Polish Men Standing Along a Curb

Shipyard workers quietly wait for a streetcar just outside of the Gdansk Shipyards, giving no hint of the unrest which once focused on the area. In August 1980, 17,000 workers staged a strike and barricaded themselves in the plant, protesting the working conditions under the Communist government. Within a week, the fervor had spread all over the nation, and Solidarnosc ("Solidarity"), headed by Lech Walesa, was organized as a trade union. By the end of the month, the government began to allow workers to unionize. The violent demonstration is now often seen as the beginning of the end of the Polish Communists' rule. (Photo by Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Shipyard workers quietly wait for a streetcar just outside of the Gdansk Shipyards, giving no hint of the unrest which once focused on the area. In August 1980, 17,000 workers staged a strike and barricaded themselves in the plant, protesting the working conditions under the Communist government. Within a week, the fervor had spread all over the nation, and Solidarnosc ("Solidarity"), headed by Lech Walesa, was organized as a trade union. By the end of the month, the government began to allow workers to unionize. The violent demonstration is now often seen as the beginning of the end of the Polish Communists' rule. (Photo by Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Polish Men Standing Along a Curb
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Peter Turnley / Contributor
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635957411
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Corbis Historical
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30 October, 1989
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