Tytuł pozycji:
Polski Październik ’56 a lubelski Związek Bojowników o Wolność i Demokrację
- Tytuł:
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Polski Październik ’56 a lubelski Związek Bojowników o Wolność i Demokrację
Polish October 1956 and the Lublin branch of ZBOWiD (Society of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy)
- Autorzy:
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Bednarski, Łukasz
- Powiązania:
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https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/477128.pdf
- Data publikacji:
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2012
- Wydawca:
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Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
- Źródło:
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Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość; 2012, 1(19); 45-63
1427-7476
- Język:
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polski
- Prawa:
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Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone. Swoboda użytkownika ograniczona do ustawowego zakresu dozwolonego użytku
- Dostawca treści:
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Biblioteka Nauki
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Polish October 1956 and the Lublin branch of ZBOWiD (Society of Fighters for
Freedom and Democracy)
The Lublin branch of ZBoWiD was established simultaneously with the
veterans’ organisation ZBoWiD, in 1949. In the Stalinist period the activities of the
Lublin branch boiled down to propaganda. Its functions were limited by members
from PZPR (the Polish United Workers’ Party, PUWP), striving to eliminate the
Society, as e.g. Grzegorz Wajskop.
After 1956 the organisation accomplished a strong comeback, based upon
former AK (Home Army) soldiers. The catalyst of the organisation’s renewal after
1956 was the spontaneous voivodeship (provincial) convention staged by WW2
partisans of the Lublin region on 11 th November, 1956. As a result of elections held
in individual local branches throughout the voivodeship, their managements were
joined by mainly soldiers, former members of such underground organisations, as
BCh (Peasant Battalions) and AK. They dominated the key positions in ZBoWiD,
removing the representative of extreme leftist underground organisations (GL/AL,
People’s Guard/People’s Army). At conventions numerously attended by partisans
of the Lublin region, the Stalinist period (symbolised by Lavrentiy Beria) and the
persecutions of those years were discussed, and harshly criticised by participants
of the convention.
AK/BCh soldiers maintained their influence in the Society until 1958.
Subsequently to new elections to the Society’s authorities, strictly associated with
the approaching 2 nd Congress of ZBoWiD (in 1959), AK and BCh members were
pushed out of the Society’s authorities, former GL/AL soldiers (now members of
PZPR) being selected to replace them. AK/BCh member again suffered
marginalisation and discrimination from 1959 on, performing marginal, meaningless
functions.
The article presents how the events of one of the so-called Polish months
impacted the functions and rebirth of the Society in the post-Stalinist period; it
is also an attempt to outline the political position achieved by AK soldiers in
ZBoWiD after 1956.