The Solidarity movement in Poland :: European Europe History

The Solidarity case in PolandThe Solidarity movement in Poland was one of the virtually dramatic developments in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. It was not a movement that began in 1980, but rather a continuation of a working class and Polish intelligentsia movement that began in 1956, and proceed in two other risings, in 1970 and 1976. The nearly significant of these risings began in the shipyards of the Triple City, Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia in 1970. The first and by farthest the most violent and crashing(a) of the workers revolts came in June of 1956, when at to the lowest degree 75 people died in the industrial city of Poznan. The third uprising took stern in 1976 with workers striking in Warsaw, and rioting in the city of Radom. What made the Solidarity movement peaceful and far more successful in comparison to that of the previous three? The Solidarity movement originated in the working class, but unlike the previous three risings it excessively worked with and was involved with the Polish intellectual community. Was this the reason behind its success? Or was it instead the result of the U.S.S.R. losing its hold in the Eastern axis vertebra, and the fledgling parsimoniousness of Poland that made such a movement inevitable? While everyone of these points was a detailor, the strongest and most compelling argument can be made for the jointure and working together of Polands most influential favorable classes, the Polish intelligentsia, the workers, and the Church. This dodging eventually led to the infamous roundtable talks, and the collapse of communism itself in Poland.The Beginnings of a Movement The Polish October of 1956 did not begin with Stalins death in 1953, in fact Poland was quite calm, in stark contrast with other Eastern bloc countries. While demonstrations took place in Plzen, Czechoslovakia, and a revolt was taking place in East Germany in mid-June, Poland was slow to follow the New Course that was universe offered by neighb oring countries. This was a result of a much slower peace than the other countries experienced. Regardless, social and intellectual unrest began building up, with collectivization being slackened and censorship showing cracks, the nation had a sense that a new-fashioned start must be made. The Polish intelligentsia was one of the most important groups to emerge during this period. The Polish intelligentsia is, and remains, a distinct social class that is composed of those with a higher education, or those who at least share similar tastes.