Opposition Attitudes of the Youth in the Polish People’s Republic
Opposition Attitudes of the Youth in the Polish People’s Republic
Author(s): Jacek Wołoszyn, Jacek WOŁOSZYNSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Christian Theology and Religion, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Instytut Historii UwS
Keywords: The Poland People’s Republic; Catholic Church; Youth; Opposition Attitudes; Youth Subcultures; Youth Underground Organizations
Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is to discuss the opposition attitudes of the young people in the Polish People’s Republic (PRL). It is not a regular narrative. It is rather a review of selected phenomena, presented in several interlinked essays. The youth subcultures, underground organizations, some opposition attitudes (resistance, dissent and political opposition) and young people’s answer to the proposition of the Catholic Church were analysed in that work. Those attitudes were determined by the political, social and economic circumstances in the years 1945-1989, especially the lack of freedom of legal action outside of rulers’ control, the degree of integration within the regime and the relations of domination and subordination, as well as the associated with them level of frustration.
Journal: Historia i Świat
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 439-466
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English