According to Adam Leszczyński, up to 30,000 people were killed by the communist regime during the first several years after the war. v.^ According to Andrzej Stelmachowski, one of the key participants of the Polish systemic transformation, Minister Leszek Balcerowicz pursued extremely liberal economic policies, often extraordinarily painful for society.
Menurut Adam Leszczyński, jumlah korban yang tewas dibunuh rezim komunis dalam beberapa tahun pertama selepas perang mencapai 30.000 jiwa. v.^Menurut Andrzej Stelmachowski, salah seorang tokoh penting dalam transformasi sistemik Polandia, Menteri Leszek Balcerowicz ingin menerapkan kebijakan-kebijakan ekonomi yang sangat liberal, sehingga seringkali menyengsarakan rakyat.