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For there are some very obstinate misunderstandings. Among my Western interlocutors everybody agrees that the Polish events are of historical importance; some add that they have actually opened a new epoch in contemporary history. Almost everybody sympathizes with the Polish cause and maintains that the creation of Solidarity was probably...
Well, with the possible exception of the last sentence, I am usually ready to accept this line of thinking. Yes, the movement is very risky indeed. First of all, it is unprecedented. Secondly, it endangers not only Poland, but the whole world's political balance (although here I have some...
1. "The Poles risk so much, because they do not realize what the Soviets are up to."
Here the answer is relatively simple. How can a Western observer know better than a Pole what the Soviets are up to? All the past of Polish-Soviet relations is marked by violence and treason from the Soviet side. Of course, the official historiography keeps its mouth shut about that...
The Poles Golubovic visited recently seemed eager to learn from Yugoslavia's mistakes, she said, adding, "They hope to achieve a proper balance between self-adjusting markets and the central power."