East German and Polish opposition during the last decade of the Cold War

Abstract: The transition from communism to democracy in Eastern and Central Europe would not have been possible without the activities of several dissident movements. We will compare two presumably opposite anti-communist dissident circles: the Polish and the East-German oppositions. Indeed, before the collapse of communism in the Eastern block, the oppositional movements in these countries showed many differences. The opposition in East Germany developed slowly and differed profoundly from the Polish one. But after 1989 these two movements made similar mistakes and, ultimately, their fates converged. This paper analyzes their situation and their contacts before 1989, as well their successes and mistakes following the transition. Such problematic as the increasing disappointment of the population in both countries, declining enthusiasm for the economic and social changes taking place, and, in the Polish case, the rising power of the Catholic Church and the complicated situation of women will

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Ostdeutsche und polnische Opposition während der letzten Dekade des Kalten Krieges
• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource, 13 S.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Veröffentlichungsversion ; nicht begutachtet

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Working Paper Series of the Research Network 1989 ; Bd. 3

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Geschichte Europas

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Berlin
• (wann): 2008
• Urheber: Pietras, Karolina

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-16323
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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