The Solidarity Movement was born in Poland 45 years ago and paved the way for the end of communism in Europe. In August 1980, workers laid down their tools and raised their voices. They were demanding ...

A symbol of four years of solidarity was removed in a single day Authorities in the Polish city of Lublin have removed the ...

A look at the history of the Polish Solidarity movement that overthrew communism, and similarities between the movement and Bitcoin, by Natalie Smolenski. During the 1980’s, a genuine popular movement ...

The decree entered into force on May 26 and was adopted "with the aim of reviving the historical traditions of the national ...

Lech Wałęsa, leader of the Solidarity labor movement in Poland and a global symbol of democracy, will share his story of bringing freedom to millions during a visit to Columbus. Solidarity played a ...

The day after Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was ousted by a widespread public uprising, I found myself presenting a lecture about Solidarity, the mass trade union movement that convulsed Poland 30 ...

Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki has threatened to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland’s highest state honour after the ...

During the 1980’s, a genuine popular movement arose in Poland that ended up toppling the communist regime in that country. Although there were many anticommunist intellectuals writing and being read ...