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Wladyslaw Gomulka: a biography

Prazmowska, Anita J. (2015) Wladyslaw Gomulka: a biography. Communist lives. I.B. Tauris Publishers, London, UK. ISBN 9781848851337

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Abstract

Wladyslaw Gomulka was a key player within Polish politics for over four decades and one of the most influential of the East European Communist Party leaders. As the architect of the 'Polish road to socialism', he claimed for Poland the right to define its own model of economic and political development, yet he was nevertheless committed to Poland's membership of the Soviet bloc. Anita Prazmowska here traces Gomulka's progression from a poorly educated worker in the Krosno district of Poland, to his election as First Party Secretary in 1956 and finally to his forced resignation in 1970. She considers Gomulka's pivotal role in building a communist-led resistance in occupied Poland during World War II as well as the critical part he played in post-war Polish politics and the 'de-Stalinization' process. Incorporating recently released and previously unpublished sources, this book provides a vivid picture of how Communism functioned in Poland and an original analysis of Poland's international role in the Cold War era.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/wladyslaw-gomulka-97...
Additional Information: © 2015 I.B.Tauris
Divisions: International History
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on
D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
H Social Sciences > HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2011 13:56
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 21:56
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33003

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