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The Monument to the fallen Shipyard Workers 1970 ( pl, Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców 1970) was unveiled on 16 December 1980 near the entrance to what was then the
Lenin Shipyard
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...
in
Gdańsk,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. It commemorates the 42 or more people killed during the
Coastal cities events
The 1970 Polish protests ( pl, Grudzień 1970, lit=December 1970) occurred in northern Poland during 14–19 December 1970. The protests were sparked by a sudden increase in the prices of food and other everyday items. Strikes were put down by t ...
in December 1970. It was created in the aftermath of the
Gdańsk Agreement
The Gdańsk Agreement (or ''Gdańsk Social Accord(s)'' or ''August Agreement(s)'', pl, Porozumienia sierpniowe) was an accord reached as a direct result of the strikes that took place in Gdańsk, Poland. Workers along the Baltic went on strike in ...
and is the first monument to the victims of
communist oppression to be erected in a communist country.
It was designed by: Bogdan Pietruszka, Wiesław Szyślak, Wojciech Mokwiński and
Jacek Krenz.
Gallery
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Image:Brosen MiloszPoemShipyardGdansk.jpg
Image:Brosen ListFallenShipyardsWorkers.jpg
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See also
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Solidarity
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Gdańsk Shipyard
The Gdańsk Shipyard ( pl, Stocznia Gdańska, formerly Lenin Shipyard) is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk. The yard gained international fame when Solidarity () was founded there in September 1980. It is situated on the w ...
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Buildings and structures in Gdańsk
Monuments and memorials in Poland
Solidarity (Polish trade union)
Memorials to victims of communism
Tourist attractions in Gdańsk
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