PRYWACIARZE. BUSINESS IN THE POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 1945-1989

Memories from times when private initiative was suppressed and entrepreneurship was punished. The book "Prywaciarze. Business in the Polish People's Republic 1945-1989" is a collection of memories of people who, against the system, tried to run their own business. It is a story about the fight against a soulless state and ideological obstacles. It is a story about people who sought economic independence and mitigated the shortcomings of the system.

• Memories of people running businesses in the Polish People's Republic
• Description of struggles with an ideologized state
• History of individual initiative
• Image of economic life in the Polish People's Republic
• Anthology of Prywaciarze's memories
• Insight into the realities of those times

In the PKWN Manifesto of July 22, 1944, the new communist government announced support for private initiative. However, in reality, trade, production, services, agriculture and crafts were fought against. Prywaciarze were called speculators, badylarze and cinkciarze. These were people who sought economic independence and mitigated the shortcomings of the system.

The book "Prywaciarze. Business in the Polish People's Republic 1945-1989" is an anthology of memories that describe the subsequent stages of the struggle of individual entrepreneurship with the state. It is worth returning to those decades and looking at the initiative that became the enemy of the people's country. It was suppressed and marginalized by the state. It is a story about people who, against the system, tried to run their own business.

Ośrodek Karta is an independent institution that documents and disseminates the history of the 20th century. The Ośrodek Karta publishing house publishes books, albums and magazines devoted to the history of Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. Ośrodek Karta also runs a social archive, in which it collects accounts from witnesses of history, documents and photographs. The activity of Ośrodek Karta aims to preserve the memory of the past and disseminate knowledge about history.

The book has 120 pages and the format 131x204 mm. It was published in 2022 by Ośrodek Karta. It has a paperback cover. It is a must-read for all those interested in the history of Poland and want to understand the realities of economic life in the Polish People's Republic. It is a story about people who, against the system, tried to run their own business and fought for economic independence. It is a story about the fight against a soulless state and ideological obstacles. It is a book that forces reflection and allows you to understand the past.