Realizacja programu upowszechnienia dóbr kultury i sztuki w środowisku robotniczym w latach 1945–1976 na przykładzie działalności Robotniczego Domu Kultury przy ul. Przędzalnianej 68 w Łodzi
Implementation of a program to popularize culture and art among the working class in 1945–1976 on the example of the activities of the Cultural Center at 68 Przędzalniana Street in Łódź

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the activities of the Workers’ Cultural Center in Łódź at 68 Przędzalniana Street, which operated at the largest cotton enterprise in Poland, i.e. Łódź Cotton Factories “Uniontex” in 1945–1976. The author presents the activities of this cultural center in the working-class environment, is focused on the issue of implementing – by the communist authorities in the Polish People’s Republic – the task of disseminating culture and art among working people adopted. An important element of the propaganda of the communist authorities was also the implementation of another task, which was to stimulate the creativity among the working mass. Undoubtedly, as the author has shown, this was intended to be achieved by amateur cultural institutions, as well as direct contact with remarkable artists.

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