Modern Europe – forged
in the Gdańsk Shipyard
Modern Europe – forged
in the Gdańsk Shipyard
Author(s): Basil KerskiSubject(s): Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Gdańsk Shipyard;
Summary/Abstract: In recent years Polish collective memory has becometoo focused on the military traditions of freedom andindependence fighters. This approach overlooks the thinkingand achievements of the 1970s and 1980s, which were the resultof peaceful social movements. By opting for non-violence,the ten-million-strong Solidarity movement, Solidarność,chose a difficult, but in the end effective, path.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 05 (53)
- Page Range: 136-144
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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