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In the years 1980-1981 Poland was the focus of attention of the world public opinion. The strike in Gdansk, emergence of the Solidarity movement and the imposition of the martial law echoed far and wide across the world. The article analyzes the interpretations of the Solidarity movement of 1980/1981 and its origin as presented in West German press. The authoress examines how two newspapers -'Frankfurter...