FRM565877: Warsaw, Poland, 1971. Agnieszka Fitkau and Marek Perepeczko performing in the television show 'Tele Echo'. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565886: Warsaw, 1983. Poland-Finland match. Zbigniew 'Zibi' Kazimierz Boniek (born 03.03.1956). Former Polish footballer and coach. He received a Golden Foot career award in 2009. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565955: Warsaw, 1957. Chinese delegation and Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai's visit. Photographed: Tupolev Tu-104 air plane on which the Chinese delegation flew on. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566024: New Huta, 04.05.1988. Strike in Lenin steel plant. Photographed: Strike advisory committee. From right, Andrzej Stelmachowski, Jan Olszewski, Mieczyslaw Gil, Jerzy Skoczylas, Stanislaw Handzlik and Wladyslaw Kielian. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566033: New Huta, 04.05.1988. Strike in Lenin steel plant. Hall, machines, cross. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566042: New Huta, 04.05.1988. Strike in Lenin steel plant. Mechanical division during mass led by Priest Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566075: Turoszow, 1962. Turow mining and power plant, construction of electric co-generator. Steelworkers during construction. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566078: Turoszow, 1962. Turow mining and power plant, construction of electric co-generator. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566081: Turoszow, 1962. Turow mining and power plant, Turoszow open-pit mining, excavator. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566108: Huculszczyzna, Austria-Hungary (at the time), (present day Ukraine), 1916. World War I. View of the wooden Greek-Catholic church and its surroundings. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566456: Lviv, inter-war Poland, (present day Ukraine), beginning of the 1930s. People sitting in a military medical car used by the Lviv public medical service. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566477: Lviv, Austria - Hungary (at the time), nowadays Ukraine, around 1890; Partition of Poland period; View of the street at Gorny Lyczako district. In the middle of the street goes horse drawn tram. / Bridgeman Images

FRM566492: Premier Jan Krzysztof Bielecki w sejmie grudzien 1991 Z lewej minister finansow Leszek Balcerowicz / Bridgeman Images

FRM563737: 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

FRM563752: Cracow-Lagiewnik, 17.08.2002. Holy mass led by Pope John Paul II held at Sanctuary of Divine Mercy - Dedication of the basilica. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563758: Pope John Paul II in his 'popemobile' in Cracow Blonia. Over two million people took part i the mass held on 18 August 2002. It was the tird day of the Pope's pilgrimage to Poland. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563761: Zebrzydowska Calvary, 19.08.2002. Pope John Paul II's ninth Pilgrimage to Poland. Pope passing his statue in his pope-mobile. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563764: Wadowice, 19-08-2002. Pope John Paul II's ninth Pilgrimage to Poland. Believers waving at Pope's helicopter. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563779: Warsaw, 04.1989. 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. Yasser Arafat's visit to Poland. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563788: Krakow, 08.03.1988. NZS and Freedom and Peace demonstrations on anniversary of March 1968 Polish Political Crisis. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563791: Grand Hall - Medallion with portrait of King Stanislaw August, done by Andre Le Brun, 1777-1781. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563794: Marble room - General view in the direction of the Yellow room. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563803: Guard Calvary Hall and the Grand staircase. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563809: Yellow room, general view. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563830: Toasting glass with Polish emblem and the King's monogram 18th century. king's castle 2002. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563833: Warsaw, King's Castle.Handle of th sword that was used t coronate King Stanislaw August 1764. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563854: Turoszow, 1962. Turow mining and power plant. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563869: 06.1958. Soviet motorcycle friendship ride on route: Moscow, Terespol, Siedlce, Wyszkow, Pultusk, Olsztynek, Olsztyn, Grunwald, Warsaw. Photographed: soviet riders. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563884: Popular singer, Slawa Przybylska, 1960s. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563890: July 1964. Polish-Russian relations. KPZR I secretary Nikita Chruszczow accompanied by his delegation fly to Poland to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland. Photographed: Wladyslaw Gomulka and Nikita Chruszczow. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563899: Warsaw, 05.1959. Eric Koch on the accused bench. He was sentenced to death on 9 May 1959 but the verdict was never carried out. He died in prison in Barczew at 90 years old. He was secretly buried at a cemetery in Barczew. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563917: December 1964. Polish-Soviet relations. VII Polish - Soviet Friendship Society. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563929: Wadowice, town in Souther Poland, 50km from Cracow, the birthplace of pope John Paul II. Virgin Mary's Offertory minor basilica at the market square. at right: faimly house of the pope Lesser Poland Province, 2003 / Bridgeman Images

FRM563938: April, 1973. Shooting lessons in Polish Army Aviation Regiment in Poznan. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563953: Warsaw, Poland, 01.1978. Victory Square ( Plac Zwyciestwa) nowadays Pilsudski Square ( Plac Pilsudskiego). Changing of honour guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier monument at winter time. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563962: Katowice, 03.1977. Steel workers using blast furnace in Huta Krakow. / Bridgeman Images