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4. What was the significance of ‘Solidarity’ in Poland for the decline of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe?

In 1980 a remarkable development took place within the Soviet Bloc; a powerful non-communist organisation - Solidarity - managed to successfully challenge the Polish government. Although it was brutally suppressed in 1981, it was to ultimately become the leading party in a new Polish government in 1989“Solidarity unites many social trends and associated people, adhering to various ideologies, with various political...

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