Platform of European Memory and Conscience

Memories of Solidarity History Fading in Poland

Arts, Culture & Media

After years of protests and strikes organized by the SolidarnoÅ?Ä? movement, the Communist regime ceded power peacefully in the end. Many young people today know little about this moment in the recent history of their country.

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