Social and cultural life in the pages of the company’s magazine Walczymy o Stal in the years 1953–1956 Cover Image

Życie społeczne i kulturalne na łamach czasopisma zakładowego „Walczymy o Stal” w latach 1953–1956
Social and cultural life in the pages of the company’s magazine Walczymy o Stal in the years 1953–1956

Author(s): Agnieszka Śliwa
Subject(s): History, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Wydawnictwo HUMANICA Instytut Studiów Kobiecych
Keywords: factory newspapers; Walczymy o Stal; socio-cultural activity; political propaganda; the Communist Party; Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

Summary/Abstract: The following article will show social and cultural life on the pages of the weekly Walczymy o Stal [We Fight for Steel]. Author has analysed the content of the periodical published between 1953–1956 and presented examples of the regional press of the Kielce region published at that time. The analysis shows that the main center of cultural life was the Company’s Culture House, which was the central hub of all cultural events. Besides, the Company’s House of Culture, its activities also led institutions such as the Ostrowiec Workers’ House, Factory Club, the Housing Culture Center, libraries and cinemas.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 175-195
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish