If you are interested, how life in Poland looked like shortly before the beginning of the martial law, you can check the resources of Polish digital libraries. For example among materials from December 1980 you can find:
- Errata. Miesięcznik Niezależnego Zrzeszenia Studentów Politechniki Poznańskiej – independent students magazine, edition issued on 1980.12.12
- Tygodnik Chełmski. Pismo PZPR, R.I Nr 10 – magazine published by the communists party, edition issued on 1980.12.13
- Biuletyn Informacyjny MKZ NSZZ Solidarność Województwa Chełmskiego, Nr 1 – local Solidarity magazine issued on 1980.12.09