ACTIVITIES OF THE SECURITY APPARATUS TOWARDS EDUCATION

Zbigniew Osiński's book is an in-depth analysis of the impact of the security apparatus on Polish education in the years 1944-1989. The author examines the circumstances and reasons why schools, teachers, and students became the target of special services. This publication sheds new light on the mechanisms of surveillance of the educational environment and the relationship between school administration and the security apparatus.

• Detailed analysis of surveillance of the educational environment.
• Examples of actions of the security apparatus against schools and teachers.
• Investigation of the relationship between the education administration and the intelligence services.
• Discovery of mechanisms for creating agents in schools.
• Revealing the methods of dealing with disobedient people.
• Historical context - the years 1944-1989 and their impact on Polish education.
• Analysis of the role of the school in shaping the worldview of youth.

The author focuses on the Lublin region, presenting specific examples of actions taken by security authorities. He analyzes how schools and teachers were treated by the authorities as a pillar of the system, responsible for shaping the young generation in the spirit of socialism and support for the party's policy. This book is a valuable source of knowledge for anyone interested in the history of Poland and the workings of the security apparatus.

The publication shows that the work of schools and teachers was monitored and controlled not only by the education and party administration, but also by the security authorities. It is a testimony of those times that allows us to understand how much the political system interfered in the education and upbringing process of young people. This book is an important contribution to the discussion about the role of education in society and its relationship with power.

Thanks to this publication, the reader gains a more complete picture of the realities of life in Poland in the years 1944-1989. He learns how the security apparatus affected the functioning of schools and how teachers and students had to cope with restrictions and surveillance. It is a story about the struggle for independence of thought and about attempts to preserve one's identity in difficult times. Zbigniew Osiński's book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the past and draw conclusions from it for the future.

The book was published by UMCS in 2013, has 290 pages and a paperback cover. The 240x170x16 mm format allows for comfortable reading and storage. It is a solid scientific study that will certainly interest all researchers of history and politics.