The Polish Revolution: Solidarity

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About this book

In August 1980, the Lenin Shipyard workers in Gdansk won the unprecedented right to form independent trades unions in a Communist country. This account describes the strike and the emergence of Lech Walesa as leader. The strike and its ongoing effects in the whole Soviet bloc are analyzed.

Publishers

  • Original publisher English: Penguin

About the author & agent

Timothy Garton Ash
Author
Timothy Garton Ash
Natasha Fairweather
Agent
Natasha Fairweather

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