Poland's Solidarity Falls Victim to Own Success
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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
The collapse of the Berlin Wall ended decades of anti-communist protests by people living in Eastern and Central Europe. Authorities there often used deadly force to put down protests, yet they were unable to stop millions of workers and intellectuals who joined Poland's Solidarity Trade Union from demanding greater personal and political freedoms. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky recently visited Poland to examine what freedom has meant for the shipyard in Gdansk where Solidarity was organized.
