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The Martial Law Was Inevitable on December 1981 in Poland?
The Martial Law Was Inevitable on December 1981 in Poland?

Author(s): Tudor Urea
Subject(s): Military history, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: Poland; Jaruzelski; Solidarity; Martial Law;

Summary/Abstract: On 1980-1981 the Polish United Workers' Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, PZPR) endured a significant crisis. It could not cope to the increase popularity of “Solidarity” movement, the first independent trade union in a Soviet Bloc countries, which quickly becomes a social movement, a symbol of hope and an embodiment of the struggle against communism and Soviet domination which demands the reforms from the government. Solidarity Movement will cause serious damage to the image and the power of the Polish United Workers' Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, PZPR). The Polish United Workers' Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, PZPR) was undermined even inside by the appearance of the horizontal structures, the comrades who joined the Solidarity Movement though they did not leave the party. The Party was divided by internal fights. Poland’s economy had fall. The Soviet Union interests were deeply affected and it threat with armed intervention. In the leadership of the government and in the leadership of the Polish United Workers' Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, PZPR) are placed in key positions people in uniform prepared to act within Poland and who are loyal to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union chose to act through these men to regaining the control on Poland and the rehabilitation of Polish United Workers' Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, PZPR). On December 13, 1981, the Martial Law introduced by General Wojciech Jaruzelski stopped the opposition in order to gain more authority in Poland. Thousands of members of the Solidarity Movement were imprisoned overnight. Introduction of Martial Law seem to by premeditated by Soviet Union. But could Poland avoid the martial law?

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 68
  • Page Range: 99-107
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English