Jarosław Broda, The August Strike in Depot VII in Wrocław Through the Eyes of an Opposition Activist

The text presented here is an account by Jarosław Broda, one of the leading dissident activists in Wroclaw under communism, along with commentary. The narrator recalls events that took place in Wroclaw Bus Depot Number Seven in August 1980. This is an interesting source of information about the mood...

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Main Author: Olga Kolany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ośrodek "Pamięć i Przyszłość" - "Remembrance and Future" Centre 2021-06-01
Series:Wrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej
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Online Access:https://wrhm.pl/wrhm/article/view/273/220
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description The text presented here is an account by Jarosław Broda, one of the leading dissident activists in Wroclaw under communism, along with commentary. The narrator recalls events that took place in Wroclaw Bus Depot Number Seven in August 1980. This is an interesting source of information about the mood of those who were on strike, including the collaboration between the workers and the dissident activists who supported them, as well as the functioning of an underground printing press and the importance of the wave of August strikes to the democratic transition that would later take place in Poland.
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spelling doaj.art-702fdc18ec644d23aa94bcf757f7c7d82022-12-21T20:20:21ZengOśrodek "Pamięć i Przyszłość" - "Remembrance and Future" CentreWrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej2084-05782021-06-0110202017820610.26774/wrhm.273Jarosław Broda, The August Strike in Depot VII in Wrocław Through the Eyes of an Opposition ActivistOlga Kolany0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0845-538X"Remembrance and Future" Centre, Wrocław, PolandThe text presented here is an account by Jarosław Broda, one of the leading dissident activists in Wroclaw under communism, along with commentary. The narrator recalls events that took place in Wroclaw Bus Depot Number Seven in August 1980. This is an interesting source of information about the mood of those who were on strike, including the collaboration between the workers and the dissident activists who supported them, as well as the functioning of an underground printing press and the importance of the wave of August strikes to the democratic transition that would later take place in Poland.https://wrhm.pl/wrhm/article/view/273/220strikewroclawsamizdatpro-democratic oppositionaugust 1980inter-factory strike committeegdansk agreement
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Jarosław Broda, The August Strike in Depot VII in Wrocław Through the Eyes of an Opposition Activist
Wrocławski Rocznik Historii Mówionej
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inter-factory strike committee
gdansk agreement
title Jarosław Broda, The August Strike in Depot VII in Wrocław Through the Eyes of an Opposition Activist
title_full Jarosław Broda, The August Strike in Depot VII in Wrocław Through the Eyes of an Opposition Activist
title_fullStr Jarosław Broda, The August Strike in Depot VII in Wrocław Through the Eyes of an Opposition Activist
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title_short Jarosław Broda, The August Strike in Depot VII in Wrocław Through the Eyes of an Opposition Activist
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inter-factory strike committee
gdansk agreement
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