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Emily Macrae
Emily Macrae is a writer and organizer based in Toronto, Canada. Her roots are on the banks of the River San, in what is now Poland. Her words have been published in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K..
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Opinion: How history’s lessons in Warsaw can secure Ukraine’s future
Sirens fill the streets. Police cars flash passersby with blue lights. The capital city pauses. But no one’s phone buzzes with alerts. No one seeks shelter. No one scans the sky for missiles. The scene is Warsaw, not Kyiv. Every year on Aug. 1, at 5:00 p.m., sirens wail, and civilians stop to remember the start of the Warsaw Uprising.
This year, the 80th anniversary of this armed resistance against foreign rule coincided with Taylor Swift’s concerts in Warsaw. It was a moment of cultural collis
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