Poland-Rifts remain as nation remembers Solidarity union
At what could be described as the crucible of modern eastern Europe, young revolutionaries, old rebels and world leaders stood to remember the formation of the Solidarity union and its influence on history. As brilliant sunshine lit the streets of Gdansk, Georgia's President, Mikhail Saakashvili, hailed the "second wave of Solidarity" that brought him to power in 2003. President Viktor Yushchenko, the leader of the "Orange Revolution" in neighbouring Ukraine, told everyone that "Solidarity has become a road for everyone". "Poles freed not just themselves, they launched a process which radiates until today," said German President Horst Koehler. "The fact that Poland threw off the yoke of communism led to the unification of Europe and a united Germany."
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