From Solidarity to Martial Law: The Polish Crisis of 1980–1981

by Andrzej Paczkowski (Editor), Magdalena Klotzbach

Presents 95 documents on the months between Au. 1980 when Solidarity was founded and Dec. 1981 when Polish authorities declared martial law and crushed the opposition movement.

Genres: History

600 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Andrzej Paczkowski (1 October 1938 – 3 January 2026) was a Polish historian. He was a professor at Collegium Civitas, director of Modern History Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences, and a member of the Collegium of the Institute of National Remembrance.