The IPN President Karol Nawrocki Ph.D. recalled that the establishment of the PKWN, 80 years ago had been an act of betrayal by the communists against Poland ending its struggle in World War II.
This monument is ahistorical; it is a tribute to the perpetrators and a disdain for the victims. It should not have been here for such a long time. But you know all too well how long this process has been going on, and as the President of the Institute of National Remembrance, I would like to thank the residents of Nowogard for protesting against this memorial, said Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D. at the event.
The IPN President thanked the current Mayor Michal Winder, the former West Pomeranian governor Zbigniew Bogucki and all others who had protested against the existence of the monument and had sought its removal.
The event was attended, among others, by the advisor to the President of the IPN Sławomir Cenckiewicz, Ph.D. and the Director of the IPN Szczecin branch Krzysztof Męcinski.
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In March 2022, the IPN President called on local governments to remove from public space all names and symbols that commemorate individuals, organizations, events, or dates symbolizing the communist regime. Following that appeal, another stage of decommunization began in Poland. More and more local governments have been responding to the appeal and removing the remnants of the totalitarian system.
Using the word "liberation" to denote the entry of the Red Army into Poland and other European countries during WW2 was a fundamental element and starting point for the propaganda intended to disguise Soviet imperialism and Joseph Stalin’s policy towards these countries.