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While Stare Miasto-Square was painstakingly rebuilt in its old splendour,houses in other Warsaw streets were still in ruins.Warsaw,1956
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While Stare Miasto-Square was painstakingly rebuilt in its old splendour,hou...

A worker sleeping in a vacant lot in the new town of Nova Huta.A poem by Adam Vaszik,describing the all- pervading sadness in the new industrial settlements, with their whores and drunkards,was criticized as "bourgeois realism".Nova Huta,1956
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A worker sleeping in a vacant lot in the new town of Nova Huta.A poem by Adam...

A worker sleeping in a vacant lot in the new town of Nova Huta.A poem by Adam Vaszik,describing the all- pervading sadness in the new industrial settlements, with their whores and drunkards,was criticized as "bourgeois realism".Nova Huta,1956
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A worker sleeping in a vacant lot in the new town of Nova Huta.A poem by Adam...

Park in Nova Huta,an industrial town built after World War II. The Nova Huta steelmill was the pride and flagship of Polish industry. Nova Huta,1956
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Park in Nova Huta,an industrial town built after World War II. The Nova Huta ste...

In an admirable national effort, Warsaw's Old Town was painstakingly restored to its 18th century splendour, but Warsaw citizens still lived in ruins in 1956.
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In an admirable national effort, Warsaw's Old Town was painstakingly restored...

While Stare Miasto-Square was painstakingly rebuilt in its old splendour,houses in other Warsaw streets were still in ruins.Warsaw,1956
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While Stare Miasto-Square was painstakingly rebuilt in its old splendour,houses...

Tired citizens of Warsaw rest under the heroic monument for national hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817),adjutant to George Washington,later leader of the Polish fight for independence. Warsaw,1956
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Tired citizens of Warsaw rest under the heroic monument for national he...

Children in front of Warsaw's Palace of Culture,a gift by the Soviet Union to the Polish capital. Much criticized because of its Stalinist architecture, it was called the "gangster's wedding-cake". Warsaw,1956
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Children in front of Warsaw's Palace of Culture,a gift by the Soviet Union...

Youngsters in the outskirts of the coalmining region of Stalinogrod (Katovice),1956
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Youngsters in the outskirts of the coalmining region of Stalinogrod (Katovice...

Above every Warsaw street looms the "Gangsters' wedding cake",so named by writer Graham Greene.The multi-purpose cultural center was a gift from the Soviet Union. Warsaw,1956
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Above every Warsaw street looms the "Gangsters' wedding cake",so named b...

An elderly woman from the provinces sells knittings and a toy. Warsaw, 1957
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An elderly woman from the provinces sells knittings and a toy....

Father and son walk past houses still in ruins 12 years after the end of World War II. Warsaw, 1957.
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Father and son walk past houses still in ruins 12 years after the end of World W...