Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Movement (1980)

It was August, 1980 - Amelia was an attractive teenager, looking for love and a sense of life. As it was the middle of summer, she was on a vacation with her mum and three cousins. All of them were staying in Krynica (situated in the mountains), one of the most popular spas at that time - the weather was wonderful, so Amelia spent a lot of time climbing the mountains and sunbathing. In the evenings she read one of her favourite American books - it was "Love Story", by the way. The time was passing by, when Amelia heard about the strikes in the north of Poland (in Gdańsk and Szczecin) - to her surprise, they resulted in creating the Independent Labour Union called in Polish "Solidarność" (Solidarity). To understand this "surprise", you must remember, it was the time socialism in Poland - no independent organizations hadn't existed (in a legal sense) before 1980. It was the first victory, the wind of changes for better started blowing.
Amelia, who didn't seem to be interested in politics, began thinking much more, not only about her relationships with family, boyfriends, but also about her country - she became a patriot.