[Stateside Twins' Eyeshot] Living with Aspiration

Solidarity demands the influence on economic decisions, development of local governments and freedom of speech. Almost the whole nation debates about their future. However, the economic crisis deepens, the Solidarity organizes a hunger strike. The country is taken over by protest.However, December 13th military council introduced a state of martial law on the territory of Poland. Thousands of Solidarity activists, intellectuals, professors, journalists and students were in prison. Telephones were disconnected. Traveling was limited and all independent associations and organizations were illegalized. Newspapers were closed.