Gdańsk in Poland and the Solidarity Movement: The City Where the Revolution Began!

DW Reporter Lukas Stege explores the Polish city of Gdańsk, where the Eastern Bloc began its decline! Communism‘s deterioration picked up pace when the port workers at Lenin Shipyard went on strike in 1980 and the independent union Solidarity was founded. Join Lukas on his journey through Europe’s recent history, which was heavily influenced by these events in Gdańsk. And he also brings us to a very special lost place in this port city!

00:00 Intro
00:15 The Old City of Gdańsk
01:04 A Port Ride in the Pirate Ship Ferry
01:44 The Old Shipyard and the Solidarność or Solidarity Movement
06:57 Lost Place and Free Space for Artists, Galleries and Bars
07:58 Gallery Mleczny Piotr
08:36 100cnia

CREDITS
Report: Lukas Stege, Anne Termeche
Camera: Holm Weber
Editing: Klaus Hellmich
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