In the 1980s, the people of Poland became highly politicized and openly acting dissident organizations--hostile toward the communist state--flourished. Zuzowski

The materials in this collection focus primarily on the period from 1956 to 1989 and help illuminate several key moments in Polish opposition history. The colle

This volume provides new material on the different developments of opposition groups and dissidence in various Communist countries in Eastern and Central Europe

Student Politics in Communist Poland tackles the topic of student political activity under a communist regime during the Cold War. It discusses both the communi

This collection's materials trace Solidarity's emergence from the strike movement of July-August 1980 and the formation of strike committees in the factories an