Editing Wojciech Jaruzelski (section)

== Legacy ==
The BBC reported in 2001 that "for some Poles — particularly the Solidarity generation — he is little short of a traitor",<sup>[2]</sup> even comparing his philosophy of "a strong Poland within a Soviet dominated bloc" to Vidkun Quisling's philosophy of a similar status for Norway within the [[Nazi]] controlled hemisphere.
<nowiki> </nowiki>Meanwhile, opinion polls as of 15 May 2001 suggested that a majority of
<nowiki> </nowiki>the Polish people were open to agreeing with his explanation that 
martial law was implemented to forestall a Soviet invasion.<sup>[2]</sup> Available documents indicate that Jaruzelski actually lobbied for Soviet intervention.<sup>[11]</sup> In interviews in Russian media (''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' for example) he has been presented as the harbinger of Poland's democracy.

Croatian writer Slavenka Drakulić described Jaruzelski as a "tragic believer in Communism who made a pact with the devil in good faith".<sup>[44]</sup>