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Techniki druku w podziemiu w okresie stanu wojennego
Printing techniques in the underground during the period of martial law

Author(s): Wojciech Polak, Sylwia Galij-Skarbińska
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Political history, History of Communism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: underground “Solidarity”; underground printing; conspiracy; printing machines; underground printing techniques;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the printing techniques used by the underground “Solidarity” and other underground groups in Poland in the 1980s. The application of the three most important techniques is discussed and analyzed in turn: printing on a protein duplicator, screen printing and printing on an off set machine. The technical aspects of underground printing are illustrated with examples from the Toruń and Gdańsk regions.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 89-98
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish