The Implementation of the “R” Operation as Part of Laicisation of Education in the Katowice Voivodeship in the 1950s Cover Image

Realizacja akcji „R” w województwie katowickim w ramach laicyzacji szkolnictwa w latach pięćdziesiątych
The Implementation of the “R” Operation as Part of Laicisation of Education in the Katowice Voivodeship in the 1950s

Author(s): Joanna Mercik
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Education, Religion and science , History of Education, State/Government and Education, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: secularisation of education; secularisation of the youth; “R” Operation; religion at school; state and Church;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the issue of the implementation of the top-secret “R” Operation in the Katowice Voivodeship in the 1950s. On the basis of the analysis of archival materials, there are presented the methods and means used by the authorities to pull away young people from the Church and participation in retreats. This problem shown in the context of the whole spectrum of activities undertaken by the communists to secularise education and remove religion from schools as a subject of teaching.

  • Issue Year: 52/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 241-256
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish