Rafał Wnuk

Professor Rafał Wnuk is affiliated with the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin as a full-time faculty member in the Faculty of Humanities, specifically within the Department of History and Historiography of East Central Europe. He is a leading expert on 20th-century Polish history, focusing on anti-communist resistance movements, WWII memory, and Soviet occupation dynamics.

• Research Interests: Polish anti-communist underground, WWII historiography, museum narratives, Soviet-Polish relations
• Key Projects: Habilitation thesis on Home Army operations (1948-1954), co-authorship of the WWII Museum's permanent exhibition, editorial roles in 'Memory and Justice' and 'Dialog' journals

His recent publications analyze comparative resistance in Poland, the Baltics, and Eastern Europe. He organizes international conferences like Aktion Reinhardt: Historical Contexts, Research Perspectives, and Memory (Lublin, 2024). Scientific awards include the Marian Turski Historical Award (2024) and the Ludwik Krzyżanowski Award (2017).

Wnuk actively contributes to public history debates, serving as an anonymous reviewer for journals like Przegląd Historyczny and participating in panel discussions on historical memory at conferences in Moscow and Paris. He has been pivotal in shaping Polish historiography on resistance and collaboration under dual occupations.