Latest from Joanna Kozlowska
Folk Music Is Helping Ukrainians Make Sense of Their Recent History
President Vladimir Putin’s invasion has spurred an all-encompassing attempt by Ukrainians to rediscover their country’s history, language and culture after centuries of suppression and co-optation by Moscow. Music, particularly folk songs and instruments, is integral to these efforts.
Poland’s Marriage of Politics and Religion Is Constricting the Church
In a country where families and communities are bitterly divided by politics, the fault lines tend to be clearly drawn, with anyone talking about faith expected to voice conservative and nationalist views. Yet as politics and religion merge, churchgoing is falling and progressive Catholics are being left adrift.