Polonia comunistă, I De la Bierut la Gomulka 1948-1970
Communist Poland, from Bierut to Gomulka, 1948-1970
Author(s): Ion ConstantinSubject(s): Political history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Bierut; Gomulka; post WWII; Poland; communism;
Summary/Abstract: The generation of Polish communists trained in Moscow and imposed by Stalin to lead Poland after 1948, began losing ground to the “national” communists when destalinization started in the spring of 1956. Despite the conservative trend at the top echelons of the Polish United Workers Party and with all the opposition of Khrushchev, Wladislaw Gomulka was appointed first secretary of the party in October 1956. Keeping Poland on the communist track, Gomulka managed to prevent Soviet armed intervention while also conducting a much more liberal policy compared to other communist states. However, he gradually lost his reform-geared élan as well as grassroots support and was forced to give up the power following the popular revolts of December 1970.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XIII/2005
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 55-67
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Romanian
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