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Bren   
23 Mar 2014
History / Ordinary Polish people who collaborated with the Communist authorities? [28]

There seems to be an underlying feeling in the responses to my original question that I am somehow looking to blacken the character of the Polish nation. That is wrong. I was simply interested in the response of Polish people to the aftermath of communist rule and how it compared to that of East Germany. There seems to be a great deal of literature relating to E Germany but very little readily available about Poland. Clearly, my curiosity is a cause for resentment for some.
Bren   
22 Mar 2014
History / Ordinary Polish people who collaborated with the Communist authorities? [28]

I have recently been reading about East Germany and the Stasi. One of the remarkable facts, at least to me, was the number of ordinary people who collaborated with the Communist authorities. As I have some connection with some Polish families in England I started to wonder about the situation in Poland. When I asked my Polish friends they were very tight lipped and did not wish to talk about the matter at all. Did I speak out of order? Is this a sore point in Poland? Is there anything I can read which will shed light on this period of Polish history? (It would need to be in English!)

Any comment/advice would be welcome.