“Don’t quench the Spirit” – educational content in the nationalistic underground press in Poland during the Second World War Cover Image
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„Ducha nie gaście” – treści wychowawcze na łamach nacjonalistycznych czasopism konspiracyjnych w Polsce w okresie II wojny światowej
“Don’t quench the Spirit” – educational content in the nationalistic underground press in Poland during the Second World War

Author(s): Andrzej Kołakowski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: German occupation; nationalism; Młodzież Wszechpolska (All Polish Youth); Młodzież Wielkiej Polski (Youth of Great Poland); underground press

Summary/Abstract: An important form of struggle against the German occupant during the Second World War were illegal magazines appearing throughout Poland. Their task was to counteract enemy propaganda, break the informational blockade, and shape citizens’ awareness. Apart from the “Information Bulletin of the Home Army” edited by the Polish Underground State, there appeared also magazines edited by political organisations, including those related to the national-radical movement. Young editors from the Młodzież Wszechpolska and Młodzież Wielkiej Polski organisations stressed that one of the greatest threats posed by the war is the demoralisation of the young generation, and that the need to counteract this phenomenon is as important as the armed struggle. The analysed texts reveal a less known, non-stereotypical image of Polish nationalistic organisations.

  • Issue Year: 250/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 152-165
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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