Events of March 1968 at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in toruń. Actions of the State Authorities and the Security Service towards the Student Community Cover Image

Wydarzenia Marca 1968 na uniwersytecie Mikołaja kopernika w toruniu. Działania władz państwowych i aparatu bezpieczeństwa wobec środowisk studenckich
Events of March 1968 at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in toruń. Actions of the State Authorities and the Security Service towards the Student Community

Author(s): Arkadiusz Czwołek
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Keywords: March 1968; Toruń;Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń; Security Service; student protests;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to reconstruct the events of March 1968 at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Toruń. When compared with other academic centres in Poland, the protests of students in Toruń had a limited reach, and there has been no comprehensive study on this issue so far. However, recently discovered archival sources allow us to better understand the origins and the course of the student protests in Toruń in 1968. The actions of the state authorities and the Security Service towards the academic circle in Toruń are characterized in detail. The article also describes the activities of the then NCU’s authorities towards the protesting students. The work adopts the critical analysis method of historical sources. The outcome of the conducted research is the most comprehensive account at present on the events of March 1968 in Toruń.

  • Issue Year: 35/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 82-113
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Polish