Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface to the Second Edition vii
3. Contents ix
4. Part. I. The ORIGINS
5. Chapter 1. The Beginnings of Socialism in Poland, 1832–1892 3
6. Chapter 2. Social Democrats Versus “Social Patriots” 22
7. Chapter 3. The Revolution of 1904-05 and Its Aftermath 40
8. PART II. THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF POLAND
9. Chapter 4. World War I and the Foundation of the Party 57
10. Chapter 5. The Years of Hope 80
11. Chapter 6. In Search of a New Bearing (1921–1926) 96
12. Chapter 7. Under Piłsudski 120
13. Chapter 8. Back to the United Front – Dissolution of the Party 139
14. PART III. THE POLISH WORKERS' PARTY
15. Chapter 9. The Union of Polish Patriots and the Polish Workers’ Party 157
16. Chapter 10. Seizure and Consolidation of Power 183
17. Chapter 11. Purges and Mergers 208
18. PART IV. THE UNITED POLISH WORKERS' PARTY
19. Chapter 12. The Party, the Plans, and the Peasants 225
20. Chapter 13. The Party and the Church 241
21. Chapter 14. The Thaw 252
22. Chapter 15. The Return of Gomułka 267
23. Chapter 16. The Era of Gomułka, 1956–1970 282
24. Chapter 17. Epilogue: Under Gierek’s Leadership 312
25. Selected Bibliography 335
26. Notes 357
27. INDEX OF SUBJECTS 411
28. INDEX OF NAMES 416
29. Russian Research Center Studies 421