The fleeting memory of December 1970
The fleeting memory of December 1970
Author(s): Piotr LeszczyńskiContributor(s): Justyna Chada (Translator)
Subject(s): Civil Society, Political history, Government/Political systems, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: memory of December 1970; Poland; Wiesław Gomułka; communism; democratic movement; protests;
Summary/Abstract: In December 1970, 14 years had passed since Wiesław Gomułka became the first secretary of the communist party in the People’s Republic of Poland. At that time, both the thaw of 1956, which allowed Gomułka to return to power, and hope for reforms that he promised (the so-called Polish way to socialism) were already a fading memory. It was not the right moment for a nostalgic journey to the past. And with Christmas just around the corner, everyone was busy stockpiling goods that were hard to come by.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 06 (44)
- Page Range: 131-136
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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