41 photographs
inTurning points
Prayers after assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, Cracow
1981, PolandVáclav Havel, Czech dissident, later to become President
1987, CzechoslovakiaWarsaw, Solidarity supporters, martial law
1982, PolandLech Walesa arriving for registration of Solidarity trade union, Warsaw
1980, PolandListening to a Boris Yeltsin election campaign speech
1989, USSRPope John Paul II in Gdańsk. The crowd at the Zaspa housing estate
1987, PolandPope John Paul II in Warsaw's Old Town
1979, PolandEnd of strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk
1980, PolandCrowd of faithful during visit of Pope John Paul II
1979, Poland40th Anniversary of the GDR. Military parade in East Berlin
1989, East GermanyBoris Yeltsin, Moscow
1989, USSRJohn Paul II leaving Warsaw
1979, PolandPope John Paul II at Jasna Góra
1979, PolandBoris Yeltsin during election rally, Moscow
1989, USSRSoviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the Duma, Moscov
1989, USSRPreparations before the start of the First Solidarity Convention in Oliwa
1981, PolandGrzegorz Przemyk's (murdered by militia) funeral, Powązki, Warsaw
1983, PolandFuneral of Cardinal Wyszynski in Warsaw's Old Town
1981, PolandFather Jerzy Popiełuszko's funeral. The priest was murdered by secret police
1984, PolandCardinal Wyszyński's funeral
1981, PolandMartial law, Warsaw
1982, PolandEnd of the Lenin Shipyard strike, 31st of August
1980, PolandLenin Shipyard in Gdansk; the last Mass before the end of the strike
1980, PolandRegistration of Solidarity; a quick stop at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw
1981, Poland