People of the Revolution and the USSR
- Stanisław Kania Stanisław Kania A party leader who lost power while seeking compromise
- Adam Michnik Adam Michnik The dissident strategist who negotiated a peaceful transition with communist power
- Bogdan Michał Borusewicz Bogdan Borusewicz The Solidarity strategist who planned the 1980 Gdańsk strike, shaped the 21 Demands, and co-founded the MKS
- Alina Pienkowska Alina Pienkowska The shipyard nurse who, when the regime declared the strike over, held workers back and turned it into a solidarity strike
- Jerzy Borowczak Jerzy Borowczak The shipyard worker who helped launch independent unionism