From Solidarity with Solidarity to Solidarity: Western Humanitarian Aid to Poland in the 1980s and Ukraine since 2022 – Case Studies of Two Polish Actors
Journal: Wrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej
Year: 2025

This article examines humanitarian aid from Western Europe to Poland in the 1980s and to Ukraine since 2022. Drawing on interviews with two representatives of the Polish diaspora, it highlights both continuities and differences in motivations and mechanisms of assistance. The authors contend that humanitarian aid not only addresses urgent material needs but also communicates political commitments, strengthens civil society, and shapes collective identities.