In this issue: A Polish Moment? -- Sarmatian Review Data -- Poland: Strategically Active or Passive? by Walter Jajko -- Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, by James E. Reid (review)-- Personal Reflections on the Bloodlands, by Raymond Gawronski, SJ (review) -- Ex fumo in lucem : Barokowe kaznodziejstwo Andrzeja Kochanowskiego, by Joanna Kurowska (review) -- More Books and Periodicals -- Mitteleuropa Blues, Perilous Remedies: Andrzej Stasiuk's Harsh World, Part 2, by Terrence O'Keeffe -- Letters -- About the Authors -- Announcements & Thank You