The Laboratory of Perestroika? General Jaruzelski on the Geopolitical Chessboard Cover Image

Laboratorium pieres trojki? Generał Jaruzelski na geopolitycznej szachownicy
The Laboratory of Perestroika? General Jaruzelski on the Geopolitical Chessboard

Author(s): Tomasz Kozłowski
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Political behavior, History of Communism, Geopolitics
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Poland; Soviet Union; Gorbachev; Jaruzelski; Solidarity; Finlandisation; transformation;

Summary/Abstract: The article consists of two parts. The first describes the genesis and implementation of the Soviet Union’s new policy towards the socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Its main idea was to widen the margin of political freedom while limiting financial support. The second part describes the implementation of this strategy on the example of the Polish People’s Republic from the mid-1980s until the transformation.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 219-244
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish