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International Women's Day, on March 8th, celebrates women's achievements and raises awareness about women's issues. In Poland, Women's Day has long been a day of chivalrous gestures and flowers, but maybe it's time for more?
The Guardian’s Europe correspondent Jon Henley and picture editor Guy Lane reflect on a half-century of upheaval
On Aug. 31, 1980, representatives of the communist government of Poland agree to the demands of striking shipyard workers in the city of Gdansk. Former electrician Lech Walesa led the
The airport, Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy (aka Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa airport and sometimes Rębiechowo Airport), is 16km west of Gdańsk centre in the Rębiechowo district. Its IATA airport code is GDN. The modern terminal handles both arrivals and departures. Lech Wałęsa Airport
Gorbachev with striking Soviet miners, 1991 On 30 August 2022, former Soviet dictator Mikhail Gorbachev died. This 1988 article from Socialist Organiser discusses the USSR's Stalinist system during his rule. History has many examples of it: when the rulers of moribund repressive systems themselves decide that there must be change, and set about tinkering with their system, then it can blow up in their faces. Gorbachev's attempts at reform from above may well unleash revolution from below.