Displacement in Poetry and Art
In 2022, University of St Andrews undergraduate student Marios Diakourtis took part in a project…
Migration Stories
Peace, beauty and kindness in Isfahan
Anna Sokulska Forster and her family were treated with great generosity by people in Persia…
Humans at the heart of the story
About 18,000 civilians ended up in camps in Africa like the camp at Tengeru where…
Becoming refugees in Iran
In 1942, after about 8 months in Uzbekistan, the newly formed army (the 2nd Polish…
Knowledge Exchange
By necessity, forced migrants must familiarise themselves with other cultures and learn new languages, as…
Uzbekistan: staging post for some, final resting place for others
In 1941, about 18 months after Anna Sokulska Forster’s family was deported from Poland, Hitler…
Life in a Siberian labour camp
The last major railway station on the freezing journey from Poland was Kotlas in Arkhangelsk…
Study
As the numbers of Polish servicemen and their families increased across Britain, the University of…
Growing up in the Polish community in St Andrews, Fife
Research Assistant Dr Martyna Majewska recently interviewed artist Mateusz (Mat) Fahrenholz, who shared his memories…