The Polish People's Republic, formerly the Republic of Poland, was the Polish state that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day electoral Third Polish Republic. With a population of approximatel
Poland's fate was heavily discussed at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. Joseph Stalin, whose Red Army occupied the entire country, imposed a puppet communist government, thus forcibly bringing Poland into the Soviet sphere of influence.
A propaganda poster encouraging a vote for Communist policies in the "Three Times Yes" 1946 referendum
Draft of Constitution of the Polish People's Republic (Russian version) with Stalin's remarks, 1952
The 1970 Polish protests were put down by the communist authorities and Milicja Obywatelska. The riots resulted in the deaths of 42 people and over 1,000 injuries.
Edward Ochab was a Polish communist politician and top leader of Poland between March and October 1956.
Ochab c. 1950s
Grave of Edward Ochab and wife Rozalia at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw