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'Please disperse!': Poland's 1980s martial law era revisited

13.12.2021 16:00
Warsaw's History Meeting House venue has prepared a series of events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in Poland on December 13, 1981.
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The program, entitled “Please disperse!,” includes meetings with history and an exhibition of satirical art.

There is also a screening of Poland's Oscar candidate Leave No Traces, by Jan P. Matuszynski, preceded by a debate with the participation of Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski at the Polish capital's Palace of Culture and Science.

Also, a new version of the Your Warsaw application has been prepared to help Varsovians of all ages discover the city of the martial law period and better imagine the reality of the time.

Danuta Isler spoke to the History Meeting House's Agata Krajewska to find out more about the program as well as whether Poles still remember the historical events of the winter of 1981 and the two years that followed.

Click on the audio player above to listen to the interview.