the beginning of the end of the soviet empire. ♪♪♪ eric: in 1980, a young shipyard electrician lech walesaarity. eric: the soviet-controlled government declared martial law and threw walesa in prison. but the catholic church and pope john paul ii stood behind him.w solidarity toppled communism, a new democracy was born, and a young dissident became president. happy days now long gone. eric: whatever unity there was in the cold war has been smashed by a culture war, a fight over the kind of country the new poland will become-- liberal and open or conservative, nationalistic, and intensely catholic. so why have things become so divided? rr well, today we're gonna meet the man who started poland's transformation: lech walesa. eric: at 76, he's still a regular in the shipyard, working out of an office in its museum. [speaking foreign language] eric: but he's a staunch critic of the ruling law and justice party, always wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the word "constitution." [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] eric: walesa is a devout catholic,