HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL BROADCASTS OF POLISH RADIO RADIO FREE EUROPE

Radio Free Europe (RFE) played a crucial role in shaping the consciousness of Poles during the era of communism. Its broadcasts were a window to the world, providing knowledge about history, culture, and events that were censored in the country. This volume of documents is a unique opportunity to explore the richness and diversity of the programs that made up this extraordinary medium.

• Counterweight to the propaganda interpretation of history
• Access to information about the most important cultural events
• Window to the world of Western literature, art, and music
• Presentation of achievements and works unavailable in Poland
• Support for Polish youth in learning about world culture
• Objective view of Polish history
• Opportunity to listen to foreign pop music

Radio Free Europe, created to counter communist propaganda, quickly became not only a source of information but also an important element of Polish culture. The director of Polish Radio RFE, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, understood that the program must combine politics with education and culture to effectively reach listeners. Historical and cultural broadcasts fulfilled this role, providing a counterweight to historical distortions and providing information about literature, art, and music from the West.

This volume is an overview of the most important historical and cultural broadcasts aired on the waves of RFE. The reader will find here a comprehensive introduction by Rafał Habielski, which explains the significant role that these programs played in the lives of Poles. The historical broadcasts addressed issues that were censored in the country, and the authors were outstanding journalists, scientists, and witnesses of history. Thanks to them, Poles could learn the truth about their past and understand the context of contemporary events.

Radio Free Europe is not only history but also an inspiration for modern media. Its broadcasts showed how to combine education with entertainment and how to reach listeners in an accessible and engaging way. It is a medium that has forever been etched in the history of Poland and in the hearts of Poles.

Ossolineum Publishing House presents the fourth volume of Documents on the History of Polish Radio Radio Free Europe, a unique source of knowledge about the history and culture of Poland during the era of communism. The book contains an overview of the most important historical and cultural broadcasts aired on the waves of the Radio Station, as well as a comprehensive introduction by Rafał Habielski, which explains the significant role of these programs. The book format is 15x24x2.8 cm, it has a hardcover and has 400 pages.