Diplomatic activities during the First Balkan War in the publications of the boulevard daily “Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny” Cover Image

Działania dyplomatyczne podczas pierwszej wojny Bałkańskiej w publikacjach bulwarowego dziennika „Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny”. Część I
Diplomatic activities during the First Balkan War in the publications of the boulevard daily “Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny”

Author(s): Jarosław Rubacha
Subject(s): History
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: European diplomacy; great powers; Balkan states; First Balkan War; Polish boulevard press

Summary/Abstract: The effect of rapid socio-economic development in Europe in the 19th century was, among others the creation of newspapers targeted at specific groups of recipients, including the boulevard press, addressed to the less affluent part of society. One of them was the “Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny” founded in 1910 in Kraków. Although these types of magazines were not highly valued on the press market, their volume, and especially their big edition, incline to a closer look at the content presented in them. Even a cursory reading of individual issues of the newspaper leads to the conclusion that “Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny” is an interesting source of information about the then reality. This is particularly evident during the Balkan wars, when materials on diplomatic activities were published very often and occupied a leading place before scandals, rumors and criminal reports.

  • Issue Year: XII/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 135-152
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish