Thanks for the political rundown. Poland’s freedom has been very dear to me for decades. Polish poets including Milosz, Baranczak, and Zagajewski visited or taught in my department while I was in grad school. Their work and that of Szymborska and others comprised a good chunk of my reading. They were all friends with Michnik. I know how badly they were treated. I had hoped these battles for freedom were over in Poland and Ukraine, but democracy is an ongoing struggle.
I hope the Poles will continue to side with freedom when the stakes are so high. Keeping all fingers crossed.
Thank you for the great insight. Curious where I can see the table of the key differences between the parties? I’m not able to view on the website or in Substack.
Thanks for the political rundown. Poland’s freedom has been very dear to me for decades. Polish poets including Milosz, Baranczak, and Zagajewski visited or taught in my department while I was in grad school. Their work and that of Szymborska and others comprised a good chunk of my reading. They were all friends with Michnik. I know how badly they were treated. I had hoped these battles for freedom were over in Poland and Ukraine, but democracy is an ongoing struggle.
I hope the Poles will continue to side with freedom when the stakes are so high. Keeping all fingers crossed.
Thank you, Shankar
I pray for the Polish people and democracy.
Another top line news story from Shankar Narayan!
Thanks so much, Shankar, for your In-depth coverage of Europe’s democracies and their struggles against authoritarian regimes!
So comforted to know that Poland can stay strong and democratic.
Thank you for the great insight. Curious where I can see the table of the key differences between the parties? I’m not able to view on the website or in Substack.
Apologies, that’s on me. I added it to the draft while working through the text and forgot to publish it.
Thank you for adding. Very helpful in understanding what each party stands for, I appreciate you making that for us. Hoping democracy prevails.