Yavorsky, Severin

After graduating from high school, he worked in Warsaw at an electronic equipment factory, then as a school teacher and a metallurgist. In 1952 - 1956 was a member of the communist PUWP . Expelled for supporting the Poznan uprising of 1956 .

In August 1980 he joined the strike movement. Since September 1980, he was vice chairman of Solidarity in the capital's Mazovian region . He was responsible for social issues and cooperation with the church. Belonged to the radical wing of the "fundamentalists of Solidarity." He advocated a consistent confrontation with the communist government. In September 1981 he supported the initiative of the Independence Service Clubs - the consolidation of the national-Catholic wing of the union ^[1] .

In November 1981, Jaworski supported the occupation strike of the cadets of the Warsaw Higher Fire School ^[2] . He organized a working demonstration in support of the cadets. The strike was crushed on December 2 by ZOMO units using a helicopter ^[3] .

At a meeting of the Presidium of Solidarity in Radom on December 8, 1981 and the All-Poland Trade Union Commission in Gdansk on December 11-12, Yavorsky took a tough stance, calling for a general strike and an open uprising.

Look, if you back off, I personally will rip your head off!
Severin Jaworski - Lech Walesa ^[4]

After the introduction of martial law on December 13, 1981, Yavorsky was interned. He was again arrested on December 23, 1982, together with Ian Rulevsky , Marian Yurchik , Grzegorz Palka , Andrzej Gvazda , Karol Modzelewski , Andrzej Rozplochowski . A group of "fundamentalists" was accused of trying to overthrow the regime of the NDP by force ^[5] . However, the authorities did not dare to conduct a show trial, and in July 1984 Yavorsky came out under an amnesty.

He was one of the closest associates of Jerzy Popelushko. He led the underground structure of "Solidarity" in the Mazovsha region. In 1986 he was again arrested and sentenced to two years in prison. In 1988, released, joined the new wave of the strike movement .

Severin Yavorsky condemned the negotiations in Magdalenka , did not recognize the decisions of the round table . The agreements with the government concluded on behalf of Solidarity in 1988 - 1989 were described as treason and conspiracy with the communists. Together with Andrzej Gvazda and Marian Jurchik, he joined the Fighting Solidarity and Solidarity 80 .

In 1993, Yavorsky took part in the creation of the Union of Christian Solidarity named after Jerzy Popelushko . Strongly opposed the privatization of Polish enterprises by foreign capital. Collaborated with Jan Olszewski . In 1995, he became one of the founders of the National Conservative Movement for Polish Reconstruction ( ROP ). ROP leader was former Prime Minister Jan Olszewski, one of the most prominent figures was the former anti-Nazi and anti-communist partisan, the commander of the Home Army detachment, and Freedom and Independence activist Henryk Levchuk . Cooperation with such politicians clearly demonstrated the position of Yavorsky.

Severin Yavorsky in the Solidarity movement embodies national patriotism , Catholic conservatism, radical democracy and proletarian class priorities. His political style has always been distinguished by a straightforward uncompromising attitude towards a mass movement of the lower classes ^[6] .