. . "The 1968 Polish political crisis caused even more chaos as that nation started to fall apart. The effects of the Arab 1973-74 oil crisis produced an inflationary surge followed by a recession in the West, which resulted in a sharp increase in the price of imported consumer goods, coupled with a decline in demand for Polish exports, particularly coal. Poland's foreign debt rose from US$100 million in 1971 to US$6 billion in 1975, and continued to rise rapidly."@en . . . . "The 1968 Polish political crisis caused even more chaos as that nation started to fall apart. The effects of the Arab 1973-74 oil crisis produced an inflationary surge followed by a recession in the West, which resulted in a sharp increase in the price of imported consumer goods, coupled with a decline in demand for Polish exports, particularly coal. Poland's foreign debt rose from US$100 million in 1971 to US$6 billion in 1975, and continued to rise rapidly."@en . . "Soviet \"Era of Stagnation\""@en .