The Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding
The Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (Polish Centrum Polsko-Rosyjskiego Dialogu i Porozumienia) initiates and supports projects improving dialogue and understanding between Poland and Russian Federation. The Centre is a state legal person supervised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage since April 19, 2011 according to the March 2011 law. [1]
Creation of parallel Polish and Russian dialogue centres was decided during President Medvedev's visit to Poland in December 2010. [2] Russia has created Foundation The Russian-Polish Center for Dialogue and Understanding, the Russian Center doesn't however cooperate with the Polish one and its director Juri Bondarenko presents controversial opinions about Russian-Polish relations.[3][4] The Foundation has organised a trip for Polish children to Russian annexed Crimea being aware the visit breaks Polish law.[5][6]
Directors
- Sławomir Dębski 2011-2016
- Ernest Wyciszkiewicz 2016-
Adivisory Council
- Andrzej Nowak - historian
- Sławomir Dębski - director of Polish Institute of International Affairs
- Andrzej Grajewski - Deputy Editor-in-chief of the weekly Gość Niedzielny
- Jacek Miler - Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
- Maria Przełomiec - journalist of Telewizja Polska [7]
Projects
- School Afloat - sailing camp for Polish and Russian youth, led by Krzysztof Baranowski [8][9]
- Football Championship for boys and girls living around Polish-Russian border [10]
- Club of Gdańsk - meeting point for Polish and Russian young leaders
- The Intersection Project: Russia/Europe/World is an online platform [11]
- Summer School (Poland, Russia, Germany, Ukraine) [12]
References
- ↑ Ustawa z dnia 25 marca 2011 r. o Centrum Polsko – Rosyjskiego Dialogu i Porozumienia
- ↑ Wprost, Stworzenie Centrum Polsko-Rosyjskiego Dialogu ma poparcie sejmowej większości
- ↑ Фонд «Российско-польский центр диалога и согласия»
- ↑ Katyń to nie ludobójstwo. Wystarczy poczytać Marksa i Lenina
- ↑ The Russian-Polish Center for Dialogue and Understanding
- ↑ Polscy uczniowie pojechali na Krym na koszt rosyjskiej fundacji
- ↑ Members of the Centre’s Advisory Council
- ↑ Polish-Russian School Afloat 2012-2015
- ↑ Russian description of 2012 school
- ↑ Football championship
- ↑ Intersection
- ↑ International Summer School “The History before the Court. International law and the study of the past”.