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Polish News Bulletin
December 18, 2001
Poles Don't See Russia as Enemy
Despite painful memories of past bilateral relations, the majority of Poles do not hold a grudge against Russia, as marked by the results of a recent public opinion poll published by Gazeta Wyborcza daily, where 56 percent of respondents described Russia as Poland's partner today, 15 percent as an ally and only 11 percent as an enemy. At the same time, 53 percent of Poles think that Russia should feel guilty for the past, while 36 percent are of the opposite opinion. Poles generally believe that the Soviet Union benefited from co-operation with Poland after the war, as opposed with 17 percent of respondents who saw benefits of it for both countries and only 2 percent who pointed at Poland as the main beneficiary. tjjh 18 December issue of Gazeta Wyborcza p. 1
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