Is a visa to Poland required for a Russian spouse of a Polish citizen?

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You do not need a visa. The relevant directive is 2004/38/EC.

Article 5, paragraph 2 says:

Family members who are not nationals of a Member State shall only be required to have an entry visa in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 or, where appropriate, with national law. For the purposes of this Directive, possession of the valid residence card referred to in Article 10 shall exempt such family members from the visa requirement.

(Emphasis added.)

Article 10, paragraph 1 says:

The right of residence of family members of a Union citizen who are not nationals of a Member State shall be evidenced by the issuing of a document called β€˜Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen’ no later than six months from the date on which they submit the application. A certificate of application for the residence card shall be issued immediately.

You have indicated that your residence card is a "family member of EEA national" card, so I assume that it is in fact the article 10 card that serves to exempt you from the visa requirement.

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