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).
Independent Publishers Discuss Their Future / by Anna PomianSeveral prominent independent publishers and authors have begun to consider the options that will be open to them under the current process of liberalization.
Polish-Hungarian Solidarity: Cooperation across the Borders Continues / by Anna PomianProminent members of the opposition in Hungary and Poland have set up a new organization to undertake joint actions and to improve the channels of communication between the two countries.
Bulgarian Artist from Sofia Interviewed by Polish Independent Journal / by Anna PomianA Bulgarian has been interviewed for the first time by the Polish independent press. The Bulgarian Politburo, the Committee for the Defense of Ruse, and the minorities issue were some of the subjects discussed.
Police Support for Solidarity: The Case of Piotr Siedliński / by Anna PomianThere are very few cases in which a member of Poland's police force has given active support to the opposition; one case, however, has been documented by the independent press and is recounted below.
The Independent Cartoon Company Pixi / by Anna PomianA privately run one-man company has been producing satirical cartoons and illustrations for the independent press since the time of martial law; it now plans to make its original works more readily available both at home and abroad.
Profiles of Major Independent Polish Publications: "SIS - Serwis Informacyjny Solidarności" / by Witold Pronobis"SIS - Serwis Informacyjny Solidarności" is a weekly that first appeared in Warsaw in September 1988.
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