@misc{Eisler_Jerzy_(1952–_)_Better_2017, author={Eisler, Jerzy (1952– )}, editor={Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla}, editor={Polskie Towarzystwo Historyczne}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license}, address={Warszawa}, address={Warsaw}, howpublished={online}, year={2017}, language={eng}, abstract={Władysław Gomułka was the Polish communist leader who, most probably, played the most important role in the history of Poland. In the years 1943–48 he was the Secretary of the Polish Workers’ Party, and next, from 1956 to 1970, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers’ Party. According to the rule ‘the more power the more responsibility’, which had particular significance in non-democratic systems, Gomułka was responsible or co-responsible for everything good but also for everything bad that happened in Poland during his rule. At the same time he is this Polish communist leader, on whose life and activity over twenty books were published. One of the recent ones was published by Anita Prażmowska. Unfortunately, this is not a successful attempt.}, type={Text}, title={Better Not at All Than Not Well : a Review of a Biography of Władysław Gomułka}, URL={http://rcin.org.pl/Content/64909/PDF/WA303_84176_KH-124-SI_Eisler.pdf}, volume={124}, number={SI}, journal={Kwartalnik Historyczny}, publisher={Instytut Historii PAN}, keywords={Gomułka, Władysław (1905-1982) - biography, Władysław Gomułka "Wiesław", communism - Poland, communist leadership, Polska Partia Robotnicza (1942-1948) - (Polish Worker’s Party), Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza (Polish United Workers' Party), Poland - 20th c. - historiography}, }