An avant-garde author from this modern-day country claimed that civilization was encapsulated by the “3xM” (“three-X-M”): the metropolis, the mass, and the machine. The jazz-loving “tombak youth” in this modern-day country were seen as precursors to a subculture named after an atoll, the “bikini boys.” The term “banana youth” was used in this country to criticize participants in a series of March 1968 protests. The government of this modern-day country was criticized by graffiti of dwarves painted by the Orange Alternative collective. Posters depicting Gary Cooper holding a ballot were used in this country during an election whose eventual winners implemented “shock therapy.” The firing of a crane operator triggered a strike in this country led by a union founded at the Lenin Shipyard. For 10 points, name this country where Solidarity was founded. ■END■
ANSWER: Poland [or Republic of Poland or Rzeczpospolita Polska; accept Polish People’s Republic; accept Polish October] (The first line refers to Tadeusz Peiper.)
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