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From Solidarity to Martial Law: The Polish Crisis of 1980-1981: a Documentary History (National Security Archive Cold War Readers) (National Security Archive Cold War Readers)

By Andrzej Paczkowski , Malcolm Byrne , Magdalena Klotzbach , Gregory F. Domber

Book information

Publisher
Central European University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
9637326847, 9789637326844, 9781429455695
Open Library ID
OL9167100M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4021467 bytes)
Pages
601\601
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This work presents 95 documents on the events that represent a pivotal moment in modern Polish and world history: 16 months between August 1980 when the Solidarity trade union was founded and December 1981 when Polish authorities declared martial law and crushed the nationwide opposition movement that had grown up around the union. Transcripts of Soviet and Polish Politburo meetings give a detailed picture of the goals, motivations and deliberations of the leaders of these countries. Records of Warsaw Pact gatherings, notes of bilateral sessions of the communist camp provide additional pieces to the puzzle of what Moscow and its allies had in mind. Materials are included from Solidarity, too.

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