Censorship of Literature in Post-War Poland: In Light of the Confidential Bulletins for Censors from

The author’s focus on a relatively neglected field of censorship research – the bulletins – and attempt to provide a systematic account of their role and nature marks the key innovative aspect of the work. I deeply appreciate and admire the colossal labour that the author has undertaken to produce the text, especially in the extremely difficult circumstances that we have had to endure these past two years. Dr. John M. Bates University of Glasgow The reviewed publication will enable foreign readers to get an insight into how the system of control and repression operated in Poland during the Stalinist era. Furthermore, it will familiarize them with the history of Poland, including Polish literature of that period. Prof. Kamila Kamińska-Chełminiak University of Warsaw Wiśniewska-Grabarczyk’s monograph is based on rich source material and is of great intellectual value. The publication of the book in English will further research on communist censorship in Central and Eastern Europe in the context of comparative analysis. Prof. Sławomir Buryła University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn