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February 9, 2012

Poland's Shale vs. Russian Power

Kahn, Reuters


Reuters

When Wieslaw Radzieciak took office as the mayor of Lesniowice in the gently-rolling farmland of southeastern Poland 26 years ago, the Soviet garrisons that dotted the county were a stark reminder of which superpower was in control.

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TAGGED: Europe, Gazprom, Russia, shale gas, Poland

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