For those who are unaware - Czapski was among the Polish reserve officers taken prisoner after the Soviet invasion of September 1939. He was held in Kozielsk, then removed, prior to the murder of the remaining prisoners in the Katyn Massacre. 22,000 victims in various camps 1
My preface to "Inhuman Land," Józef Czapski’s classic memoir of the politics of forgetting. @LAReviewofBooks @nyrbclassics https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/pursuing-the-truth-an-introduction-to-jozef-czapskis-inhuman-land-searching-for-the-truth-in-soviet-russia-1941-1942/?fbclid=IwAR0yEE2IIXxiX6SDjVLF4MXYgyv50lf3TlimdF3US-D6WZviavOnhDjP4vk# …!
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After the USSR became an Ally of GB and USA - a Polish Army in Russia was formed. 10,000 officers could not be located and Czapski was assigned to help locate them. His work was vital in helping to defuse the
#KatynLie which was supported by Amb Harriman journalist H Salisbury
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Read the preface to 'Inhuman Land'; it touched a chord; I feel compelled to learn more, and have purchased this book by Jozef Czapski. Thank you. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. To covet truth is a very distinguished passion." George Santayanapic.twitter.com/TNJsXtVzZ6
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What a wonderful news that this seminal work is published now in English. Thank you for your moving introduction Mr. Snyder! Yózef Czapski was an extraordinary human being who lived a incredible life and his book deserves great attention.
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