Tadeusz Mazowiecki. Pisma i dokumenty. Premier 1989-1990

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Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927–2013), the first non-communist prime minister of Poland after World War II, was a significant figure in Polish public life during the latter half of the twentieth century. This has led to the initiative to compile a multi-volume edition of his scattered writings and related documents, covering his social and political activism. The current volume focuses on his time as prime minister and is divided into two parts. The first includes texts and documents from 1989–1990, the period of his government or just prior. The second features later interviews and reflective articles in which Mazowiecki continued to address the decisions he made as prime minister, often revealing previously unknown circumstances. His government established the foundations for a new Polish state, transitioning the nation from authoritarianism to democracy and its economy from systemic poverty to a free market. While these reforms were not flawless, they were revolutionary and implemented through an evolutionary process. The fifteen months of his leadership initiated strategic changes across all sectors of Polish life, though not all were completed during his tenure. Mazowiecki emphasized the importance of values in politics, viewing it as a means to serve the common good, a perspective increasingly rare among contemporary politicians. This serves as a reminder that politics can be practiced differently, and that this was not long ag