ABSTRACT
Poland was to live according to her own values with an understanding that in foreign policy matters, Soviet interest must be assured priority. It was the flagrant Soviet violation of the spirit and letter of the Yalta Agreement, orchestrated by Moscow Communist monopolization of power, which in effect transformed the country into a notorious source of irritation in Europe. Poland had to be a pro-Soviet state, not a neutral or semi-neutral country, but permanently bound to Moscow by common foreign policy and development along the general principles of socialism. The counterproductive Soviet determination that Poland should be a replica of the Soviet state has consequences far beyond the daily frustration of the Polish people. Fear and defiance of Soviet Russia are the very essence of contemporary politics in Poland. The Poles are fully aware of the pressing need for reforms, but they are checked by Soviet Russia.
