From True Believers to Die-hard Opponents: Polish Student Politics under Communism and Beyond

Throughout modern Polish history students have been on the forefront of political, social and cultural change. Various generations of student activists not only left lasting imprints on the perception of a national consciousness, but their members often went on to influence the country’s trajectory as part of its elites. This lecture will present a historical overview of student activism from the end of the Second World War till the present and discuss how the phenomenon helped shape Poland as we know it today.