Uwarunkowania międzynarodowe i wewnętrzne przejmowania władzy w Polsce przez partię komunistyczną
International and Internal Conditions of the Taking Over power in Poland by the Communist Party

Summary/Abstract: The takeover of power in Poland by Communists after World War II was determined by the actions of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The article shows when the variant of the establishment by Kremlin of the 17th Soviet Republic in Poland ceased to function as a strategic goal of the USSR and was replaced by a program of permanent dependence and “Sovietisation” of Poland. The paper defines also the role and impact of the Communist party. Initially, the leader of the USSR wanted to keep the external features of independence of the countries liberated by the Red Army. This was due to international considerations. The article analyzes the strategy and tactics of Stalin’s actions both internationally and internally in Poland. It shows the synergy of Moscow’s actions in relation to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It indicates where the Kremlin’s strength in the international arena came from and why the attitude of Great Britain and the USA in the late war period created Moscow comfortable conditions for subjugation of Central and Eastern Europe. It shows why the United States and Great Britain were unable to successfully oppose the Kremlin’s imperial plans until the spring of 1946.

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