Michał Siedziako (b. 1985) – political scientist and historian, Dr. in Political Science, assistant professor at the Institute of Political Science and Security Studies, University of Szczecin. Between 2009 and 2025, he was employed at the Institute of National Remembrance Branch in Szczecin. He is the author of the books Bez wyboru. Głosowania do Sejmu PRL (1952–1989) [Without Choice: Voting for the Sejm of the Polish People’s Republic (1952–1989)] (2018) and Marian Jurczyk (1935–2014). Biografia polityczna szczecińskiej legendy „Solidarności” [Marian Jurczyk (1935–2014): Political Biography of the Szczecin Legend of Solidarity] (2024), among others he has been nominated for the “Polityka” History Award (twice, in 2013 and 2019), the Prof. Tomasz Strzembosz Award (in 2019), and the Jerzy Giedroyc Award (twice, in 2019 and 2025). In 2025, he received the Prof. Tomasz Strzembosz Award.