41 photographs
inTurning points
Václav Havel, Czech dissident, later to become President
1987, CzechoslovakiaBoris Yeltsin during election rally, Moscow
1989, USSRPope John Paul II in Warsaw's Old Town
1979, PolandPrayers after assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, Cracow
1981, PolandBoris Yeltsin, Moscow
1989, USSRPope John Paul II in Gdańsk. The crowd at the Zaspa housing estate
1987, PolandSoviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the Duma, Moscov
1989, USSRJohn Paul II leaving Warsaw
1979, PolandCrowd of faithful during visit of Pope John Paul II
1979, PolandLech Walesa arriving for registration of Solidarity trade union, Warsaw
1980, PolandWarsaw, Solidarity supporters, martial law
1982, PolandListening to a Boris Yeltsin election campaign speech
1989, USSRPope John Paul II at Jasna Góra
1979, Poland40th Anniversary of the GDR. Military parade in East Berlin
1989, East GermanyEnd of strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk
1980, PolandPreparations before the start of the First Solidarity Convention in Oliwa
1981, PolandWest German Chancellor, Helmut Kohl in Moscow
1988, USSRFather Jerzy Popiełuszko's funeral. The priest was murdered by secret police
1984, PolandMartial law, Warsaw
1982, PolandCardinal Wyszyński's funeral
1981, PolandKarol Wojtyła is the new Pope, Cracow
1978, PolandRegistration of Solidarity; a quick stop at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw
1981, PolandMartial law, shop in Wrocław
1982, PolandSolidarity's march in Warsaw on 1st of May, martial law
1982, Poland