| Summary: | Topical reviews of Polish samizdat publications in English prepared by RFE staff members to be used by different national broadcasting units. PIPR was published from 1986 until November 1989 as a continuation of Polish Underground Extracts (PUE).
"Tygodnik Mazowsze" Reports on the Strikes / by Anna PomianAs well as providing some new information, a special issue of the leading Solidarity publication describing the first 10 days of the strikes in August has provided an interesting insight into the practicalities of staging and sustaining such strikes.
First Strike Publications Reach the West / by Anna PomianStrike leaflets from Poznań were the first independent publications issued in connection with the strikes in August to reach the West. They relate to the strike in the H. Cegielski factory on August 22 and 23 and were issued by the Poznań branch of the militant Solidarity splinter group Fighting Solidarity. They contain calls to strike and echo in their tone the radical mood of the strikers and their supporters.
Independent Polish Commentators Urge Opposition to Adopt Wałęsa as Representative / by Anna PomianResponses of independent commentators on the strategy adopted by Lech Wałęsa and Solidarity in the negotations with the govermnment about the promised round table.
Setting the Scene for the Current Debate over Solidarity / by Anna PomianA number of articles that appeared in the Polish independent press between the two waves of strikes this year discussed the possibility of talks between the opposition and the authorities.
Profiles of Major Independent Publications: "Praworzadność" / by Witold Pronobis"Praworzadność - Pismo o Prawie i Bezprawiu" is an (irregular) monthly publication appearing in Warsaw dealing with law and order issues, particularly legal violations by the authorities.
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