Landowners in the Press Satirical Drawing 1944–1956 Cover Image

Ziemianie w prasowym rysunku satyrycznym 1944–1956
Landowners in the Press Satirical Drawing 1944–1956

Author(s): Tomasz Osiński
Subject(s): Political history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Antisemitism
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: propaganda; Polish landed gentry; land reform; Polish People’s Party; everyday life; contestation; satire; satirical drawing;

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to analyse the propaganda image of the Polish landed gentry preserved in satirical drawings published in the press in 1944–1956. On the basis of the press analysis, the author developed a classification of the main contexts in which references were made to this social stratum. These include: land reform, the fight against Stanisław Mikołajczyk and the Polish People’s Party, socio-economic transformation, everyday life, contesting the system (accusations of sabotage, economic damage, links with emigration and the underground).

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 5-38
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Polish