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. On several occasions he was interviewed on Polish affairs in the mass media. He was a Labour candidate for the parliamentary seat of Dorset West in1970. He came second.
He died on 25 February 2021 at the age of 78.
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