1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁became ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁( de put y ▁premier ). ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁coming ▁years , ▁private ▁industry ▁was ▁national ised , ▁the ▁land ▁seized ▁from ▁the ▁pre - war ▁land own ers ▁and ▁red ist ributed ▁to ▁the ▁lower - class ▁far mers , ▁and ▁millions ▁of ▁Pol es ▁were ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁lost ▁eastern ▁territ ories ▁to ▁the ▁lands ▁acquired ▁from ▁Germany . ▁Poland ▁was ▁now ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁into ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁model ▁of ▁a ▁" people ' s ▁dem ocracy " ▁and ▁a ▁cent r ally ▁planned ▁social ist ▁economy . ▁The ▁government ▁also ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁the ▁collect iv isation ▁of ▁agricult ure , ▁although ▁the ▁pace ▁was ▁slower ▁than ▁in ▁other ▁sat ell ites : ▁Poland ▁remained ▁the ▁only ▁Eastern ▁B loc ▁country ▁where ▁individual ▁far mers ▁domin ated ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁Through ▁a ▁careful ▁balance ▁of ▁agreement , ▁comprom ise ▁and ▁resistance ▁— ▁and ▁having ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁of ▁co ex istence ▁with ▁the ▁commun ist ▁regime ▁— ▁cardinal ▁prim ate ▁Stefan ▁W ys zy ński ▁maintained ▁and ▁even ▁strength ened ▁the ▁Polish ▁church ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁failed ▁government ▁leaders . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁pun ish ▁pri ests ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁anti - g overn ment ▁activity . ▁ ▁B ier ut ▁died ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 6 ,