Influences of the Repressive Apparatus and Dissident Circles on the Decline of Culture and the Regression of Art in Poland in the 1980s Cover Image

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Influences of the Repressive Apparatus and Dissident Circles on the Decline of Culture and the Regression of Art in Poland in the 1980s

Author(s): Artur Tajber
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Art
Published by: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku
Keywords: Repressive Apparatus; Dissident Circles; Decline of Culture; Regression of Art; 80s;

Summary/Abstract: The author attempts to revise the description of the processes taking place in Poland in the 1980s from the perspective of today. He addresses this problem from the standpoint of a participant, witness and observer looking backwards. The thesis, which is the basis for the re-evaluation, is the conviction, strengthened over time, that the source of many negative consequences visible recently in the field of artistic and socio-political culture, is a series of consecutive strategical mistakes and malpractices from the 1980s to the second decade of the 21st century.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 109-129
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish