Karol Modzelewski
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Karol Modzelewski is a Polish
historian, writer and politician.
He is the adopted son of Zygmunt Modzelewski
. Professor at the University of Wroclaw and the University of Warsaw
, he was a member of the Polish United Workers Party but was expelled from it in 1964 for opposition to some policies of the party. Together with Jacek Kuroń
he cowrote the Open Letter to the Party, for which he was imprisoned for 3 years. Took part in the Polish 1968 political crisis
, and for his activities he was again imprisoned for 3 and a half years. During the 1980 strikes he came up with the name of 'Solidarity'. He was one of Solidarity press contacts people, and a member or Solidarity region in Silesia
. Interned with many others during the martial law in Poland
. From 1991 member of Polish Sejm
supporting the left-wing, particularly Unia Pracy party and Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
historian, writer and politician.
He is the adopted son of Zygmunt Modzelewski
Zygmunt Modzelewski
Zygmunt Modzelewski was a Polish communist politician.He was a member of the Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania and Communist Party of Poland. From 1923 to 1937 he was a member of the French Communist Party and even joined its Central Committee...
. Professor at the University of Wroclaw and the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
, he was a member of the Polish United Workers Party but was expelled from it in 1964 for opposition to some policies of the party. Together with Jacek Kuroń
Jacek Kuron
Jacek Jan Kuroń was one of the democratic leaders of opposition in the People's Republic of Poland. Kuroń was a prominent Polish social and political figure; educator and historian; an activist of the Polish Scouting Association; co-founder of the Workers' Defence Committee; twice a Minister of...
he cowrote the Open Letter to the Party, for which he was imprisoned for 3 years. Took part in the Polish 1968 political crisis
Polish 1968 political crisis
The Polish 1968 political crisis, also known in Poland as March 1968 or March events pertains to the major student and intellectual protest action against the communist government of the People's Republic of Poland...
, and for his activities he was again imprisoned for 3 and a half years. During the 1980 strikes he came up with the name of 'Solidarity'. He was one of Solidarity press contacts people, and a member or Solidarity region in Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
. Interned with many others during the martial law in Poland
Martial law in Poland
Martial law in Poland refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983, when the authoritarian government of the People's Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life by introducing martial law in an attempt to crush political opposition to it. Thousands of opposition...
. From 1991 member of Polish Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
supporting the left-wing, particularly Unia Pracy party and Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz.