To Kill a Priest by Kevin Ruane
Kevin Ruane reports how the Polish government denied and tried to cover up its involvement in the death of Jerry Popieluszko, whose assassination in 1984 it had ordered. The outcry over his death transformed the political landscape of Poland and shrines to the priest's memory now adorn practically every Polish town.
'A dramatic story and Kevin Ruane tells it with pace' Peter Conradi Sunday Times 'Everyone who would like to find out how communism was finally defeated should read this profound and well-documented book.' LECH WALESA, Nobel Peace-Prize Winner / former Leader of Solidarity and President of Poland
Kevin Ruane read Classics at Peterhouse and worked at the top secret GCHQ Cheltenham before joining the BBC. A journalist for over 30 years and one of the BBC's most experienced reporters, Ruane covered the Sakharov human rights movement from 1977 as BBC Moscow correspondent and thereafter the nascent Solidarity movement from 1980-1986 as the BBC's Warsaw correspondent. He previously wrote The Polish Challenge (1982, BBC Books).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903933541 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903933544 |
| Title | To Kill a Priest |
| Author | Kevin Ruane |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Gibson Square Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 406 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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