Word: polese
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Lusia returned from a visit to the West, her information on Chernobyl shook me. Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Poland and Hungary had demanded an explanation from Soviet authorities for the high levels of radiation throughout Europe. Poles were given iodine tablets to speed the elimination of radioactive iodine from their systems...
It bore a disconcerting resemblance to an asphalt driveway on the move and gone berserk. As an immense flow of 2000 degrees F lava from Kilauea volcano oozed across Hawaii's Big Island, one dwelling after another smoldered, then burst into flames. Roads were buried, palm trees and utility poles...
Walesa later tried to back away from his announcement, even claiming on a TV show that he had not made a decision to run for President. "I just want to provoke a discussion to accelerate reforms," he said. But the backtracking only prompted many Poles to wonder whether Walesa had...
As Eastern Europe breaks free of Moscow's grip and the Soviet Union enjoys unprecedented openness, the espionage world is undergoing its own changes. -- A mistimed bid for the presidency leaves Poles wondering if Walesa is still a savior, or just an ambitious political spoiler. -- A hunger for independence in...
AND DON'T INVITE LECH AND TADEUSZ TO THE SAME PARTY. Most Poles realize that Solidarity cannot go on being all things to all people: trade union, political party, shaper of the country's future. But hopes that the breakup would be amicable now look unlikely. The problem stems from...