Stalinism in Poland
Journal: The Person and the Challenges The Journal of Theology Education Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II
Year: 2019

The article presents, in a synthetic manner, the mechanism of introducing the Stalinist system in Poland and describes its essence. It points to the importance of – until now given less value in the relevant literature – the mechanism of elimination of institutions and persons representing the constitutional order and state-creating social fabric, as well as introducing in their place representatives of the lowest social classes and institutions impersonating Polish centres of power, but in fact