So a relatively bitter election it sounds like, though one eventually peaceful despite the threats.
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I just pushed game up to 1.01.1975 and so far only problem are periodical small communist revolutionaries rises.
However, during this cadency (up to elections of 1974) socialist-communist parties continuesly lost power and liberals won second time in 1974.
Chapter 6: Under new management - First and second Kuroń gabinets and summary about state's progress during communists' rule (1st of January 1970 - 1st of January 1975)
Part one: Census of 1970
After liberal coalition took power, there was a time to make another summary of Poland's developments. This time however, liberals decided to summary whole Poland's progress under PPR and PZPR.Part one: Census of 1970
At beginning of communists' rule, whole polish budget was at terrible situation - state's incomes were ten times lower than expenditure, money reserve was nearly nonexistent and there was a risk of state's bankroupcy. Communists did their best, managing to stabilize the budget by drasting cuts at expenditures and radical tax increase. Also, while they were developing state's economy and industry, basically build it from a scratch, new money incomes - and expenditures - appeared to Polish budget. As of 1st of January 1970, budget is in generally good condition, with daily incomes at 616,2mln złotys, despite lowered taxes and nulled tariffs and 583,1mln złotys expenditures. In comparison to 1946, state incomes grew by 3000%, while expenditures grew by 500%. It should be noted however that Poland managed to competely avoid foreign debt and whole state's services are mantained at good standard.
The communist party managed to rapidly expand polish welfare state and workers' rights, including 6 hours workday, high state-provided pensions for elder people, free universal healthcare, advanced work regulation system, clean industry regulations at maximum possible standard, citizen salary concept, many social services merged into Safety Grid, parental leave for parents and free education at all stages for Poles.
Polish population grew from 29,98mln at 1st of January 1946 to 39,08mln at 1st of January 1970. Population structure changed dramatically with polish industralisation, increasing industry workers ratio from 1,8% in 1946 to 15,6%, meaning the increase by nearly 1000% in 24 years.
Postwar Polish Armed Forces (disbanded in 1946) had 27,000 infantry soldiers in service. New Polish Army trained during second Gierek's cadency, consist of 30,000 infantry soldiers, 30,000 tank soldiers, 15,000 airforce soldiers and 15,000 artillery staff. It's good supplied, although outdated army, capable to mantain Poland's defence in war.
Poland entered Cold war period with nearly nonexistent industry and massive unemployment at decimated factory workforce. PZPR did their best to counter it and managed to expand Polish industry by 1100% in comparison to 1946. The party also managed to secure this industry as whole during 1960-1965 transition and no factory was closed (unless by direct party demand to make space for necessary investitions) during that time, aswell as noone was fired at all.
Poland in 1946 was merely puppet of USSR with literally no allied states. Now there's no USSR, Poland is independent country and direct ally of Germany and Latvia. It's also 6th industrial power in Europe.
Poland was 18th most popolous country in the world. Downgrade in comparison to 1965 wasn't caused by Poland's failure, but rather due to rather slow population increase ration in comparison to Third World countries and enstablishment of Guangdong state.
On global education ration index, Poland managed to advance to 13th position.
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I felt that it needed proper summary. Previous censuses were just reports about current progress with the same party in power for 24 years. Now there was radical change in government and it deserved some kind of deeper summary.
Maybe misspelling. I'll correct it soon.Was one of PZPR's policies putting some funky aphrodisiacs in the water?
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Chapter 6: Under new management - First and second Kuroń gabinets and summary about state's progress during communists' rule (1st of January 1970 - 1st of January 1975)
Part two: 5th of February 1970 - 4th of July 1973
While Kuroń and his gabinet agreed on terms of Poland's economical development, they also told that with economical development social development should also follow. As a result, liberals proposed that economical development will be continued for next 5 years, but for another five years (1975-1980) there should be focus on education improvement, societal developments and general liberalising of Polish society.Part two: 5th of February 1970 - 4th of July 1973
At 5th of February 1970, there was major unificational reform of Polish złoty. While the same reforms were introduced by Władysław Grabski in Second Polish Republic, they needed to be introduced again, due to collapse of Poland after 1939 and because communists focused more on industrial development than reforming złoty back to decimal state and unifing the country for that standard.
