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Bolesław Bierut
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Bolesław Bierut was a Polish communist activist and politician who was the leader of communist-ruled Poland from 1948 until 1956. He was President of the State National Council from 1944 to 1947, Pres
Bierut in 1950
Bierut in 1950
Bierut in around 1927
Bierut in around 1927
Bolesław Bierut in 1933, after his arrest by Polish Police
Bolesław Bierut in 1933, after his arrest by Polish Police
Bolesław Bierut inspecting members of the Union of Polish Youth, 1946
Bolesław Bierut inspecting members of the Union of Polish Youth, 1946
Polish United Workers' Party
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The Polish United Workers' Party was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other legally permitted subordinate minor
Bolesław Bierut
…was President of the State National Council from 1944 to 1947, President of Poland from 1947 to 1952, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1948 to 1956, and Prime Minister of Poland from 1952 to 1954. Bierut is believed to have worked as an NKVD informant or agent prior to 1945…
Statute of the Polish United Workers' Party, 1956 edition
Statute of the Polish United Workers' Party, 1956 edition
Crowds gathered in front of the main building of Warsaw University of Technology for the Unification Congress of the Polish Workers' Party and Polish
Crowds gathered in front of the main building of Warsaw University of Technology for the Unification Congress of the Polish Workers' Party and Polish Socialist Party (15 to 21 December 1948)
Bolesław Gebert addresses the Unification Congress of the PPR and PPS, December 1948
Bolesław Gebert addresses the Unification Congress of the PPR and PPS, December 1948
Władysław Gomułka, at the height of his popularity, on 24 October 1956, addressing hundreds of thousands of people in Warsaw, asked for an end to demo
Władysław Gomułka, at the height of his popularity, on 24 October 1956, addressing hundreds of thousands of people in Warsaw, asked for an end to demonstrations and a return to work. "United with the working class and the nation", he concluded, "the Party will lead Poland along a new way of socialism".