“…/ by Anna PomianThis paper presents a cross-section of comments in the Polish independent press by leading activists and intellectuals on the implications of the strikes in April and May 1988. …”

“…A small group of volunteers set out to help the workers and their families and finally won over to their cause prominent intellectuals who banded together in the Workers' Defense Committee [Komitet Obrony Robotników (KOR)] in September 1976. …”

“…Polish Journalist Replies to Soviet Open Letter / by Anna PomianPolish-Soviet relations are still given inadequate coverage in the official Polish media; the symbols of the Soviet presence in Poland were the subject of a recent article by an independent Polish journalist replying to an open letter by Soviet intellectuals that was reprinted by the official Polish press. …”

“…Arts Festival Opens in Wrocław / by Anna PomianIndependent festivals of the arts and literature have become a regular feature of Poland's cultural life; organized under the aegis of the pastoral communities in the larger cities, they provide an alternative meeting point for artists and intellectuals to those organized under state patronage. …”

“…"Egghead" is used here for the Polish "Apropaka," an intellectual so named because he uses "funny" words like apropos. …”