Solidarity Lost Solidarity Lost
On December 9, after a second ballot, Lech Walesa, the former electrician from the Lenin Shipyards, will be the President of the Polish Republic.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Death in Vilnius Death in Vilnius
At stake in the drama now unfolding in Vilnius is not just the fate of Lithuania or the Baltic States but the destinies of Mikhail Gorbachev and perestroika and the immediate futur...
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Yeltsin’s Round Yeltsin’s Round
Nothing is over, not even the counting; given the prevailing mood of mutual suspicion there will be plenty of disputes over the final result.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
To Market To Market
Performing political acrobatics on the edge of the economic precipice, the Poles are also showing how very far it is possible to go in Eastern Europe in the era of Gorbachev.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Papal Polonaise Papal Polonaise
The post-Stalinist regimes of Eastern Europe collapsed in part because of the glaring contrast between theory and practice, promise and fulfillment.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Putsch in Moscow Putsch in Moscow
Capitalism is re-entering Russia dripping with blood. Whether Boris Yeltsin’s successful putsch will extend his reign remains to be seen.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Back to Rwanda Back to Rwanda
The arrival of French peacekeeping troops in Rwanda was rather like arsonists returning as the fire brigade.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Achille’s Gamble Achille’s Gamble
The P.C.I. has no intention now of attacking capitalism. It has become a social democratic party in all but name.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Fast Forward Fast Forward
The sorcerer's apprentices could not even stage a coup.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer