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Leftist sympathies in the region Dabrowskie

Red Basin - Part II

In 1945 came a new time and new authorities. Instead of an imposed system of free elections, which preached to all and sundry that it works for the good of "the working class." Working-class traditions of the region attempted to use it for propaganda purposes, and the story was clearly distorted. Prominent people then the apparatus of power emanating from Dąbrowa Basin were Aleksander Zawadzki and Edward Gierek. While the former is a completely forgotten figure today, it still raises a lot of Gierek emotions and controversy. It is also quite commonly associated with Sosnowiec.

In his memoirs, he wrote: I love Basin with the sky coated with heavy clouds of dust brzemiennymi, smoke and soot. Zżyłem of the land zrytą mine shafts and sidewalks, dotted with hałdami, all the poverty and misery, the people inhabiting it, hardymi not poddającymi to adversity.

Gierek fond of emphasizing that comes from Sosnowiec. This is often praised and ostentatiously flaunted this. In this respect, resembled John Kiepura even though they were obviously quite different characters. Some could then get the impression that the region Game is not particularly favorable. What was the truth about the privileges he says about, but we repeat: Basin owes Dabrowski E. Gierek smoking smelter Katowice, gray blocks Zagórz and soap, and ... the label "red" Basin. Help for the region, unfortunately, Edward did not come ...

hard to find in Sosnowiec, but a magnificent building from that era, the city could boast of it happening for other things. In 1975, coal mine, "Mortimer-Porąbka in Sosnowiec-Zagórze gierkowskim, changed its name to the Coal Mine" Red Basin. " It is not difficult to guess from whom the initiative change occurs. Known for its entertainment and lifestyle son of the then Prime Minister Jaroszewicz has been described as the "Red Prince", a Warsaw housing estate for PRL-legislative instruments VIP maliciously called "red bay of pigs". Gierek, however, apparently in the name "Red Basin" pejorative did not see anything. For him, this was just a working-class traditions of the region with whom the tradition as a Communist he wanted to identify with. Not everyone, however, so take back, and after 1989 people reluctant to ZD (On the other hand Brynicy) tried to use this term for the oppression of inhabitants of the region.

I do not think anyone in the Dabrowa Basin bothered Silesian barbs, but it does not hurt to pay attention to the phenomenon. It is interesting that these people remember the Gierek, and forgot about Communist Ziętku. Remember the Red Basin, and forget about what you name it Stalinogrodzie Classifieds wore at the request of the writer Morcinka and other prominent Silesians. April 27, 1953 r Morcinek Gustav gave the communist parliament speech owskim: here to greet the victorious troops Ślązak Comrade Stalin. No wonder that the Silesian, hiding in her heart deep gratitude to Comrade Stalin is a great, heroic city wanted to rename the Stalinogrod . Well ... apparently some of the memories and perceptions are always reset when you change the system.


In 1980, Solidarity was born, grew strikes, a year later, W. Jaruzelski imposed martial law, and so ended a decade of E. Gierek. It is worth mentioning that one of the longest strike establishments in December 1981 was Dabrowska mill. Its suppression was used almost 5,000 policemen, 2,000 soldiers and 200 armored vehicles including several tanks. Your episode in protest those years also had a mine in the Red Basin. " Eight years later, eventually splajtował PRL.

In the first free elections since 1989 in Dabrowa Basin won the Solidarity movement. In 1990 local government elections in Sosnowiec won the Citizens' Committee of Solidarity + MKK, which won a total of as many as 35 seats. The second group received the order just after 2 places in the City Council. But the disappointment came very quickly. Local establishments were closed, there is high unemployment, people began to fear for his own future. Postsolidarnościowe governments led to almost total elimination of the coal industry in the Dabrowa Basin. Closed mines with rich deposits in liquidated pavements sunk expensive equipment. All this meant that part of the public considered to be the authorities' "right-wing freaks" who suppress or selling off the cheap Polish industry. As a result, the electoral pendulum of sympathy for a long time swung to the left and the next election postsolidarnościowe groups received little support here.

The fact that the left is usually in the county getting more Sosnowiec votes than was known. the national average has meant that the term "red" Basin not gone after 1989, entirely in the past. During the electoral term is sometimes invoked at times.

Jolanta and Alexander Kwaśniewscy - in the opinion of much of the population of Sosnowiec, the ideal presidential couple.

successes in the left circle Sosnowiec resulted not only because of the liquidation of the local industry, but also some general sympathy of the people against "Left". The Myth of Edward Gierek, then still lingering in different parts of the country, was probably the strongest in the Sosnowiec. It turns out that some residents gave the city to buy a few good words ... If you ask them because the benefits for those times Sosnowiec it usually takes a long silence and then some ....... mention "roads and underpasses ". Of course, these successes should not be left overdo it - this band would get here is usually about 10% of the votes more than the so-called. "Secondary" districts. Nothing is as eternal, and the grace of voters in the brightly colored horse rides which can be seen on the results of recent elections.

As for the party called SLD formation it is very flexible and quite a little walking up to certain values. It is widely said to them as "communism", but are rather "businessmen" who have long since stopped believing in any ideology. First, they lived comfortably and being wealthy in power in the era of the PRL, and when the system is changed, they changed their views with him. With loyal friends of the USSR became a devoted U.S. allies and EU. One of the heads of the CIA described the Miller-era Poland as "extremely eager to work" and called the 51 U.S. state. At the local yard Sosnowiec leaders of the batch also adjust smoothly to current trends and build "the Silesian Sosnowiec," even at the cost of their own identity (in general have any?).

In 2001, the electoral coalition of the SLD-UP has obtained the best result Sosnowiec district in the country. This revived the myth of the "red" of the Basin, but now times seem to fade away success of the left.

It is also worth noting that although the left-wing sympathies of the inhabitants of the region are a reality, it is only a piece of the puzzle consisting of a larger and more varied whole. For many people, even a relatively insignificant part. To complete the picture of the region could include many other areas and disciplines - even a rich tradition of struggle for independence.

This topic, however, with leftist sympathies, and the Red Basin, so you can say in conclusion that the term now comprise as many as three different meanings - the first of these is the traditions of the revolution of 1905 are described in the previous section, the second meaning is "Gierek region" and Third is a good performance left the district in nearby years. Some of the matches to determine the fact that, in the Diocese of Sosnowiec only 33.3% of persons (2007) is attending the Sunday worship services (according to the church). Similar in this respect only: the Diocese of Warsaw (33.6%), Lodz (28.6%), Szczecin-kam. (29.3%), Legnica (35.9%) and Warmia (35.3%). The average for the whole Polish is 44.2%. Looking at the countries of Western Europe, these 33% are not so little.

traditions of the labor movement in the region with the time tried to appropriated owska PRL-formation, but the term "Red Basin," dating back to 1905, after the Revolution is best approached calmly and treat it as part of rich history of this land. There are some areas in Poland, whose history can be written down in one piece, here is different and I do not think that was a cause for worry, quite the contrary. Of course, with attribution to which I referred earlier - it is known that in Sosnowiec opposition defines SLD as "red" and is often used to insult the band, how it will always be, but it's not SLD Basin .. One thing is also certain - Poland will never in this region did not disappoint - even and perhaps especially in times of occupation and annexation, and that is why they say the most difficult moments. The time that was the highest and the region that began dąbrowski something more than "that Polish" to receive, the more that both PRL and during the transition after 1989 Basin Dabrowski paid double the price for the experiments that the authorities' urządzały Polish economy.