Litewski Ruch na rzecz Przebudowy „Sąjūdis” i Związek Polaków na Litwie: między konfliktem a poszukiwaniem porozumienia (rok 1989 – początek 1990)
Sąjūdis – the movement for emancipation of Lithuania and the Association of Poles in Lithuania: between conflict and quest for consensus

Summary/Abstract: The article gives an overview of the relationships between Sąjūdis – the movement for emancipation of Lithuania from the Soviet Union – and Polish minority in Lithuania during the crucial years of 1989 -1990. The author discusses the differences between Lithuanian leaders in attitude toward Polish minority in Lithuania and its activists. The article also presents the complex situation in the Vilnius region (where the Polish minority lives), where some local representatives of Polish minority collaborated with communist authorities in Moscow to prevent independence of Lithuania. The context of the claim to establish Polish autonomy in Vilnius is also discussed. The article reconstructs mainly the disputes and attitudes differences between Sąjūdis leaders and Polish representatives (those who supported the independence of Lithuania). Author considers also the factor of political changes in Poland itself, where first democratic government after World War II was formed and Polish politicians were seeking to support Lithuanian independence and secure the rights of Polish minority in Lithuania at once.

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