Further, Dr. Chodakiewicz was busy Because of the 60th Anniversary of the host, and organizer, Dr. Alex M. Jab³oñski, with a multitude of administrative tasks in Varsovian Insurrection compounded by as well as the Canadian-Polish Congress, his capacity as the Academic Affairs Chair- the stunning success of CNN’s documen- the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences inman and the Faculty Vice-Chairman. tary “Warsaw Rising: Forgotten Soldiers of Canada, and the Polish Embassy. World War Two” (which would be nomi- Outside of his IWP duties, Dr. Chodakiewicz nated for an Emmy in 2005), Dr. Choda- On October 30 and 31, Dr. Chodakiewicz co-operated with CBS’s Andy Rothstein in kiewicz was invited to lecture in several sojourned in Los Angeles, where, at the the production of History Channel’s- “Be places in North America about the Polish invitation of Loyola Marymount Univer- trayal: The Battle for Warsaw,” which is a experience during the Second World War. sity and the Polish Consulate, he delivered new documentary on the Warsaw Rising Lectures were arranged by Polonia and, two speeches on the Rising at LMU. Many set for September 25, 2005. Susan Werbe in most places, were accompanied by the thanks to Council General Krystyna Tokar- is the executive producer of the documen- screening of the CNN documentary as well ska-Biernacik and Miss Paulina Kapuœci- tary for the History Channel. Next, Dr. Cho- as unveiling of a photo exhibit commem- ñska for coordinating the event. dakiewicz assisted Wanda Urbanska in the making of the Poland special installment of tablishing viable intelligence operations in Throughout the trip, he held informal the PBS hit series (now in its second sea- a democratic society, and Dr. Chodakiewicz meetings with politicians, journalists, son) of “Simple Living with Wanda” www. concentrated on the question of “Open- and scholars not only in the places listed simplelivingtv.net The segment includes ness Means Liberty: The Need to Democ- above but also in Malbork, Frombork, and interviews with the Mayor of Warsaw, his- ratize Power.” The event was sponsored Poznañ, where Dr. Chodakiewicz talked torians Norman Davies and Richard Lukas, by the weekly Wspólnota Powiatowa (The about “Poland’s Security Question: How to authors Stanley Cloud and Lynne Olsen; County Community) and the State Archive Make Friends in America.” and a cameo appearance by Lady Blanka in Radzyñ. He would like to thank all orga- Upon his return to IWP, he participated Rosenstiel as well as footage from the nizers, Dr. Dariusz Magier in particular. in the conference on “Is the European Polonaise Ball in Miami, Florida. The seg- He then headed to a conference set up by Union in the Interest of the United States ment is scheduled to air on PBS/WETA TV the Department of Sociology of the Nico- of America?” The event was sponsored by on October 16, 2005. The producer is the laus Copernicus University of Toruñ (NCU) the Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute, daughter of the late Professor Edmund S. on “Communism, Intelligence Services, De- Discovery Institute, and Global Britain and Urbanski (1909-1996), a renowned scholar mocracy.” This day long event was held en- took place on June 28 in Washington, DC. of Latin America. tirely in English and was ably moderated by Dr. Chodakiewicz spoke on “East Goes its leading light, Professor Andrzej Zyberto- West: The EU and Poland.” During the summer Dr. Chodakiewicz at- wicz, who also delivered a paper on “Intel- In early July, Dr. Chodakiewicz returned to tended a number of conferences and trav- ligence Services in Post-Communist Coun- Europe for a week. He flew to Denmark, eled extensively. On June 3-4, 2005, he tries: Can an Enclave Capture a State?” where, among other things, he conducted participated in the 63 Annual Meeting of Other papers concerned “Early Attempts interviews about the Communist secret the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of at Accountability of Intelligence Services police and surveyed the nation’s mood America, at the University of Pittsburgh, in Poland: Common Project of the Helsinkiregarding Islamic extremist terrorism and and delivered a paper on “A Critical -As Foundation for Human Rights (Warsaw) the Muslim immigrant community in and sessment of Professor Marian Kamil Dzie- and the Center for National Security Stud- out of Copenhagen. A report on this trip, wanowski’s The Communist Party of Po- ies” (ABD Dorota Rowicka, Department “A Danish Week,” will be posted soon on land: An Outline of History,” (http://www. of Criminology and Criminal Justice, - Uni the IWP web site. Likewise, the report of iwp.edu/news/newsID.186/news_detail. versity of Warsaw); “The Same Pattern?his visit to Indonesia in August will be post- asp) written for the panel on “Marian Ka- Polish 1992 and 2005 Lustration Debatesed there. mil Dziewanowski (1913-2005): A Tribute Compared” (Dr. Radoslaw Sojak, InstituteBetween July 15 and 31 and August 15 to a Prominent Historian of Poland and of Sociology, NCU); “The KGB and Polish-and 30, Dr. Chodakiewicz drove over 8,000 .” American Communists: The Soviet Use of miles around the US, fundraising and in- American Communists of Polish Origin in forming friends, family, benefactors, and Between June 11 and 24, a team from IWP,Espionage, Subversion, and Propaganda, supporters of the Koœciuszko Chair about consisting of Professor Herbert -Romer 1939-1989” (Professor Romerstein, IWP); our plans for the future. He would like to stein, our graduate student and assistant and “America’s Perceptions of Poland: Thethank Mrs. and Mrs. Christopher Smiekel, Brian Newsome, and Dr. Chodakiewicz Case of the Lustracja” (Dr. Chodakiewicz). Mrs. Molly Ulam, Dr. Gunther Stent, Dr. took a whirlwind tour of Poland. He par- He would like to thank all participants andStanley Garstka, Mr. and Mrs. Richard -Za ticipated in conferences, lectured several organizers for their kindness and hospital- krzewski, Mr. and Mrs. Jan Ma³ek, Dr. and times, and attended a plethora of formal ity. Mrs. Marek Kamiñski, and many others for functions and informal events. He took their kindness and hospitality along the part in the three-day long Institute of - Na Next, in Gdañsk, at an event on “Polandway. tional Remembrance’s conference on “The and America,” sponsored by a group ofAs for other accomplishments of Polish Communist Repression Apparatus in East city councilmen, Professor Romerstein and studies at IWP, he also hosted Ted Mirecki ” in Warsaw. Dr. Chodakiewicz participated in a debate and the participants of the Polish-Ameri- on “Communists, Terrorists, and Other can Youth Leadership Conference. These Next, he lectured at the School of Manage- Threats to Poland and the United States.” high school and college students listened ment of the www. Last but not least, he participated in a to lectures on leadership by IWP Profes- wz.uw.edu.pl. Brian Newsome spoke about panel debate in Warsaw on “History and sors, Dr. John Lenczowski and Dr. J. Michael “Management and Counterintelligence in Politics: Foreign Models and the Polish Waller. Further, during the summer he a Democratic Society,” and Dr. Chodakie- Perspective.” Held at the (the House hosted the first Polish post-doctoral fellow, wicz about “Economic Policy of the United of Parliament), the symposium, under the Dr. Piotr Gontarczyk at IWP. Dr. Gontarczyk States: Management, Mechanisms, and sponsorship of the Deputy Speaker of the specializes in history of Poland, Functions.” He would like to thank the- or House Kazimierz Ujazdowski, was orga- the Communist movement in particular. ganizer, Micha³ Mitera, and his family for nized