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WILLY BRANDT IN WARSAW - DECEMBER 1985 (Willy Brandt w Warszawie - grudzien 1985)

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Swider M.

Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka

2010

vol. 65

issue 2

245-267

One of less known visits paid abroad by a German chancellor Willy Brandt was his official visit in Warsaw in December 1985. The article presenting this event is based on both German and Polish sources. Poles interpreted the visit in the political context: it could help the government to recover its, now weakened, position at international arena; in the same time it could strengthen the opposition. The visit was also a question of prestige and propaganda for German SPD, that Brandt represented himself, in the context of the election campaign to Bundestag in 1987. The issue of the German East Policy, contacts with Poland included, was a part of the campaign strategy. During his being in Warsaw Brandt talked to gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Primate Józef Glemp and representatives of the Catholic Intelligentsia Clubs (KIK). A meeting with Lech Walesa was not carried out, what was met by a fusillade of criticism from the Polish opposition side.

Kontakty SPD z Kościołem katolickim w Polsce. Lata 80. XX wieku

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Świder M.

Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka

2011

vol. 66

issue 4

39–56

First direct contacts between SPD activists and Polish bishops were initiated during the visit of chancellor Helmut Schmidt in Poland in 1977. A turning point in mutual relations came, however, only after the events of summer 1980, when the Church played an important consolidating and stabilizing role for internal affairs in Poland. A meaning of the Church in those days was always underlined by the German social democratic politicians. The current situation was a topic of lots of conversations between them and different partners from West and East. Within many ‘summit meetings’ they met Primate Józef Glemp and bishop Bronisław Dąbrowski. These good relations did not mean that all social democrats understood and supported activity of the Church as a political factor. Many members of SPD presented critical attitude to this question. It is a matter of fact that the Catholics were a minority among both a social democratic members of Bundestag and voters. In spite of the criticism, the role of the Church in Poland was realized and appreciated as an institution acting against political and economic destabilization.

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WILLY BRANDT IN WARSAW - DECEMBER 1985 (Willy Brandt w Warszawie - grudzien 1985)

Kontakty SPD z Kościołem katolickim w Polsce. Lata 80. XX wieku