The Stalinist Sociogenesis of Youth Culture in the Polish People’s Republic. An Attempt at a New Approach
The Stalinist Sociogenesis of Youth Culture in the Polish People’s Republic. An Attempt at a New Approach
Author(s): Xawery StańczykContributor(s): Maja Jaros (Translator)
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Communism
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: youth; youth culture; Stalinism; socialism; cultural revolution;
Summary/Abstract: The Polish sociological and anthropological literature on youth culture in the Polish People’s Republic is based on the assumption about a strong impact of the political decisions of the state and of the ruling party on the styles, behavior, and attitudes of the youth during the socialist period. This reductionist assumption overlooks the fact of the spontaneous, bottom-up participation of thousands of young people in socialist organizations, events, and campaigns under the Stalinist rule. The aim of the article is to outline a new approach to the youth as a subject of the Stalinist cultural revolution and to the later youth culture as a phenomenon specific to the socialist society even as this culture appropriated forms and images from the capitalist West.
Journal: Studia Litteraria et Historica
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 1-27
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English