Adam Michnik und das neue Polen

Poland’s political destiny is closely linked to the name Adam Michnik. Even during the communist era, he was one of the leading civil rights activists. The peaceful transition of 1989 bore his hallmark. Freedom of expression and media diversity in today’s Poland are also the result of his work as a publisher. Michnik is a proud Pole and a staunch European. His affection extends not least to Russia, but he sharply criticizes all the imperialist ambitions of those in power around Putin. He expresses his full solidarity with Ukraine in particular.
Reinhold Vetter, a historian and political scientist, long-time correspondent for German media in Warsaw and Budapest, is the author of numerous publications on contemporary history and politics in Central and Southeastern Europe.