Mit armii gen. Berlinga w kinie wojennym PRL w latach 1960–1989
The myth of Gen. Berling in the war movies of the Polish People’s Republic after 1960
Author(s): Łukasz PolniakSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Military history, Oral history, Political history, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Myth; memory; film in Poland;propaganda during the Stalinist Period; army; Zygmunt Berling; Polish People’s Republic; World War II;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the myth of the army of General Zygmunt Berling developed in communist propaganda and in Polish movies of the 1960s and the 1970s. The text identifies the main source of this myth and the basic forms of its propagation. The four main elements of the myth are identified: Berling’s Army as a national army, the soldier’s image, the myth of Berling’s Army as a fictional victory and the myth of Berling’s Army as part of the fictional beginning of the new state.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 49/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 173-193
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Polish