In the heady days of October 1956, Polish intellectuals eagerly supported Communist Leader Wladyslaw Gomulka's stand against the Stalinists in the belief that free expression would flow under his new regime. It did, but only briefly and within strict limits. During much of the past decade, writers and artists have found Gomulka's rule arid and intolerant.
Two months ago, the government's harsh attitude toward dissent entered a tough new phase. It began when Leszek Kolakowski, a party member and professor of philosophy at Warsaw University, addressed a student meeting. His subject was...
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