Comments on: June 1989 – the anniversary remembered http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/2009/06/june-1989-the-anniversary-remembered/ Polish blog in English, helping Brits understand Poles Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:57:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miranda http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/2009/06/june-1989-the-anniversary-remembered/comment-page-1/#comment-5135 Miranda Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:19:24 +0000 http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/?p=918#comment-5135 I thought of having a little party here for my Polish friends, but there was a hesitency in 'celebrating' the end of communisim, so I didn't do anything. But The Times issued a 6 page supplement on 4th June entitled 'It Began in Poland' this covered events leading to the elections as well as the changes over the last 20 yrs. There was a picture of food queues juxtaposed with a huge billboard advert with a scantily clad girl - materialism, which is better? There were big celebrations in Gdansk 100,000 pop concert tickets just 10 zloty as well as more formal speeches. Also in Krakow a special bell was rung, plus more speeches. I don't know if 4th June is a public holiday. There wasn't anything on the news about this day in Poland, because it is overshaddowed by the Tiannonmen Square massacre and the footage of the lone man holding up the Chinese army. Still a long way to go! I thought of having a little party here for my Polish friends, but there was a hesitency in ‘celebrating’ the end of communisim, so I didn’t do anything. But The Times issued a 6 page supplement on 4th June entitled ‘It Began in Poland’
this covered events leading to the elections as well as the changes over the last 20 yrs. There was a picture of food queues juxtaposed with a huge billboard advert with a scantily clad girl – materialism, which is better? There were big celebrations in Gdansk 100,000 pop concert tickets just 10 zloty as well as more formal speeches. Also in Krakow a special bell was rung, plus more speeches. I don’t know if 4th June is a public holiday.

There wasn’t anything on the news about this day in Poland, because it is overshaddowed by the Tiannonmen Square massacre and the footage of the lone man holding up the Chinese army. Still a long way to go!

]]> By: Maggie http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/2009/06/june-1989-the-anniversary-remembered/comment-page-1/#comment-5119 Maggie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:45:53 +0000 http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/?p=918#comment-5119 I was 7 years old then and I just starting school. My dad used to work in Stocznia Gdanska (then Lenina). I remember the Round Table - everyone was excited about it and said it was very important, but I was too young to understand. For me, the only thing that mattered was that I won't be able to use school books inherited from my cousins and I won't have to learn Russian at school. I was 7 years old then and I just starting school. My dad used to work in Stocznia Gdanska (then Lenina). I remember the Round Table – everyone was excited about it and said it was very important, but I was too young to understand. For me, the only thing that mattered was that I won’t be able to use school books inherited from my cousins and I won’t have to learn Russian at school.

]]> By: Michał http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/2009/06/june-1989-the-anniversary-remembered/comment-page-1/#comment-5066 Michał Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:38:47 +0000 http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/?p=918#comment-5066 Hope you made the right choice then! ;) Hope you made the right choice then! ;)

]]> By: Gosia_ http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/2009/06/june-1989-the-anniversary-remembered/comment-page-1/#comment-5065 Gosia_ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:29:02 +0000 http://thepolskiblog.co.uk/?p=918#comment-5065 Yes, I was in Poland and this was the first time that I was old enough to vote. And I did. :) Yes, I was in Poland and this was the first time that I was old enough to vote. And I did. :)

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