FRM565725: Gniezno, Central-Western Poland, Cathedral, Basilica, St Wojciech's relics. historic first capital of Poland, Greater Poland province, the cathedral known for its twelfth-century (circa 1175), two-winged bronze doors decorated with scenes of martyrdom of St. Wojciech. 2009 / Bridgeman Images
FRM565833: Warsaw 03.05.1982. Martial Law in Poland, Anniversary of May 3 Constitution adopted in 1791. Independent Demonstration organized by the underground Solidarnosc Trade Union in Old Town. The riotous crowd was dispersed by ZOMO units that surrounded them in front of Saint John cathedral, on Saint Swietojanskiej street. / Bridgeman Images
FRM565843: Knorow, 03.1981. Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski born 6 July 1923. Poland's last dictator and commander of the communist Polish People's Army (LWP). Jaruzelski was Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and President from 1985 to 1990. Jaruzelski gave up power after the Polish Round Table Agreement in 1989 paved the way to democratic elections in Poland. / Bridgeman Images
FRM565853: Zakopane, 1977. Irena training in the snow with her son. Irena Szewinska (born 24.05.1946). Head of the Polish Federation of Athletics and member of the International Olympic committee. Former Polish-Jewish sprinter who was one of the world's leading athletes for almost 20 years, in multiple events. Winner of seven Olympic game medals, three of them gold. She broke six world records and is the only athlete (male or female) to have held a world record in the 100m, 200m and the 400m events. / Bridgeman Images
FRM565874: Warsaw, 1966. Sports parade celebrating 22 July. Irena Szewinska (born 24.05.1946). Head of the Polish Federation of Athletics and member of the International Olympic committee. Former Polish-Jewish sprinter who was one of the world's leading athletes for almost 20 years, in multiple events. Winner of seven Olympic game medals, three of them gold. She broke six world records and is the only athlete (male or female) to have held a world record in the 100m, 200m and the 400m events. / Bridgeman Images