This book traces the historical and social origins, the international context and the unfolding of the struggle of the Polish working class in 1980-81. This book is available for purchase from ...

Solidarność means Solidarity, but for Poles it stands for so much more. At the height of its worldwide popularity – which came in the years 1981 to 1983 when stan wojenny (Martial Law) was introduced ...

In the 1980s, Poland was under the grip of martial law as the Communist government of General Wojciech Jaruzelski attempted to repress the independent Solidarity trade union. In Western Europe ...

that created a special calendar in the Polish pursuit for truth, freedom, democracy, social justice and equality. Posters of Solidarity from 1980 to 1989 still draw the viewer’s attention and arouse ...

challenged the oppressive rule of the Polish government. In December 1981, the Solidarity movement was outlawed and Walesa, together with the other leaders of the movement, was arrested and put in ...

The National Museum of Technology in Warsaw is hosting a new exhibition that delves into the profound impact of radio and television on Polish society over the past century.