| 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).
Echoes of the Hungarian Uprising / by Anna PomianThe 30th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution was commemorated in Poland by a joint appeal by East European dissidents and the publication of several books and special articles in the independent press.
Vaclav Havel, 1986 Erasmus Prize Winner, Through Polish Eyes / by Anna PomianThe 1986 Dutch Erasmus Prize was awarded to Czechoslovak playwright and dissident Vaclav Havel; Havel 's contribution to the East European dissident movement as well as his long-standing connection with the Polish opposition have been reflected in the number of translations, literary criticisms, and polemical articles published in the Polish independent press since 1978.
The Problem with Mass Movements / by Anna PomianIt is generally accepted that the political pressure exerted on the Polish authorities by the Solidarity mass movement yielded positive results both during and after the union's legal existence. In recent months, the independent press has featured several articles emphasizing the need to change the concept of Solidarity as a mass movement. This paper presents one of those articles.
What Next in Solidarity? / by Anna PomianThe flurry of activity in the ranks of the opposition following the recent amnesty culminated in the creation of the overt Provisional Council of the Independent Self-Governing Union Solidarity. Now that the initial excitement has subsided, the opposition's internal debate about the forms and methods of future action is gathering momentum.
The Agricultural Fund: End of an Illusion / by Anna PomianThe Catholic Church-sponsored Agricultural Fund was intended to aid private farmers. After negotiations lasting almost five years, the authorities' insistence on retaining control of the fund forced the Church to abandon the project.
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