GAZETA WYBORCZA focuses on the interpretation of the Katyn massacre of 1940 presented in a new history textbook introduced in Russian schools.

Press reviewed by Slawek Szefs.

Russia never wanted to take full responsibility for the execution of thousands of Polish army officers taken as POWs by the Soviets following the annexation of eastern Polish territories under the infamous non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in the first days of World War Two. The newest version of this history tells Russian school children that Katyn was simply squaring accounts with Poles for the death of thousands of Russian prisoners in the Polish-Bolshevik war of 1920. As for Katyn itself, it was a Stalinist crime and Russia, as such, cannot assume responsibility for the genocide, claim top Russian politicians.

DZIENNIK flashes a front page alarm - 'Poles are drowning in debts!' The daily quotes figures by the Finance Companies Conference and Institute for Economic Development attached to the Warsaw School of Economics which reveal that 22% of adult Poles admit to expenditures greatly exceeding their mothly earnings. This over-consumption is achieved thanks to credits which, they are aware, cannot be paid back. Another 55% acknowledge considerable problems in coping with monthly installments. If this trend persists, the entire Polish economy may soon experience negative effects caused by a cumulation of the individual debtor's situation, expert warn.

RZECZPOSPOLITA puts to test the e-office system in Poland. According to regulations it was to be totally operational in May, allowing to take care of all official matters in contacts with state administration and public institutions through the Internet. However, a great majority of them claim the existing legal framework does not permit, for instance, sending official notification of decisions through e-mail. Experts consider this only an excuse. That is why the Internal Affairs and Administration Ministry has decided to get rid of all bureaucratic obstacles and adapt existing vague regulations to reflect the needs of present day reality, reports the paper.

With the new school year just around the corner, FAKT has some encouragement and useful information for parents concerning text and work books for their children. Poland's education system places the obligation of purchasing books required by curricula on the pupil's and student's parents. Despite declarations by succesive governments to keep prices in check, or even lowering them, school books have become more and more expensive. Often too expensive for lower income families. The tabloid offers advice on how and where to go about this problem listing places with tags even 40% below standard prices and describing simple steps to receive financial aid from local social assistance institutions. A true life saver, especially for families with many kids and a tight budget.