I then had the hobby of having a printing house Cover Image

„Takie hobby potem miałem, żeby mieć drukarnię”
I then had the hobby of having a printing house

Author(s): Ewa Sowińska
Subject(s): Oral history, Social history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Ośrodek »Pamięć i Przyszłość«
Keywords: World War II;Wrocław University of Economics;Polish October 1956;professional work;workplace;social rights of employees;

Summary/Abstract: Jan Leszczyński’s account is an autobiographical story that bega nwith the outbreak of World War II. Then, the author colorfully describes the reality of the post-war years in the so-called Recovered Territories, education, his first job and then studies at the School of Economics. From his perspective, he brings the functioning of the PRL economy closer through the stories of working in large production plants in Lower Silesia, including in Diora in Dzierżoniów, where he worked. The report was registered by the author of the study as part of the documentation and research project of the „Remembrance and Future”Center, entitled „Factory Wrocław”.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 211-254
  • Page Count: 44
  • Language: Polish