hague1cmaeron
23 Feb 2013
History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [396]
The Polish representatives putting the wishes of the Soviets into practice. The Soviets who were in Yalta, and agreed to allow Poland to have free and fair elections failed to deliver.
And how exactly would they have done that?
It was adopted legally, and it did not completely abolish democracy in Poland. It certainly curtailed it, but it did not abolish it.
I thought there were no Polish representatives at Yalta?
The Polish representatives putting the wishes of the Soviets into practice. The Soviets who were in Yalta, and agreed to allow Poland to have free and fair elections failed to deliver.
failed to hold any elections
And how exactly would they have done that?
All of it, as it was adopted illegally and more or less abolished democracy in Poland.
It was adopted legally, and it did not completely abolish democracy in Poland. It certainly curtailed it, but it did not abolish it.