„Masy członkowskie” Zwiàzku Młodziezy Socjalistycznej na tle społeczeƒstwa polskiego lat 1956–1976
“Membership masses” of the Socialist Youth Union (ZMS) in the context of the Polish society, 1956–1976

Summary/Abstract: The number of the Union of Socialist Youth [Związek Młodzieży Soc-jalistycznej, ZMS] members reached a maximum of 1,5 million young people, whereas throughout its twenty-year existence this number amounted to 5 million. In fact, this made the ZMS the biggest youth organization of the PRL’s era. Many various categories of young people belonged to the Union. High, trade and vestibule school students, probably more interested in sports, entertainment and in problems of their age than in politics, comprised nearly half of the Union members. Whereas university students were in minority. The others, were mostly young employees – mainly workers, adult, already formed people, having their own families

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