Gdansk turns "Solidarity" into a brand name

A museum about the history of the Solidarność political union has opened on the former Lenin Wharf in Gdansk, where this anti-communist freedom movement was born in 1980. Curator Grzegorz Klaman of the Gdansk Foundation Wyspa Progress explains: "Solidarność could become a model for those fighting for freedom; a model that other states can use in their struggles against totalitarianism... We need this museum to present concrete information about the Solidarność superproduct, right here where it all happened: among the bricks, the steel, the climate, the spirit and atmosphere of the wharf. All these elements are is consolidated into an artefact, which becomes a symbol of the Solidarność brand."

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