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A False Dawn (1922-1939)

Documents through archival films, stills, interviews and readings, Poland's struggles to establish a government following the ratification of the new Polish constitution in 1921, and shows how political infighting led to the establishment of a military regime based on right-wing totalitarianism and officially sanctioned anti-Semitism. While workers and peasants struggled against this regime from within, Poland faced even greater threats from its aggressive neighbors, Stalin's Soviet Russia and Hitler's Nazi Germany.

English
  • Originally Aired January 1, 1987
  • Runtime 55 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created December 29, 2011 by
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  • Modified March 15, 2023 by
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