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State repression and martial law

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General Jaruzelski attempted to crush Solidarity by declaring Martial Law in 1981, driving the movement underground where it survived through clandestine networks.

AQA · 2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only) – The Collapse of the Soviet Empire, 1980–2000 (study guide)

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2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only) – The Collapse of the Soviet Empire, 1980–2000 (AQA A-Level)

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