As of 31st of July development of Microprocessor finally finished. New industrial goal was to introduce liquefied natural gas to polish industry.
It was followed by opening of computer industry in Lower Silesia.
On the same day, Polish center of communications and IT* national system was opened in Szczecin.
Due to growing population, Outbreak of Tuberculosis was noticed in Upper Silesia. Although Polish healthcare quickly managed to isolate the infected and stop spreading of it, still about 1% of Upper Silesians died due to it.
April and May saw effects of drastic military cut caused by TR and their anticlerical approach. While pacifists were celebrating stable, peaceful policies of TR government (which were much older than TR as we know), there was massive conflict between TR and Polish Catholic Church. As a result, liberals decided to find a compromise with the Church.
November saw communist revolt in Northern Poland. Although 2,1% of Poles were dissatisfied with situation of the country and revolts were small and easy to pacify, old proPZPR sentiments were showed in Polish society.
Next year passed and in February gas infrastructure was finally ready. As a result, new goal was to develop deep mining system to Polish industry.
On demographic news, at 1st of April 1972 Polish population achieved 40mln of people.
In March new socialist "Forward" newspaper was opened. It showed growth of socialist support among poorer Poles.**
In June, Polish fabric industries introduced synthetic nylon production as substitute for scarce silk.
Following modernisation program for that cadency, new goal was to introduce massive modernisation of agriculture project, called "green revolution" by polish agronomes.
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* I know, it's weird to have internet public in Poland for 1970s, but why not?
** Another thing, although didn't showed due to not showing by me each year's Diet sorting, was the fact that despite events, communist support continuesly fell down. At 1st of January 1970 communist party had support of about 14,35%, in 1971 11,6%, in 1972 9,15%, in 1973 7%, in 1974 5,62% and as of 1st of January 1975 it was 4,53%. Socialists were more stable, with growth from 36,27% in 1970 to 37% as of 1975.
I keep it.
I just have to find time to publish images, place basic comentaries and find the word when needed.
Also I study in uni, which halves me down a bit.
In fact, I want to keep the party as narrating center, not to be "killed", but rather a form of dynasty rulling the country as "benevolent ruler".
I'll probably switch SDRP and PZPR aswell, becuase increasing popularity of socialists at cost of communists is simply caused due to "socialists" being actually waay more radikal than so-called communists.
I want to keep them just as something like secondary political democratic block, which is centrist and willing to democratize and "modernize" the country.
It's not "our timeline" PZPR, but rather something like real one socialdemocracy party, with desire to build the country up "from ruin to capitalism".
Because market system is competely natural thing for me, I just want to keep welfare working as it's economical fundament.
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I don't want to conquer anything.Thats fine, always finish your work before you conquer the world.
Chapter 6: Under new management - First and second Kuroń gabinets and summary about state's progress during communists' rule (1st of January 1970 - 1st of January 1975)
Part three: 28th of September 1973 - 1st of January 1975
At 28th of September 1973, Lithuania proposed an alliance with Poland. TR obviously accepted it, as another step in keeping relations with neighbours positive.Part three: 28th of September 1973 - 1st of January 1975
At 27th of October new elections were proclaimed. They turned into be orderlious ones.
First debate of the elections was the debate about if there should be more mixed citizenship approach than competely open one. In fact, TR decided to keep open course.
There was also debate about if the economy should be leferistic one or not in terms of monopolying one working compagny by the government. TR decided to monopolize it.
There was also debate about economy as whole. TR decided to promote State Capitalism.
Another debate was about state's sponsorship about the Church. TR decided to don't do that.
Rise on State Capitalism's policies was noticed by the government, and TR decided to support it.
There was also rapid growth of secularized tendencies in the country. TR decided to support it.
Due to barbaric behaviour of the group of young officers there was a debate if they should be given before court or not. TR decided that they've to be given before one indeed.
Finally, there was a rise of full citizenship tendencies and the TR decided to support it.
In May liberals proclaimed political victory and Kuroń gabinet was extended to the new cadency, now under SD.
Polish national bank noticed that spirale of debt of the other countries grew apart with even new countries being debtors of Poland.
