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Well, not all the facts are presented accurately... Follett's portrayal of the events in Poland and General Jaruzelski is biased and simply erroneous.
Please point out the errors. References to reliable sources would help.
Unfortunately most of the sources I know are in Polish, since this is a very vividly discussed topic, especially last year, when general Jaruzelski died.
Follett asserts that the martial law in Poland was introduced with Soviet Union's approval and on its suggestion - this is not correct, the martial law was actually introduced to prevent the Soviet invasion in Poland (alike the one in 1968 in Czechoslovakia).
Further on, Follett implies that in 1989 when Solidarity won the first free elections in Poland, Jaruzelski wanted to reintroduce the martial law and was seeking Gorbachev's support - there is no historical support for this allegation. On the contrary, when Jaruzelski agreed to the so-called Round Table discussions in 1988, he was, at that time, the first and only leader from the Eastern block who had seen the necessity of change and negotiated the move towards democracy.
I found this article which gives a better idea on who Jaruzelski was and explains somehow his decisions:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obi...
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Well, not all the facts are presented accurately... Follett's portrayal of the events in Poland and General Jaruzelski is biased and simply erroneous.
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Please point out the errors. References to reliable sources would help.
Unfortunately most of the sources I know are in Polish, since this is a very vividly discussed topic, especially last year, when general Jaruzelski died.Follett asserts that the martial law in Poland was introduced with Soviet Union's approval and on its suggestion - this is not correct, the martial law was actually introduced to prevent the Soviet invasion in Poland (alike the one in 1968 in Czechoslovakia).
Further on, Follett implies that in 1989 when Solidarity won the first free elections in Poland, Jaruzelski wanted to reintroduce the martial law and was seeking Gorbachev's support - there is no historical support for this allegation. On the contrary, when Jaruzelski agreed to the so-called Round Table discussions in 1988, he was, at that time, the first and only leader from the Eastern block who had seen the necessity of change and negotiated the move towards democracy.
I found this article which gives a better idea on who Jaruzelski was and explains somehow his decisions:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obi...
