About the author
Dr Marek Laskiewicz was born in November 1958 in London and educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree, then graduated with a degree and doctorate at Queen Mary College [QMC], University of London. He is a Member of the Political Studies Association [PSA], British International Studies Association [BISA], Royal Economic Society [RES] and the Royal Historical Society [RHS] as well as Deputy Rector and Reader [adiunkt] of Polona Universitas in Exteris [PUNE], Secretary General of the Polish Society of Arts and Sciences Abroad [PTNO], Chairman of the Polish Social and Cultural Association [POSK] and PUNE, Coordinator of the London History Station, Institute of National Remembrance [IPN], and founder and Leader of the Polish Association in Great Britain [PWWB]., which organises conferences, lectures, exhibitions and events.