Bogusław Wołoszański, who is the candidate of the Civic Coalition in the parliamentary elections, appeared at the opposition event Polska Przyszłości Campus, where he expressed his views on the Russia-related processes. Some public commentators interpreted this as a call to restore relations with the Kremlin.

The well-known popularizer of historical knowledge and author of the program “Sensations of the 20th century”, Bogusław Wołoszański, was asked about international politics during the Campus of the Future of Poland. Wołoszański uses historical context in this case, in which he exploits Germany’s treatment by the victorious countries after World Wars I and II.

According to Wołoszański, the greater the pressure exerted on a defeated country, the stronger the sentiment of dissidence and the greater the chances of radical political groups coming to power.

Reset 2.0?

Bogusław Wołoszański ended his controversial statement with the suggestion that perhaps it would be better to reach an agreement with Russia and not have too far-reaching consequences if it started a war in Ukraine, in order to avoid the problem of radicalism after the fall of Ukraine. Putin’s government. Some commentators on public life in Poland called this statement “reset 2.0”.

Politics is a very complicated tool and you should never say never. What is happening now will probably change in the next few years. Please note how Poland’s policy towards Germany has changed and how Germany has changed. Because the mechanism used is simple. After World War I, Germany was humiliated, most of their land was confiscated, they were ordered to pay huge compensation – and they did – but the nation was humiliated in this way and Hitler and Nazism grew on this land. After World War II, this was no longer the case. Germany changed and became the leading democracy in Europe. I think this is a principle that should guide all politicians. Don’t hurt, don’t hurt, try to get along

– Bogusław Wołoszański said at the Polish Campus of the Future.