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 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 References 1940s births Year of birth uncertain 2021 deaths British political scientists Academics of the University of Bristol Historians of Poland