by the Conservative Center and the Dr. Chodakievicz has not only maintained their hospitality. Later, at the Respublica Society of Civic Liberties. The participants a web-site with essays on Poland, but has student fraternity (K! Respublica), upon included Professor Andrzej Nowak, Dr. prepared a daily batch of news on Poland his induction as fraternal brother honoris Antoni Dudek, Dr. Rafa³ Matyja, Tomasz and related topics. The mailing is sent out causa, Dr. Chodakiewicz lectured about the Merta, Sebastian Bojemski, and two IWP to IWP students and any friends, associ- virtues and ways of Poland’s pre-war elite. scholars. Professor Romerstein lectured ates, and supporters who request so. Further, he traveled to Radzyñ Lubelski for on “Polish Communists in America: Espio- These many accomplishments in the field a regional conference on Polish-American nage, Subversion, and Propaganda,” andof Polish studies would not be possible relations. During the conference, Professor Dr. Chodakiewicz on “History and Memo- without the academic and administrative Romerstein spoke about Polish-Commu- ry: Toward a Grass-roots Mobilization andsupport of the Institute of World Politics. nist activities in the United States, Brian a Friendly State.” The wholehearted support of the faculty Newsome focused on the problem of es- is particularly strong because of a substan- tial Polish-American presence there. In ad- and Reality,” Glaukopis, no. 2/3 (2004- told;” “Mackiewicz, Jozef,” “Mackiewicz dition to Professor John Lenczowski, the 2005): 61-75. (Cat), Stanislaw;“ “Makowski, Waclaw;” President of IWP, and Professor Mark Lag- “Mosdorf, Jan;” “Potocnjak, Franko;” “Ra- on-Przybyszewski, the school has acquired “Furia rewolucyjnej zemsty,” [The fury of kowsky, Christian,” “Retinger, Jozef;” “Roni- two renowned Polish-American scholars: the revolutionary vengence] Glaukopis, no. kier, Adam;” “Sarkotic von Lovcen, Stefan;” General Walter Jajko (USAF) and Dr. David 2/3 (2004-2005): 395-397. “Seyda, Marian;” “Stefan;” “Swierczewski, Klocek. Karol;” “Tavcar, Ivan;” “Zamoyski, Maury- Brytyjska Polonia,” [The British Polonia] cy;” “Zdziechowski, Marian;” “Zuckerman, IWP boasts of excellent faculty, superior Glaukopis, no. 2/3 (2004-2005): 411-413. Yitzhak;” “Zygelbojm, Szmul;” in Biographi- staff, and impressive students. However, “Vae Victis!” [Woe to the defeated] Glau- cal Dictionary of East and Central Europe we would not be complete without our kopis, no. 2/3 (2004-2005): 413-416. in the Twentieth Century, ed. by Wojciech fantastic supporters. Take one of them. Roszkowski (a bilingual version will be pub- Mrs. Bo¿enna Urbanowicz Gilbride has “Miesc i jesc ciastko,” [To have and to eat lished simultaneously in the US by M.E donated funds to sustain a summer in- the cake] Glaukopis, no. 2/3 (2004-2005): Sharpe and in Poland by the State Scientific tern and to allow two IWP scholars and416-418. Publishers) (forthcoming 2006). a student to travel for a series of confer- ences in Poland. When she was a little girl„Nauka u szefa,” [Learning from the boss] “Polska dla Polakow!”: Antologia prasy nar- in war-time Poland, Mrs. Gilbride and her Glaukopis, no. 2/3 (2004-2005): 418-419. odowej pod niemiecka i sowiecka okupa- family barely escaped ethnic cleansing by “Kto i (dlaczego) boi siê IPN,” [Who and cja, 1939-1949 [“Poland for the Poles!”: An Ukrainian nationalists in Volhynia only to why is afraid of the IPN] Arcana, no. 4-5 Anthology of the Nationalist Press during be captured by the Germans, who shipped (64-65) (2005): 250-253. the Nazi and Soviet Occupations] (forth- them off to slave labor in the Reich. She coming 2006) was abused and beaten, as she worked “Wstêp,” [Introduction] in Russell Kirk, in tough conditions under the Nazi whip. Przysz³oœæ konserwatyzmu [Prospects for “Odyseja niezlomnego pragmatyka: