The creation and work of Solidarność and the peaceful transition in Poland
Interview with Bronislaw Geremek (Brussels, 11 June 2008) — Excerpt: the development of the opposition movement in Communist Poland
VideoIn this interview, Bronislaw Geremek, Polish historian and politician, speaks about the evolution of the opposition movement in Poland from the Hungarian uprising in 1956 to the late 1970s. He particularly explains how he was involved in the revisionist wing of the Polish Communist Party and how he left this party after the Soviet repression of the Prague Spring in 1968.
Interview with Bronislaw Geremek (Brussels, 11 June 2008) — Excerpt: his role in the beginnings of Solidarnosc
VideoIn this interview, Bronislaw Geremek, Polish historian, former member of the social movement Solidarnosc, former Foreign Minister and former Member of the European Parliament, discusses the circumstances surrounding the beginnings of his involvement in Solidarnosc in 1980 and 1981.
Interview with Bronislaw Geremek (Brussels, 11 June 2008) — Excerpt: the contacts of Solidarnosc outside Poland
VideoIn this interview, Bronislaw Geremek, Polish historian and politician and former member of the social movement Solidarnosc, describes the links of Solidarnosc with the other opposition networks in Eastern Europe and with Western trade unions.
Interview with Bronislaw Geremek (Brussels, 11 June 2008) — Excerpt: the negotiations between Solidarnosc and the Polish military regime
VideoIn this interview, Bronislaw Geremek, Polish historian and politician and former member of the social movement Solidarnosc, explains how the Polish military regime opened negotiations with Solidarnosc, in particular at the Round Table Talks in 1989.
Interview with Bronislaw Geremek (Brussels, 11 June 2008) — Excerpt: the Spanish example for the democratic transition in Poland
VideoIn this interview, Bronislaw Geremek, Polish historian and politician and former member of the social movement Solidarnosc, explains how the democratic transition that took place in the 1970s in Spain was regarded as a model of peaceful transition for Poland in 1989.