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Stefan Matuszewski
Stefan Matuszewski (2 December 1905 – 21 March 1985) was a Polish educator and politician, educated theologist and philosopher, member of the presidium of the Main Board of the Polish–Soviet Friendship Society. Minister of Information and Propaganda (1944–1946), member of the State Council (1952–1957), member of the National Council of Poland and the Sejm of the People's Republic of Poland of the first convocation. Biography He was born in Giżyna into a peasant family of Józef and Antonina. He was one of the founding members of the Society of Lovers of the City of Poznań. He graduated from the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Warsaw in 1930 and was ordained a priest; from 1931 to 1937 vicar and prefect of schools in the following parishes: Kamieńczyk, Rembertów, Skierniewice and Warsaw. in 1937 he resigned from the priesthood and became a member of the Polish Socialist Party as well as its vice chairman, he was active in socialist circles and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish United Workers' Party
The Polish United Workers' Party (, ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other legally permitted subordinate minor parties together as the Front of National Unity and later Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth. Ideologically, it was based on the theories of Marxism-Leninism, with a strong emphasis on left-wing nationalism. The Polish United Workers' Party had total control over public institutions in the country as well as the Polish People's Army, the UB and SB security agencies, the Citizens' Militia (MO) police force and the media. The falsified 1947 Polish legislative election granted the Communist Polish Workers' Party (PPR) complete political authority in post- war Poland. The PZPR was founded forthwith in December 1948 through the unification of the PPR and the Polish Socialist Party (PPS). From 1952 onward, the position of "First Secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
