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4 Jun 2019
History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]
This old post is from 2009.
10 years have passed. Not wow, but OMG.
Today is the 30th anniversary and the celebrations are more modest and divided into a few seperate ones. Polish society is politically and ideologically divided, PiS government is accused of authoritarian inclinations and their manipulative and lying propaganda reminds of communist times so it is no wonder that decent people don`t want to celebrate together with them.
An interview with Chrish Niedenthal
wiadomosci.onet.pl/politico/wybory-4-czerwca-1989-roku-chris-niedenthal-wspomina-polska-rewolucje/hnt0369
He claims that the world prefers not to remember about the defeat of communism in Poland because it wasn`t as spectacular as in other countries, e.g., the bloody revolution in Romania or tearing the Berlin wall down. The Polish revolution was peaceful as it happened at the ballot box and it was the least exciting object for a photographer.
This is the way that Poland and Chris Niedenthal went through in 1980s
Two days ago, Poles celebrated 20th anniversary of collapse of communism in Poland: concerts, events, festivals. Also, golden plane flew to Brussels with unusual crew.
This old post is from 2009.
10 years have passed. Not wow, but OMG.
Today is the 30th anniversary and the celebrations are more modest and divided into a few seperate ones. Polish society is politically and ideologically divided, PiS government is accused of authoritarian inclinations and their manipulative and lying propaganda reminds of communist times so it is no wonder that decent people don`t want to celebrate together with them.
An interview with Chrish Niedenthal
wiadomosci.onet.pl/politico/wybory-4-czerwca-1989-roku-chris-niedenthal-wspomina-polska-rewolucje/hnt0369
He claims that the world prefers not to remember about the defeat of communism in Poland because it wasn`t as spectacular as in other countries, e.g., the bloody revolution in Romania or tearing the Berlin wall down. The Polish revolution was peaceful as it happened at the ballot box and it was the least exciting object for a photographer.
This is the way that Poland and Chris Niedenthal went through in 1980s
Martial law of 1981 - Apocalypse Now
First partially free elections on 1989