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Studencki Komitet Solidarności
The Student Committee of Solidarity () was a student group created in Kraków in 1977 whose purpose was opposition to the Communist government in Poland.Michael H. Bernhard, "The origins of democratization in Poland: workers, intellectuals, and oppositional politics, 1976-1980", Columbia University Press, 1993, pg. 143/ref> The committee was formed in the aftermath of the murder of Stanisław Pyjas, a student activist, probably killed by members of the Służba Bezpieczeństwa, communist Secret Services.Jarosław Szarek, OBEP Kraków, IPN, Studencki Komitet Solidarności (SKS) – 30. rocznica powstania (Student Committee of Solidarity (SKS) - Thirtieth anniversary/ref> The funeral of Pyjas turned into a student demonstration in the streets of Kraków (later called the "Black Marching, Procession"), the largest of its kind in Kraków since the 1968 Polish political crisis, March events of 1968. In the autumn of 1977 similar committees formed in other cities; Warsaw, Gdańsk, Poznań ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Pyjas
Stanisław Włodzimierz Pyjas (1953–1977) was a Polish student of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, member of the anticommunist student movements. He died on 7 May 1977, in Kraków. The exact circumstances of Pyjas’ death are still a mystery and his case, which is still disputed, shook public opinion in Poland. According to one scenario he was murdered and the killers, probably members of the Służba Bezpieczeństwa, communist Secret Services, arranged the death to look like an accident. The official scenario, however, states that his death occurred after he fell from the stairs while being drunk. In 2011 his body was examined, and the outcome states that it was the fall that caused his death and that he had not been beaten. Oppositional activities ...
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