Re- After the Second World War, Mrs. Gilbride Conservatives] (Warszawa: Arwil, 2005), fleksje o biografii Tadeusza Katelbacha,” refused to return to Soviet-occupied Po- also published as “Pielgrzymka chrzeœcija- [The Oddyssey of an Idominable Pragmat- land and emigrated to the United States. ñskiego d¿entelmena,” [The Pilgrimage of ic: Reflections on the biography of Tadeusz She volunteered to donate the compen- a Christian Gentleman] Najwy¿szy Czas!, Katelbach,” Niepodlegloœæ, vol. LV (2005) sation check which she received from the 30 April 2005. (forthcoming) government of Germany. “Make sure you use it for the fight for the truth,” she said.“Okiem mrówkojada,” [Through the eyes “Siberia and After,” Periphery, vol. 10 We shall make it so. of the anteater] Najwy¿szy Czas, Septem- (2005) (forthcoming). ber 2005. Other outstanding individuals have do- “Muscovite Vignettes: Continuity and Dis- nated to this year’s IWP summer program “Marcowy kryzys,” [The March Crisis] Na- continuity in ,” Periphery, vol. 10 in Polish studies as well. They include an- jwyzszy Czas!, 26 March-2 April 2005, 48. (2005) (forthcoming), “The Myth Exposed,” other slave laborer of the Third Reich, Lady “Koniec swiata szwolezera,” [The end of The Sarmatian Review (2006) (forthcom- Blanka Rosenstiel, RAF Polish Wing 304 the world of a light horseman] Najwyzszy ing) and in Polish as “Mit obna¿ony,” Bomber Squadron navigator Richard Z. Za- Czas!, 19 March 2005, 30-31. Wschodni Rocznik Humanistyczny (2005) krzewski, and anti-Nazi and anti-Commu- (forthcoming). nist resistance heroes and Nazi concentra- “When God Looked the Other Way: A Re- tion camp survivors Pawel Zenon Woœ, his view,” The Sarmatian Review, Vol. XXV, no. In progress : wife Wanda, and his sister Wanda Lorenz. 1 (January 2005): 1103-1104. For their assistance in saving Jews during Stalin’s Underground in Poland: The Polish the Second World War, Mr. Woœ and his “Rastafarianskie rytmy Karaibów,” [The Workers Party, August 1941-January 1945 family have been recognized as Righteous Rastafarian rhythm of the Caribbean] Tem- (in progress) Gentiles by Israel’s Yad Vashem. Grateful plum Novum, vol. 2, no. 2 (2005): 68-76. thanks also to Mr. and Mrs. John Ma³ek of The National Armed Forces and Others: California and Louis Dejoy of North Caro- “A Critical Assessment of Professor- Mar Poland’s Far Right, 1939-1947 (in progress) lina for their continuous support of IWP. ian Kamil Dziewanowski’s The Communist Egzekucja czy pogrom? Masakra w Pin- Party of Poland: An Outline of History” sku, 3-4 kwietnia 1919 – Dokumenty i Publications (Fall 2004-Fall 2005) wspomnienia [An Execution or a pogrom? In print : The Massacre in Pinsk, April 3-4, 1919] (in progress). The Massacre in Jedwabne, July 10, 1941: Aleksandrov, Todor;” “Anielewicz, Mor- Before, During, and After (New York and dechai;” “Askenazy, Szymon,” “Basagic Intelligence Requirements for the 21st Boulder, CO: Columbia University Press Redzepasic, Safetbeg;” “Blaga, Lucian;” Century: A New Mandate for an - Asser and East European Monographs, 2005). “Bulic, Frane;” “Cuza Aleksandru C.;” tive, Proactive Intelligence Community: “Danev, Stoyan;” “Daskalov, Rayko;” “Dimi- The William J. Casey Conference Series on “The Dialectics of Pain: The Interrogation triev, Radko;” “Dzabic, Ali Fehmi;” “Faden- Intelligence, 2002-2003 (3 parts) (in -prog Methods of the Communist Secret Police checht, Josif;” “Giertych, Jedrzej;” “Hribar, ress) in Poland, 1944-1955,” Glaukopis, no. 2/3 Ivan;” “Kazasov, Dimo;” “Kornilowicz, Wla- (2004-2005): 99-144 also posted dyslaw;” “Kukiel, Marian;” “Lubomirski, “The Chain of Memory, Interrupted: The Zdzislaw;” “Lutoslawski, Kazimierz;” “Lu- Eastern Borderlands of the West, 1939- “The Varsovian Rising, 1944: Perception toslawski, Wincenty;” “Lutoslawski, Wi- 1947,” (a conference paper).