From Oblivion to Memory. Poland, the Democratic Opposition and 1968
The so-called March events 1968 in Poland are not much known abroad, but also in Poland they were perceived first of all as a generational and biographical issue for a long time. They consisted of nationwide student protests and a massive anti-Semitic campaign, instigated by the propaganda of the Po...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CHCO/article/view/7548 |
| Summary: | The so-called March events 1968 in Poland are not much known abroad, but also in Poland they were perceived first of all as a generational and biographical issue for a long time. They consisted of nationwide student protests and a massive anti-Semitic campaign, instigated by the propaganda of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR). As a consequence about 15.000 Poles of Jewish background were forced to leave the country. The commemorations of 2008 showed that the March events are becoming part of the Polish collective memory. |
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| ISSN: | 0214-400X 1988-2734 |