Polish Institute of National Remembrance

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The Polish Institute of National Remembrance is a state research and archival institution responsible for investigating, documenting, and educating the public about crimes and abuses committed against the Polish nation under Nazi and communist regimes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archival institution
government agency
state research institution
archives court and prosecutorial records related to political repression
documents of Nazi occupation authorities
documents of communist security services
cooperatesWith Polish universities
foreign research institutions
museums and cultural institutions in Poland
country Poland
educationalActivity organizing conferences and seminars
organizing exhibitions
producing educational materials for schools
publishing historical studies and monographs
fieldOfWork World War II history
contemporary history of Poland
history of communist Poland
focusesOn crimes committed by Nazi Germany against Poles and Polish citizens
crimes committed by communist authorities in Poland
violations of human rights under totalitarian regimes in Poland
funding state budget of Poland
hasPart Bureau of Public Education
Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation
archives department
lustration office
research department
headedBy President of the Institute of National Remembrance
headquartersLocation Warsaw
inception 1998
legalBasis Act on the Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation
mainPurpose documentation of crimes against the Polish nation
investigation of crimes against the Polish nation
public education about 20th‑century history of Poland
nativeName Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
operatesInJurisdiction Republic of Poland
primaryLanguage Polish
publishes IPN historical journals
archival document collections
responsibleFor lustration proceedings regarding public officials
prosecution of Nazi crimes committed against Polish citizens
prosecution of communist crimes committed against Polish citizens
shortName IPN
supervisingAuthority President of Poland
Sejm of the Republic of Poland
timePeriodCovered Nazi occupation of Poland
Polish People’s Republic
post‑war political repression

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Wawer massacre recognizedBy Polish Institute of National Remembrance
Polish Institute of National Remembrance nativeName Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
linked to: Polish Institute of National Remembrance
Polish Institute of National Remembrance legalBasis Act on the Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation
linked to: Polish Institute of National Remembrance
Polish Institute of National Remembrance hasPart Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation
linked to: Polish Institute of National Remembrance
Stroop Report on the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto heldIn Institute of National Remembrance in Poland
linked to: Polish Institute of National Remembrance
Janusz Kurtyka employer Institute of National Remembrance
linked to: Polish Institute of National Remembrance
Janusz Kurtyka memberOf Institute of National Remembrance
linked to: Polish Institute of National Remembrance
Polish historiography institutionalCenter Institute of National Remembrance
linked to: Polish Institute of National Remembrance