THE CENTRE OF POWER, FACED WITH THE 1976 CRISIS (Centrum wladzy wobec kryzysu 1976 roku)

• Authors: Zaremba Marcin
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Generally, the article is dedicated to the crisis management on the part of the communist elites, as exemplified by the events of June 1976. The social genesis of the protest is sketched in the introduction: the hopes accompanying the Polish version of 'goulash socialism' and the gradual deterioration of the economic situation after 1973. The elections to the Sejm, which were held in early 1976, and where the turnout, according to the official data, amounted to 98.27% of those entitled to vote, are also recalled. It goes on to describe the behind the scenes preparation for the 'prices operation', its course and the scale of the price rises, and thus eventually arrives at the workers' protest. The final section is dedicated to the rulers' attempts to restore their prestige by arranging rallies in support of 'Comrade Gierek'.

Keywords

EN

POLAND; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL HISTORY

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences and Collegium Civitas
• Journal: Studia Polityczne (Political Studies)
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 24
• Pages: 105-118
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Zaremba Marcin

• Marcin Zaremba, Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN, ul. Polna 18/20, 00-625 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA078324