Poles Tussle Over an Icon of Their Past, With an Eye on the #Future

source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/world/europe/poland-solidarity-lech-walesa.html

#GDANSK, #Poland — #Solidarity, the independent Polish trade union that four decades ago started an avalanche of dissent that swept away #Communism, has more modest ambitions these days. For a start, it wants its plywood boards back.

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