Historical calendar: anniversary of the outbreak of mass strikes in PRL. Their direct origin was that the authorities announced large increases in meat.
Today in our calendar we will look at the scenes of these events.
In the mid-1970s, it became clear to many that the russian strategy was economically inefficient and politically irrational. As if it wasn't enough, there was inactive force on the arms race. Maintaining a permanent mobilization government and full combat readiness, exhausted East bloc society. Although the russian Union signed disarmament treaties specified as SALT I and SALT II, it did not intend to apply them.
The offensive weapon, which was to be withdrawn from Europe, was simply further acquitted or renamed defensive, which was expected to make Moscow's allegedly peaceful intentions credible. The intent of signing successive agreements was to maximise the weakening of NATO's defence in Europe in the event of a future, armed extension of the communist revolution. On the way to further put to sleep the vigilance of Western countries, the ZSRS and its satellites signed on 1 August 1975 in Helsinki, the final act of the safety and Cooperation Committee in Europe (KBWE).
This paper guaranteed, among another things, respect for the fundamental rights of citizens of countries – signatories specified as freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The Communists had no intention of complying with these findings, but the effort to hide from the public the fact that specified an crucial global agreement had been signed failed. It rapidly reached broad social circles and gave emergence to hopes of liberalisation of the system.
Behind the iron curtain appeared unprecedented numbers of alleged dissidents, who, based on the act of the CBWE, began openly to protest the communist regime. The authorities realized the danger of their activities, but did not decide to physically destruct them. Since Khrushchev's time, political opponents have been locked up in psychiatric hospitals (so-called "psychics") under the appearance of treatment for the alleged "schizophrenia asymptomatic".
Soviet leaders have come from the presumption that only a individual with a weak head can question “the best of the systems.” But they didn't all go to psych. A tiny group of dissidents were tolerated, although opposed to the government but did not question its grounds, or socialism. This group included, for example, Andrei Sakharov, who was fired from work, but besides retained a number of privileges, e.g. the right to a business car.
Probably Moscow enjoyed being promoted by him convergence theory and was considered 1 of the possible improvement paths of russian communism. At the turn of the 1970s and 1980s, the management of the USSR increasingly addressed the request for radical, not just cosmetic changes.
The final act of the OSCE had a crucial impact on the emergence of opposition in the Polish People's Republic. This was helped by the deteriorating economical situation and fresh labour strikes.
The communist authorities have long hidden the mediocre economical condition of the country, but yet they gotta uncover it, by shifting the cost of the crisis to the inhabitants. In this way, the marketplace situation was wanted. On June 24, 1976, a surge in food prices was announced. These increases were to scope up to 70%.
The communist authorities counted from the beginning for the mass occurrences of the population, dissatisfied with the draconian increases. To this end, peculiar investigative groups were established in the provincial MO commands, whose task was to monitor possible instigators of speeches. An accelerated procedure was introduced in the proceedings before courts and colleges for offences, and additional detentions were prepared.
On June 23, 1976, on the eve of the announcement of the increases, the combat readiness of MMA units was raised, as part of Operation “Summer 1976”.
Despite preparations, the scale of social opposition amazed the communists. In many parts of the country spontaneous protests broke out, the most celebrated of which took place in Radom and Podwarszawski Ursus. The participants were rushed with MO and ZOMO, many were expelled from work or sentenced to prison. Ultimately, more than 80,000 people participated in the strikes (including 20 800 in Radom and 14 200 in Ursus). Hundreds of people were arrested.
Previous entry from our calendar is available Here.
