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The 2nd Polish Republic in underground publications in the Polish People’s Republic
The 2nd Polish Republic in underground publications in the Polish People’s Republic

Author(s): Jan Olaszek
Contributor(s): Małgorzata Kisilowska (Translator)
Subject(s): Politics, Library and Information Science, Political history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: 2nd Polish Republic; Polish People’s Republic; democratic opposition; independent publishing movement; Józef Piłsudski; Roman Dmowski

Summary/Abstract: The article outlines the achievements of an independent publishing movement in the, ruled by communist’s, Polish People’s Republic concerning the pre-war Second Polish Republic. It was advisable that the characters and themes from the history of pre-war Poland were popular among underground publishers and that they were overlooked. At the same time, the article presents a dispute between supporters of the idealized vision of the Second Polish Republic and its critics.

  • Issue Year: 13/2019
  • Issue No: special
  • Page Range: 251-272
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English
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