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Countdown: The Polish Upheavals of 1956, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1980, by Jakub Karpinski; The Polish August, by Neal Ascherson; Polan

- Abstract

There are many differences between the Solidarity revolution in Poland and previous East European upheavals, not the least of which is the indifference of the’ Poles to the possibility of Communist party reform.



About the Author

Arch Puddington is director of research at Freedom House and the author, most recently, of Lane Kirkland: Champion of American Labor.