61 Published BooksAdam Michnik
Adam Michnik, a leading force in the Solidarity trade union movement against communist totalitarianism, is the founder and editor in chief of the largest Polish daily newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza, where he sometimes writes under the pen-names of Andrzej Zagozda or Andrzej Jagodziński. In 1966–1989 he was one of the leading organisers of the illegal, democratic opposition in Poland. A historian, essayist and political commentator, he is the recipient of many awards, including Knight of the Legion of Honour and European of the Year.
