Sono una persona che studia la storia dei paesi dell’Europa dell’Est e vorrei chiedere cosa pensano i polacchi del periodo della "Repubblica popolare polacca". Questa è solo un’indagine e non intendo prendere alcuna posizione.
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di Witty_Pop425
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While I have not lived back then myself, I have watched a lot about it and talked with people who did live back then.
While some may nostalgic about it because of “simpler times”, in practice it was the same as in all communist countries: no political freedoms, very little freedom of press or expression, either high prices, no stock, or both, police interventions at strikes, etc.
While specific details and events may be different, pretty much every country in the region had the same issues and memories of the communist period.
Also side not since you posted the coat of arms: I don’t remember if it was intentional or not, but while the crown was removed iirc due to it being a monarchistic imagery, which was against communist values, it also is a great symbol of lack of proper independence and being under control of the Soviets.
There’s one good thing that came out of it and it’s the reasonable, very green and with strategic planning of useful services like corner shops, playgrounds and schools, urban planning in old neighborhoods
as opposed to capitalism maximizing the number of flats per plot and corrupt officials accepting bribes from developers to let them go nuts with it
As someone who actually remember those times i need to say there were positives and there were negatives.
1st positive was that live was simple. Everyone have its assigned duty and most people were douing it. Simply said rat race was not as prominent.
2nd while panel houses were of shit quality their design was not, plenty of open spaces, greenery, close to everywhere
3rd there were a lot of activities for childrens, vacations at the sea, lakes or in mountains were all sponsored.
Thats where positives ends
The list of negatives would almost definatelly not fit in this thread.
People that view this period as mostly positive are delusional, or they had some goverment job.
We’ve been occupied by Russia for 123 years.
After ~20 years of freedom and ~6 years of German occupation… We’ve been occupied by Soviets for another 50 years.
Three generations of my family, including me, remember communism. We’ve got nothing good to say about it. It were miserable times.
My family, 9 people, was living in a 42m2 apt. Most fruits and meat were delicacy-like food. There was almost nothing on the market and everyday was a struggle.
1990s were wild and crazy. 2000s, and especially today, is a fucking heaven, compared to PRL period.
I hate commies, especially those who knows fuck all about our living standards back then but are the first people to be vocal how I am wrong about USSR xd