Poland

Lech Walesa: ‘America Is Moving Toward Socialism’

On Friday, January 29th, 2010, Lech Walesa, former President of Poland, traveled to Chicago to endorse Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate, Adam Andrzejewski.

CNN's Fred Pleitgen visits the town where Poland's uprising against communism began.

As Poland is placed under martial law, the Solidartiy movement is forced underground.

In 1989 revolution swept through the Eastern Bloc. Poland's Solidarity movement was the first to challenge communism.

Tensions between the Soviet-sponsored Polish government and the opposition reach a boiling point.

And there's a video in which Wałęsa talks about the importance of communications and demonstrates the use of Skype Video: