Rebellious satellite : Poland, 1956

Publication Data

• Title Rebellious satellite : Poland, 1956
• Author Paweł Machcewicz
• Contributor Maya Latynski
• Publisher Woodrow Wilson Center Press
• Publication date 2009
• Publication location Washington, D.C.
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

A modified and expanded version of a study published in Poland.

Contents

Introduction: the Cold War "from the bottom"
The Twentieth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Bierut's death
The thaw
The Poznań uprising
After Poznań
October
The January 1957 elections
Conclusion: 1956 and its legacy.

Topics

• Cold War
• Protest movements :: Poland :: History :: 20th century
• Communism :: Poland :: History :: 20th century
• Elections :: Poland :: History :: 20th century
• Poland :: History :: Uprising, 1956
• Poland :: Politics and government :: 1945-1980
• Poland :: Social conditions :: 1945-
• Poland :: Relations :: Soviet Union
• Soviet Union :: Relations :: Poland
• Poznań (Poland) :: History :: 20th century
• Poland
• Soviet Union
• Poznań (Poland)

Rebellious satellite : Poland, 1956 by Paweł Machcewicz. ISBN 9780804762052. Published by Woodrow Wilson Center Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.