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Wałbrzych Memories

Author(s): Jan Lityński
Subject(s): Political history, Social history
Published by: Collegium Civitas
Keywords: Solidarność; oposition; trade union; strike; elections

Summary/Abstract: The legendary opposionist from the generation of ‘68 recalls his travels to mining city of Wałbrzych in Lower Silesia region and of Solidarity activists met there. Lityński give first hand story of the birth of the opposition in the small hick town. From close up he describes coming into existence of the small circle of protesters, establishing independent trade union in 1980 any first lessons of democracy in the union elections.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 235-248
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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