Saving Democracy in Poland and Notes on Poland, Ukraine, and Russia
Adam Michnik is a historian, essayist, political publicist, civil rights activist, and dissident and political prisoner under communism. He is well known for his co-leadership role in the Solidarity movement and the Round Table Talks in Poland that led to peaceful downfall of communist dictatorships in Central Europe, influenced the peaceful end of the Soviet Union, and dramatically changed the world. After 1989, Adam Michnik devoted himself to building democracy in Poland and contributed to freedom and democracy movements all over the world. For this effort he was recognized with 61 major awards and honors from across the world, including nine doctorates honoris causa. Michnik is the author of 28 books translated into seven languages, and countless essays and articles published in mainstream global media.
Mr. Michnik's Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored by the Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World at CMC.