Finally ...

When we were at the shipyards in Gdańsk, there was a display of photographs by photojournalist Chris Niedenthal who has documented key dramatic moments in recent history.

https://poland.pl/history/history-poland/polish-freedom-through-lens-chris-niedenthal/

I thought these summed up the theme of our trip pretty well.

	Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, Vilnius, 19 Dec 1988 Anti-communist rally. The next day, the Lithuanian Communist Party broke away from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
	Romania, Buciumi, Dec 1989 Broadcast of a documentary on the December rebellion and execution of the Romanian leader Nicolae Ceaușescu.
	Latvian Soviet Socialist Tepublic, Riga, 25 March 1989 Patriotic rally at the Eternal Flame, Cemetery of the Brethren, where Latvian independence fighters are buried.
	Constitution Square in Warsaw. Citizens discussing the results of the elections that took place on 4th of June 1989.
	Hungary, Budapest, Sept 1989 Demonstration in front of the National Opera.