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Poland–Ashes and Diamonds Poland–Ashes and Diamonds

Prices were raised sharply in Poland on January 30, by an estimated 40 percent, and hell did not break loose.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Solidarity–The Road to Power Solidarity–The Road to Power

For the next weeks and months the eyes of the world will be focused on Poland, where events are now unfolding at an unexpectedly dramatic pace.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Poland Chooses–What’s at Stake Poland Chooses–What’s at Stake

There seem to be a large measure of agreement between Walesa and Mazowiecki over fundamental economic policy.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer and Lawrence Goodwyn

Poland’s New Men of Property Poland’s New Men of Property

On Sunday, October 27--the future as I write this--the Poles will elect their two houses of Parliament, for the first time in an entirely free vote.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Our Man in Moscow Our Man in Moscow

You don't cross the Rubicon, argued Andre Malraux, in order to sit down on the other side and fish in its waters. Yet this is exactly what Boris Yeltsin did.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Electoral Fun and Games Electoral Fun and Games

This year will be an electoral year in many parts of Europe. In France, François Mitterrand is scheduled to leave the presidency in May.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Historic Moment Historic Moment

The meeting around a green table between representatives of Poland's ruling party and of Solidarity, scheduled for February 6, is a historic occasion. It marks a serious new atte...

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

The Last Superpower The Last Superpower

The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Paris at the end of November, might best be described by reversing Tolstoy's title. This was Peace and War.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Three on Poland Three on Poland

In August 1980 the Gdansk shipyard workers astonished the world by winning the right to set up a genuinely independent labor union.

Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer

Bad News for French Socialists Bad News for French Socialists

Toulouse, known as the cité rose because of the color of its walls, was the palest pink in October as the French Socialists held their congress there, the last before their...

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

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