Although the rise 25 years ago of Solidarity, the first independent civic movement in the former Soviet empire, had huge political consequences, Solidarity was, primarily, neither a political movement nor a labor union.
25年前，前苏联帝国范围内首个独立的公民运动“团结工会”宣告成立，尽管它所产生的政治影响不可忽视，但“团结”从本质上看既非政治运动亦非工会组织。