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World Service,14 May 2013,9 mins

Polish Protests in 1968

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As rebellion swept across Europe, Polish demonstrators called for changes to the communist system. But the authorities in Warsaw didn't listen. Eugeniusz Smolar was a student leader at the time. Photo: Genic (far right) and friends in discussion at a student meeting.

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