George Sanford

George Sanford (1942/3 – 25 February 2021) was a professor of politics at the University of Bristol, England. He specialised in Polish and East European studies. In particular, he is considered an expert on the Katyn massacre, and published a book on that topic in 2005.

Publications George Sanford has published several books and numerous articles and books chapters. His book publications include: Polish Communism in Crisis, 1983 Military Rule in Poland: The Rebuilding of Communist Power, 1981-1983, 1986 The Solidarity Congress 1981: The Great Debate, 1990 Democratization in Poland, 1988-1990: Polish Voices, 1992 Building Democracy?: The International Dimension of Democratisation in Eastern Europe (ed.), 1994 Historical Dictionary of Poland, 1994 Poland: The Conquest of History, 1999 Democratic Government in Poland : Constitutional Politics Since 1989, 2002 Katyn and the Soviet Massacre of 1940: Truth, Justice and Memory, 2005