David Ost

David Ost is the author of many works on Eastern Europe, including Solidarity and the Politics of Anti-Politics and his new book, The Defeat of Solidarity.

Currently

  • Solidarity, 25 Years Later

    August 25, 2005 Subscribe

    That brief explosion in Gdansk of civic participation and political innovation contains secrets and gems of political ideals that can be achieved.

2004

  • Letter From Poland

    September 16, 2004

    Bush has managed to puncture Poles' image of America as essentially good.

2002

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