100 Years

1949 – 1958

Decade of totalitarianism and relief. After the Soviets installed their administrative structures in Poland and removed any meaningful armed resistance, they transformed the country into a smaller version of the USSR under Stalin’s rule. This involved all aspects of social activity. Stalinist influence lasted beyond Stalin’s death. Liberalisation from hardline and partial autonomy from the USSR only became possible in 1956, after Nikita Khrushchev broke away from Stalin’s legacy.

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Poland’s Century

1918

1919-1928

1929-1938

1939-1948

1949- 1958

1959 -1968

1969 – 1978

1979 – 1988

1989 – 1998

1999 – 2008

2009 – 2018

ByBartosz Stefaniak
13 December 2018
December 12, 2018
1949- 1958

Decade of totalitarianism and relief. After the Soviets installed their administrative structures in Poland and removed any meaningful armed resistance, they transformed the country into a smaller version of the USSR under Stalin’s rule. This involved all aspects of social activity. Stalinist influence lasted beyond Stalin’s death. Liberalisation from hardline and partial autonomy from the […]

December 13, 2018
1959 -1968
Decade of increasing stagnation. After the initial post-war development boom in the 1950s, the ineffective centrally planned economy began stagnating. This led to a general dissatisfaction with the performance of Władysław Gomułka's regime and a growing demand for reforms. Afraid of destabilising the system, Gomułka was, however, not inclined towards any social or economic changes [...]
Written by: Bartosz Stefaniak