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Sweepers of Squares, The (1956-1970)

• 1988 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- vhs
• (Struggles for Poland series, Part 7) The death of Poland's President Bierut and the rise of power of Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev brought an end to an era. Sensing a change in the air, intellectuals led student uprisings. A strike in Poznan led to the Soviet decision to support Wladyslaw Gomulka as a compromise to further military intervention. During Gomulka's reign from 1956 to 1970, many state farms were abandoned, political prisoners were released and most of the terror and ideological frenzy was curbed. But structural reforms of the Party and the economy failed to take place. Later uprisings in the late 1960s led to military actions and a new wave of anti-Semitism.
• Topics: (History: Russian, East European and Central Asian, Political Science: Russian, East European and Central Asian, Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies)

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