World War II Archives - Transitions

Central Europe & Baltics, Commentary, Czechia, Law & justice

The Long Legacy of Terezin

by Mark D. Harmon 05 Aug 202514 Sep 2025

Far from being a mere note in the history books, the Nazi-built ghetto on Czech soil sends a resounding message today.

Communist legacy, Russia, Slovakia

Hitler and Tiso. Putin and Fico. The Same Story of Shame

by Matus Kostolny 26 May 202527 May 2025

Central Europe & Baltics, Eastern Europe & Russia, History

A Clash of Revisionisms

by Ferenc Laczo 23 May 202523 May 2025

Commentary, Czechia, Ukraine

The Perils of Appeasement: The Lesson of 1938

by Alfred Thomas 03 Mar 202507 Jan 2026

Bulgaria, Commentary, Communist legacy

A Monumental Controversy

by Boyko Vassilev 24 Jan 202424 Jan 2024

Georgia, Religion

‘Desecration’ of Icon Showing Stalin Sparks Protest in Tbilisi

by Felix Light 15 Jan 202415 Jan 2024

The Moscow Museum Where History Blurs Into Propaganda

by Volodya Vagner 27 Apr 202327 Apr 2023

Commentary, Poland

Digging up the Past

by Aleks Szczerbiak 26 Oct 202218 Nov 2022

Commentary, History

Is History Repeating Itself on Ukraine’s Eastern Front?

by Daina S. Eglitis 03 May 202203 May 2022

Putin’s Claims Distort the Meaning of World War II

by Peter Rutland 09 Mar 202228 Mar 2022