| 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).
Five Years of Clandestine Broadcasting / by Anna PomianSince its first broadcast four months after the imposition of martial law in Poland, Radio Solidarity has expanded its network and improved its techniques; this paper traces the radio's history as well as describing the scope of its broadcasts and how it has managed to overcome its technical problems.
Critical Views of Independent PublishingIn recent months several underground publications have printed articles and letters at times highly critical of all aspects of independent publishing, from the selection of material through the poor quality of printing to methods of distribution.
The Underground Press Looks at the Implications for Poland of Gorbachev's Policies / by Anna PomianThe Polish independent press has frequently commented on the current situation in the Soviet Union, focusing on the possible implications of the Kremlin's campaign for "openness" and "restructuring" for the Polish Church, the authorities, and the opposition.
Interviews with a Secret Policeman and a Prominent Party MemberInterviews with a secret policeman on active service and a retired high-ranking party official appeared in underground publications last year; both men expressed their views on the past and present situation in Poland as well as their thoughts on the future.
Are We Becoming Callous? / by Nika KrzeczunowiczJerzy Surdykowski, a former party member who was at the same time a member of Solidarity, wrote an article about opinions and principles affecting social and political life in Poland that appeared in Arka [no. 16 (1986)], a journal published in Kraków. Although the article was written almost a year ago, Surdykowski's text (translated in full here) has not lost its topicality.
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