History of Solidarity of the USSR ruled by a one-party communist regime—but for the whole of the Eastern bloc. Solidarity's example led to the spread of anti-communist ideas and movements throughout the Eastern Bloc, weakening communist governments. This process later culminated in the Revolutions of 1989. In the 1990s, Solidarity's influence on Poland's political scene waned. A political arm of the "Solidarity" movement, Solidarity Electoral Action ("AWS"), was founded in 1996 and would win the Polish parliamentary elections in 1997, only to lose the subsequent 2001 elections. Thereafter, Solidarity had little influence as a political party, though it did become the largest trade
Civic Committee of the Solidarity with Ukraine Civic Committee of the Solidarity with Ukraine Civic Committee of the Solidarity with Ukraine (KOSzU) – Polish organization founded in order to support pro-democratic changes in Ukraine. The group has been established at the beginning of Revolution of Dignity (Revolution of Euromaidan) in the beginning of 2014. The mission - as declared in Founding Declaration - is support for pro-democratic changes in Ukraine, but also providing support to people and organizations repressed for their political beliefs. Other aims are: The Committee (KOSzU) was founded on 30 January 2014, which was announced on a press conference held on 4 February 2014