Poland under Communism, II. "La Belle Epoque" or the Time of the So-Called Pragmatic Communists (1971-1980)  Cover Image
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Polonia în perioada comunistă, II:„La belle époque“ sau vremea comunistilor „pragmatici“,1971 – 1980
Poland under Communism, II. "La Belle Epoque" or the Time of the So-Called Pragmatic Communists (1971-1980)

Author(s): Ion Constantin
Subject(s): History
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Poland; Communism; pragmatic Communists; repression

Summary/Abstract: As the protest movement became increasingly radical at the end of 1970, the new team steering the Polish People's Republic, headed by Edward Gierek, launched several spectacular actions intended to mark a change in government style, with more emphasis on the country's social and national interests. However, the liberalism of the new team was just a façade; the tactic of propagating the values of "socialist democracy" did not mean the repressive practices of totalitarian communism were dropped

  • Issue Year: XV/2007
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 85-98
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian