Interview with Zbigniew Katner about the communist era in Poland. - Good morning, today we are going to talk about the communist era in Poland. Grandpa, could you please explain me what the PRL is? - It was an abbreviation of People's Republic of Poland,...
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Interview with Zbigniew Katner about the communist era in Poland. - Good morning, today we are going to talk about the communist era in Poland. Grandpa, could you please explain me what the PRL is? - It was an abbreviation of People's Republic of Poland, which was the name of our country in the period 1952 to 1989. The country was dependent on the Soviet Union. - Okay. And was it possible to travel abroad normally ? - It was difficult. if you wanted to go abroad, the government had to issue you a passport, which was kept at the Central Passport Office. You had to get permission to go abroad. IN red to get your passport you had to leave your ID at the office and in exchange you were given your passport. When you returned from abroad you had to give it bac in order to get your ID back. - What was it like buying cars and what was the most popular brand? - That was a real problem. To buy a car you had to have a voucher. The most popular brand was Fiat, they were produced by FSO - Fabryka S
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