Obchody sześćdziesiątych urodzin Bolesława Bieruta i Mátyása Rákosiego w 1952 r. w prasie polskiej i węgierskiej
Celebration of the sixtieth birthday of Bolesław Bierut and Mátyás Rákosi in 1952 in the Polish and Hungarian press
Author(s): Aleksandra SylburskaSubject(s): Cultural history, Media studies, Governance, Political history, Social history, Political behavior, Politics and society, History of Communism, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Propaganda; communism; cult of the leader; history of Polish-Hungarian relations; 20th-century history of Poland; 20th-century history of Hungary;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the celebration of the sixtieth birthday of the leaders of the Polish and Hungarian communist parties – Bolesław Bierut and Mátyás Rákosi. The festivities took place almost at the same time (9 March and 18 April 1952). The study is based on the Polish and Hungarian press. The most crucial goal of the press campaign accompanying the celebrations was to build a cult of the leaders unpopular among compatriots, forcing Poles and Hungarians to participate in the socialist competition and to improve the image of Stalin and the Soviet Union.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 54/2022
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 147-169
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Polish