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In Warsaw, Moody has also noted the rigors of life in a socialist-bloc country. Says he: "We Western correspondents don't face hardships anything like those borne daily by Poles, but we do have some inconveniences. The hot water in my neighborhood hasn't been on for...
Moody joined TIME last year after three years as a bureau manager for United Press International in Moscow and Paris. Says he: "Comparisons in Poland between Moscow and Warsaw are extremely unpopular. Attempts to speak Russian to Poles are rudely rebuffed. And it is hazardous to remind them of Soviet...
The scene in the high-ceilinged chamber of Warsaw's Belvedere Palace had just the right amount of symbolism to satisfy history-minded Poles. There was General Wojciech Jaruzelski, standing ramrod straight in an olive-drab uniform encrusted with ten rows of ribbons, the very personification of his country...
From the start of the 2-hr. 40-min. meeting, the first ever between the Pope and Jaruzelski, the general seemed uncomfortable with his guest. As Jaruzelski clutched his prepared text, his hands trembled nervously. Beginning his speech, he immediately sought to justify his decision to impose military rule on...
The seeds that John Paul sowed in the hearts and minds of Poles as he traveled across his native land will take months to mature. But, just as when he first returned as Pope in 1979, it was clear that something undefinable but palpable had changed. Whether that was good...