GENEZA I DZIAŁALNOŚĆ STOWARZYSZENIA PRACY SPOŁECZNO- WYCHOWAWCZEJ IM. MARSZAŁKA JÓZEFA PIŁSUDSKIEGO W CZĘSTOCHOWIE W LATACH 1927–1939
THE ORIGIN AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MARSHAL JÓZEF PIŁSUDSKI ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL WORK IN CZĘSTOCHOWA IN THE YEARS 1927–1939

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the origins, structure, and activities of the Stowarzyszenie Pracy Społeczno-Wychowawczej im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (Society for Social and Educational Work namedafter Marshal Józef Piłsudski) in Częstochowa during the years 1927–1939. Based on archivalsources, official documentation, and press materials, the study reconstructs the process of theorganization’s formation and its role in the local social and sporting life. Operating within theframework of the Sanation ideology and the state program of civic education, the Society pursuededucational, cultural, and athletic objectives, culminating in the construction of the OgniskoObrony Niepodległości (“Center for the Defense of Independence”) a complex of both symbolicand educational significance. A particularly important role within the Society was played by thesports club Brygada, whose athletic achievements and ideological orientation reflected thebroader aims of the Second Polish Republic. The analysis presents the Society as an example ofhow state ideology permeated the sphere of physical culture, contributing to the development oflocal sports institutions that combined athletic, educational, and patriotic functions.

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