Event: Solidarity movement

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ourview

Diminished authority - Pope fails on the political stage

In 1935 Joseph Stalin is said to have asked contemptuously: “how many divisions has the pope?” The question was answered emphatically by John Paul II long after the Soviet dictator’s death when the Berlin Wall came crashing down and Eastern Europe emerged from behind the Iron Curtain.

general

Book review: The Crime and the Silence

soccer

FAI outline Euro 2012 options for supporters

world

Pope celebrates mass for 270,000

world

270,000 gather for Benedict's Mass at 'solidarity' site

world

Thousands gather for symbolic Pope Benedict mass

Putin aide sees Ukraine dispute as major test

A top aide to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin today called Ukraine’s election dispute a major test of Russia’s relations with the West and accused politicians in the United States and Europe of fomenting political change in former Soviet republics.

Sat, 27 Nov, 2004

European envoys push for Ukrainian election talks

As Ukraine’s political opposition savoured a court victory blocking official publication of results in a disputed presidential election, three European envoys were headed to the ex-Soviet republic today on a quest to nudge the two candidates’ camps into talks.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

Yushchenko boost as court halts election result

UKRAINE’S highest court yesterday blocked the inauguration of the country’s Moscow-backed prime minister as president, giving a fresh impetus to his liberal opponent who has led street protests to overturn his election.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

Polish police cleared of solidarity shootings

A Polish court today acquitted 22 former riot police charged with gunning down striking miners during the old communist regime’s 1981 martial-law crackdown on the Solidarity movement.

Tue, 30 Oct, 2001