Liberal tendencies meant also development of science basing on peaceful approach. It was noticed by new-old government aswell.
In October Green Revolution was finally implemented and the new government decided to develop concept of microcomputers.
At begining of the December another revolt has happened.
While at 1st January Upper House rearranged aswell.
So the Communists still causing issues - in my head I think these more as cases of civil disobediance and the like rather than true rebellion. Perhaps a little minor sabotage.
They're simply unsatisfied. It causes nothing as those rebels just do and will rebel each time just because they exist.
Chapter 7: Beginning of development of modern society (1st of January 1975 - 1st of January 1980)
As liberals proclaimed earlier, second half of 1970s was planned to develop Polish society - modernize medicine, focus on science a bit more and continue economical development of Poland with introduction of modern technologies, modern education system, science and other things required to turn Polish society into Western one.
In terms of economy, there was only one thing to worry about - workforce. Although Polish industry grew by about 17% during last years, many of enterprices and industrial sectors were understaffed, which caused low industrial grow for economy and low level of industrial effiniency in selected enterprices.
Polish population grew to 41,39mln of people. Most of the society was actually employed as physical workforce and intellectual classes were still as weak as in 1946. There was needed for expand teachers social class and aswell as other ones if Poland would want to develop itself.
State budget was continuesly stable, with incomes at 875mln złotys, expenditures at 907mln złotys, tariffs at 93mln złotys and balance of 60,9mln złotys per day. Fiscal reserve was at 289,94mld złotys as of 1st of January 1975.
March saw major demonstration was in Wrocław. Communists were dissatisfied with situation caused by opening Poland's economy to world market. The government decided to avoid escalation of aggression and allowed them to demonstrate.
In April development of microcomputer was finally finished. New goal was to modernize Polish medicine to modern standards.
In December of 1976 Polish daily budget grew to 1,1022mld złotys per day at incomes and 1,0349mld expenditures. It allowed the liberals to cut tariffs to 0% and leave fiscal balance positive.
In August 1977 Gaugazian state proposed an alliance with Poland. It was accepted.
Enrichment of society required more social security measurements. Poland, following its social system at full effiniency since beginning noticed it without any kind of disagreement.
In December 1977 medicine was dramatically modernized. New goal was to modernize Polish telephone communication system.
In May new elections started. First debate was about state of Church as whole and many local incidents following its internal corruption. The government decided that it will support secularisation process.
As always there was debate if Poland should or shouldn't welcome immigrants. The government was more open towards them, as majority of Poles aswell.
Next debate was about trade policy. Shall Poland be open towards foreign goods or not? The government supported open trade system rather than leaving Polish citizens without foreign goods.
Another striker emerged in Polish factories. The government decided to back him for common good.
In August engrownment of pacifist movements grow among Poles. The government decided to back it.
Concept of pharmacy industry was developed in Poland aswell. As a result, new Pharmaceutics Factory was opened in Lesser Poland.
Pacifism continued to grow, and one of the preachers was supported by the government aswell.
Elections were finished at 26th of October 1978 and liberal-social liberal coalition mantained government.
In April 1979, telephone exchange system was finished and the new/old government decided to make secondary education compulsory for Poland's citizens.
New system was followed by another development - Tripartite System was started to be introduced in Poland.
At 1st of January 1980 Upper House rearranged itself.
One, maybe personal thing on explaining problem of railway construction staying behind:
- currently, the global market is low on resouces, especially timber (which barely fits its own needs), so there was a reason why I wanted to develop resouce industry first. Actually most economies have problems with their financial security and selected ones (for example Great Britain) tend to waste their population reserves on military populations. (I didn't shown it yet, but for example London is filled with soldiers pops despite producing money to the market and Britain is example of country constantly in debt, just because it wastes her reserves on soldiers and have barely industrial capacity for her population).
- currently, the global market is low on resouces, especially timber (which barely fits its own needs), so there was a reason why I wanted to develop resouce industry first. Actually most economies have problems with their financial security and selected ones (for example Great Britain) tend to waste their population reserves on military populations. (I didn't shown it yet, but for example London is filled with soldiers pops despite producing money to the market and Britain is example of country constantly in debt, just because it wastes her reserves on soldiers and have barely industrial capacity for her population).