Censorship in the People's Republic of Poland, 1944-1989
Anna Gruszecka
Abstract
The period covered by this study starts in 1945 and ends in 1989. Although People’s Republic of Poland began in 1952, it is crucial to consider censorship in the context of whole period of communism and socialism with the starting point just after the World War Two; when Poland became independent. Independent, but still influenced by the power of the USSR. This article considers publishing culture in the context of censorship and propaganda in People's Republic of Poland in the long period of her existence. This paper demonstrates the issues which occurred at that time by looking at poetry of well-known authors and historical context. Great hope for the future after war and the miserable reality of communism affected poets, novelists, journalists and average readers significantly. Yet there is always a way to trick the government and a censor.
Anna Gruszecka
Abstract
The period covered by this study starts in 1945 and ends in 1989. Although People’s Republic of Poland began in 1952, it is crucial to consider censorship in the context of whole period of communism and socialism with the starting point just after the World War Two; when Poland became independent. Independent, but still influenced by the power of the USSR. This article considers publishing culture in the context of censorship and propaganda in People's Republic of Poland in the long period of her existence. This paper demonstrates the issues which occurred at that time by looking at poetry of well-known authors and historical context. Great hope for the future after war and the miserable reality of communism affected poets, novelists, journalists and average readers significantly. Yet there is always a way to trick the government and a censor.