P Political Refugees Magazine 1968 - Scandinavian "Chronicle of Polish Affairs" 1971-1985

Abstract

The article presents a general political, social, and cultural magazine, initially published monthly and later bimonthly, as the semi-official organ of the Supreme Committee of Free Poles in Denmark, entitled Kronika Poświęcona Sprawom Polskim (Chronicle Devoted to Polish Affairs), published in Copenhagen from 1971 to 1985. The periodical was aimed at a large number of political refugees, mainly in Scandinavia, people of various professions, social backgrounds, and education, who were united by their hatred of the socio-political system imposed on the Polish people by the communists after World War II. Over time, the magazine's reach expanded worldwide as a result of the editorial team's cooperation with Poles living in various countries. The founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine was Prof. Eugeniusz Stanisław Kruszewski, a historian, political scientist associated with the Polish University Abroad in London, economist, social activist, diplomat, and Delegate of the Polish Government in London to the Kingdom of Denmark in 1976–1990. The idea of creating Kronika arose from the need to launch a platform for the exchange of ideas and establish contact between compatriots who had found themselves in Denmark mainly for political reasons. The immediate impetus was provided by the events on the Polish coast in December 1970.