National Content: Poland

The 1989 Walesa’s negotiations with the Polish Communists and the Gorbachev’s policy inside the Communistic Party of USSR ( the vital point and the encouragement to the reforms was his visit in Poland in May 1987 and the meeting with Poland’s leader General W. Jaruzelski) gave an opportunity to set up the first non- communistic government in Europe (the first Prime Minister from the anti- communistic opposition was T. Mazowiecki). It also made a great stimuli to speed up and supervise the changes in Germany ( E. Honecker and E. Krenz’s fall in the East Germany). The first important spontaneous movement of the new German perspective was vividly shown in Leipzig in October (“The pride of being Germans”). According to the Polish perspective an important factor was the disagreement between Chancellor H. Kohl and the Union of the Expelled in Germany. Kohl officially announced that Germany’s price according to the unity of the West and East part is resignation from any territorial claims directed to Poland at the questions of Silesia and the so- called Sudetes Land, and from requirements referring to giving back any from German properties having remained in Poland. The historic event was the meeting of the Polish Prime Minister Mazowiecki with Kohl in Krzyzowa and the famous both sides’ gesture of friendship since then on. Germany after the period of the so- called “fine tuning” could really effectively come closer to their Polish neighbours through a sensible communication. Polish people fully accepted the unity of Germany. The Polish understood very well what it meant to be split since Poland in its history was split through the long 123 years. One should take into consideration that the Wes t Germany was giving much support to Wa³êsa’s “Solidarity” and in keeping with this accepted many immigrants from Poland.