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The article describes the political activity of the First Secretary of the Voivodeship Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party in Gdańsk, Tadeusz Fiszbach, in the early 1980s. The author analyzes the role played by this politician during the strikes of August 1980, describes his attitude towards the independent trade union and his policy towards "Solidarity" movement until martial law was introduced. It shows the complicated relations between the Gdańsk secretary and "Solidarity" against the background of the most important local and national events. He attempts to verify the still popular myth that Fiszbach was a silent ally of "Solidarity" working in the PUWP authorities in 1980–1981. The article is based on extensive archival research, literature on the subject and accounts of historical witnesses, including several interviews conducted by the author with Tadeusz Fiszbach himself.

Artykuł opisuje podziemną działalność wydawniczą grupy osób skupionych wokół Joanny i Andrzeja Gwiazdów w latach osiemdziesiątych XX wieku oraz historię tworzonych przez nich pism "Skorpion" i "Poza Układem". Autor opisuje genezę i funkcjonowanie obu pism, analizuje ich linię programową i przybliża treść wybranych artykułów. Tekst oparty jest na archiwalnych egzemplarzach pism i na relacjach osób zaangażowanych w ich powstawanie. To pierwsze opracowanie historyczne na ten temat, a także przyczynek do – przygotowywanej przez Piotra Brzezińskiego – biografii politycznej Joanny i Andrzeja Gwiazdów.

The article describes the underground publishing activities of an informal group gathered around Joanna and Andrzej Gwiazda in the 1980s and the history of the magazines they created: "Skorpion" and "Poza Układem" ("Outside the System"). The author describes the genesis and functioning of both magazines, analyses their programme and introduces the content of selected articles. The text is based on archival copies of the periodicals and on the accounts of people involved in the creation of them. This is the first historical study on the subject, as well as a contribution to the political biography of Joanna and Andrzej Gwiazda prepared by Piotr Brzeziński.