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On 8 April Professor Pierre-Frédéric Weber, a historian from University of Szczecin, gave a lecture entitled "The 1989/1990 breakthrough in the Eastern Bloc countries from the perspective of Paris and Bonn".

The meeting was attended by 178 students and teachers.

It was the third of a series of lectures organised by the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, which aim to present the circumstances of the historical breakthrough which led to the collapse of the communist system and the start of democratic changes in Central and Eastern Europe.

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On 31 March Professor Antoni Dudek, a historian and political scientist from Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, gave a lecture entitled "The first years of free Poland (1989-1993)". The meeting was attended by 102 students and teachers.

It was the second of a series of lectures organised by the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, which aim to present the circumstances of the historical breakthrough which led to the collapse of the communist system and the start of democratic changes in Central and Eastern Europe.

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The year 1990 was a turning point in overcoming the communist heritage and shaping democracy in Central and Eastern European countries. That year brought the first fully free parliamentary, presidential and local government elections in most of the countries.

The year 1990 was also the beginning of a new era for the Baltic States, such as Lithuania, which was the first country of that region to declare its independence after 50 years of Soviet rule.

What was the situation in Lithuania in 1990? What challenges did the country, which formally was a Soviet republic and part of the USSR, face? What price did Lithuanians have to pay for their freedom?

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